Fireside Chat 05 | Discover how you can visualise, plan, and manage complex drone operations across the UK and beyond, following UK SORA or JARUS SORA methodologies.

In our latest Fireside Chat, Anthony Lawrenson, COO of Volant Autonomy, joins ARPAS-UK CEO Anne-Lise Scaillierez to introduce VIA – the powerful flight planning and management platform designed to support safe, effective, and compliant drone operations.

They explore VIA’s functionality, showcase key features, and walk through example operational scenarios. Designed to support advanced drone missions, VIA offers a high level of automation and seamlessly integrates real-time risk modelling, strategic deconfliction, and regulatory compliance (ie: SORA and JARUS 2.5) to enable efficient and secure mission planning.

VIA has been used in uncrewed (UTM) or integrated traffic management (ITM) environments and supports BVLOS flight planning from ARC-A through ARC-C. Its design helps reduce manual input and associated risks, offering both a graphical user interface and API access for broader system integration.

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UK SORA Means of Compliance Guide with BSI Flex 1906

Anthony Venetz was the technical author of BSI Flex 1906, and Anne-Lise Scaillierez was part of the Flex Advisory Board on behalf of ARPAS-UK. Watch our fireside chat to quickly understand the purpose of BSI Flex 1906, and how you can effectively use it to support your UK SORA operational authorisation submissions.

2 June 2025