Reflecting on 2023, we are proud to share with you the top 2023 ARPAS-UK actions to deliver on our 3 priorities:

Proportionate Regulations and Standards:

• We set-up the Regulation Special Interest Group REGSIG
• We responded to 6 formal consultations by the CAA or the Department for Transport
• We have continued our dialogue with several teams at the CAA
• We’ve set-up 7 webinars or speaker notes on regulations

Safe adoption of drones by end-user industries:

• We have set-up 25 webinars this year, mostly with you members as speakers, disseminated to a broad range of stakeholders who can watch at their leisure on our YouTube channel
• We organised our own ARPAS-UK annual conference hosted in Cranfield, and co-organised the drone activities for DroneX and GeoBusiness
• We posted more than 200 newsfeed items on our website
• We disseminated 400+ job opportunities.

Enabling the Future:

• We set-up the BVLOS Special Interest Group BVLOS-SIG
• We co-organised the BVLOS Risk Quantification training workshops in 4 locations across the UK
• We set-up 8 webinars on future-facing issues
• We are member of the Future Flight Industry Group FFIG led by the Aviation Minister and contributed to the FFIG Action Plan setting up the UK roadmap for drones and AAM, due to be released in Q1 2024
• We also take part in a number of working groups and committees, representing the industry, including the NATS BVLOS forum, DfT or CAA-led forums or WGs.
• We’ve additionally been involved in a Mentoring Project to encourage young people to consider a career in the drone industry.
• Thank you to our members that are also active in CAA, DfT, BSI … working groups.

Through our monthly bulletins and topic-specific emails, we have done our best to keep you informed on key industry and regulatory developments. We look forward to continue our actions in 2024, with your support!

By: Anne-Lise Scaillierez. Members only: feel free to comment on this post, or share comments by email to membership@arpas.uk.