The CAA are consulting on aerodrome design where vertiports or areas for VTOL aircraft operations differ from that of traditional aerodromes. Comments from this consultation will inform their final design proposals that will form the requirements to supplement: The CAA defines a vertiport as a type of aerodrome or operating site that is used or…
Ajuno are conducting a short survey on assurance of UAS flight controllers. The flight controller is core to any UAS and is responsible for stabilising the aircraft, executing flight commands, and enabling increasingly autonomous navigation. Despite significant advancements in UAS technology, current flight controllers present both significant challenges and opportunities to future drone capabilities Complete…
Join Mike Turner, Cloud Architect at Zenotech on The SafeZone project is in full flight with an increasing number of successful trials. SafeZone is part of the Future Flight Challenge to position the UK as a leader in the third aviation revolution. With the initial project partners, Flare Bright, Zenotech’s project is designed to further…
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has launched a regulatory sandbox to help support the development for the integration of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) into UK Airspace. Their intention is that the integrated Concepts of Operation (ConOps) be trialled by appropriate industry stakeholders to support the ongoing development of CAA policy and understanding for UAS flights…
Drones are catalysts for positive change, and this animation highlights some of their benefits. Enter Skyway, the UK’s drone superhighway, unlocking the potential of Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone operations safely. Project Skyway’s dedicated team has been working hard in recent months, creating the necessary infrastructure and technological advancements that lay the foundation for…
Innovators in aviation will develop their clever ideas between now and next spring with the help of Connected Places Catapult. Ten specialist companies have been welcomed onto the Future of Air Mobility accelerator, a six month programme designed to trial disruptive new innovations in the aviation sector. Connected Places Catapult will support the small to…
Cambridge Sensoriis Ltd, an ARPAS-UK member with deep expertise in radar technology, has been awarded a NATEP (National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme) grant to deliver an ultra-lightweight onboard Detection and Avoidance Radar Tracking (oDART) avionics system. oDART leverages micro radar technologies that have been specifically developed for low altitude flight onboard Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)…
BryceTech was commissioned by the Department for Transport to assess the Advanced Air Mobility market readiness. The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has published a comprehensive review on Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) titled “Advanced Air Mobility Evidence Review.” Released on December 5, 2023, and updated on December 7, 2023, this independent report, produced by BryceTech…
One of the major challenges in integrating uncrewed aircraft into the same skies as crewed aircraft is that they communicate using different languages, in essence verbal vs data. As experts in trialling advanced communications technology alongside their specialised aviation tasking, Draken Europe has been hard at work recently with their partners Volant Autonomy, supporting trials in the Agile Integrated Airspace System…
BSI Flex 1903 v1.0 2023-08 With thanks to our member BSI Group, to Anthony Venetz, long standing aviation expert at Across Safety Development, the Technical Author, and to all ARPAS-UK members who contributed to this first version. What does BSI Flex 1903 cover? The standard includes definitions of 90 terms and 53 acronyms used in future…