Future of Flight

Opportunities for Investing in Future Flight- July 27th

The field of Future Flight is rapidly evolving, with advancements in advanced air mobility, drones, and electric regional flight opening up new horizons for innovation. To delve into the investment potential within this dynamic sector, Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is hosting a webinar titled “Opportunities for Investing in Future Flight.” This webinar, scheduled…

Virtual Reality Drone Pilot Training

Nudge Reality is developing DroneOps VR which aims to transform the way drone pilots are trained using Virtual Reality (VR). VR is particularly useful for simulating scenarios that could be dangerous, impossible or expensive to replicate in the real world. The goal is to provide a realistic, immersive training platform that enhances drone pilots’ hazard assessment, flight…

Aerofirm & ARPAS-UK successful in Future Flight: Closing the Skills Gap Funding Bid

Aerofirm and ARPAS-UK are delighted to announce they have been awarded funding as part of the Future Flight Challenge: Closing the Skills Gap competition. The project concerns the quantification of risks within complex drone operations, where there is currently a skills gap within the industry. Whilst this approach is used in other sectors, such as…

UK CAA

CAA Consultation: Shape the Future of Remote Pilot Competency

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have announced an essential consultation regarding the future of remote pilot competency. This consultation presents a significant chance for our industry to shape the regulatory landscape and ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for remote pilots and operators. Overview of the Consultation The CAA have released a proposal that covers…

ARPAS-UK to partner with Brightside on Future Flight Mentoring Project

ARPAS-UK is excited to partner with social mobility charity Brightside to support young people facing barriers. Together, they’ll provide insight into the world of aviation through high-impact online mentoring to young people. The project is being delivered through the Future Flight Challenge to address the skills gap within the aviation sector. The £300 million Future…

BT Group and SkyLift Achieve Milestones in UK Drone Operations: Advanced Communication and Safety Systems for Scalable BVLOS Missions

BT Group and, esteemed ARPAS-UK member SkyLift, recently achieved significant milestones in the field of drone operations in the UK. They successfully conducted demonstration flights utilising fellow ARPAS-UK Member, uAvionix’s SkyLine cloud-based command and control (C2) system, which communicated over C-Band and LTE. These flights accomplished two firsts for the UK’s unmanned aerial system (UAS)…

UK CAA

CAA test site requirements consultation: 15 June 2023 3.30-4.30pm

The CAA is holding an innovations test site requirements consultation which is an online briefing event. The CAA is looking to facilitate the safe development of new RPAS and AAM concepts in the United Kingdom, as part of the Government’s ambition to make Britain a world leader for new forms of aviation. A key enabler…

Poised for take off: Realising the potential of drone technology to boost growth 

Details: June 14, 2023, 9:30-10:30am Location: Onward, 4 Millbank, SW1P 3JA By 2030 there could be more than 920,000 commercial drones flying over the UK. This new technology could enhance public transport safety, search and rescue, utilities inspections and stockpile auditing with the potential to contribute over £40 billion and around 650,000 jobs to the…