The CAA launched their consultation on their proposals for revisions to the existing UK Civil Aviation Authority CAA 2025/26 Scheme of charges, due to take effect from 1 April 2025. Our preliminary analysis indicates major/ massive increases on all charges related to UAS. · Fee Increases for PDRA-01: We have already expressed concern informally to the…
Drone Charging Levels & Process Efficiency for permission to operate in FRZ & TOLA from Private Land: Survey Findings. The results of the survey reveal key insights on obtaining permissions for operations from private land. The survey, conducted online in September 2024, gathered responses from 135 locations across the country, with input from both commercial…
The CAA published CAP3035, its 2023 Annual Safety Review on 19 Sep 2024. Of course, the key piece of information is about incidents for aviation as a whole, including for RPAS. But what attracted our attention first was the updated numbers on the drone community, including the number of Operational Authorisation holders, representing the Specific…