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Fireside Chat 02 | UK Drone Regulation Update – March 2025

Join CEO Anne-Lise Scaillierez & Rupert Dent, Director of ARPAS-UK for our Fireside Chat 02, where we discuss UK SORA published by the CAA, on the 3 March 2025.

CAP 722B, ed 5, UK SORA & Remote Pilot Competency AMC/GM announced by CAA

The CAA has published the ORS9 decision, ORS9 CAA Decision No.46, setting out the UK Specific Operation Risk Assessment (SORA) as Acceptable Means of Compliance to UK Regulation (EU) 2019/947 Article 11. This will become effective on 23 April 2025, and be updated in the Regulatory Library shortly. The CAA has also published new Remote Pilot Competence standards as…

CAA Rev5 of 722B: Updated Guidance for Recognised Assessment Entities (RAE(PC))

The CAA (UK Civil Aviation Authority) published version 5 of CAP 722B on 3 March 2025 – “Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – The UK Recognised Assessment Entity.”

CAA: Templates for Dangerous Goods Operations for UK aircraft operators

Examples of templates of operations manuals for use by aircraft operators The following are examples of templates of Operations Manuals for aircraft operators operating in accordance with the EASA Implementing Rules as retained and amended in UK domestic law under the European Union (withdrawal) Act 2018 with and without approval to carry dangerous goods as…

ARPAS-UK Statement on its engagement with the CAA and its Advocacy Priorities.

ARPAS-UK Statement on engagement with the CAA, Advocacy Priorities, and Organisational Objectives

UAV DACH - Association of Unmanned Aviation

UAV DACH Survey to collect flying hours and incident rates in Europe for evidence-based regulation: open to UK Operators

UAV DACH – Association for Unmanned Aviation has launched a UAS Operator Survey to gather data on operational robustness and incident reporting.

CAA updates CAP 722D: UAS Ops in UK Airspace – Abbreviations and Master Glossary

This is the fourth edition of CAP 722D: UAS Operations in UK Airspace – Abbreviations and Master Glossary. It is a full document review and update. AimCAP 722D is the abbreviations list and glossary of terms and for all documents in the CAP 722 series and is the single source of reference. This document also…

DCRO White Paper on The Probability of a UAS Flyaway

The Dutch Association of Certified RPAS Operators (DCRO) conducted an industry study to challenge the assumptions in the Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) 2.5 framework regarding the probability of a UAS flyaway. Based on real-world data, DCRO argues that the risk of a flyaway is significantly lower than currently estimated by regulators. Regulatory Concerns Recommendations…

CAA’s Letter to PDRA01 & OSC Holders on SORA Transition

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