FLY SMART, FLY SAFE
From the CAA on 16 Feb 2022. The Specific Operating Risk Assessment (SORA) is a way to classify the risk posed by a UAS operation and then identify mitigations and safety objectives to counter those risks. It allows the UAS operator to identify operational limitations and training objectives for the personnel involved in the flights, technical…
You Have Control Pushing the wrong button or failing to attach a prop correctly might be a remote pilot’s nightmare and hence maybe why it is tempting to think that such a thing couldn’t happen to you. After all, you know your equipment inside out and have tens, perhaps even hundreds, of incident-free flying hours…
9 February 2023: 10.30am – 5.30pm (CET) 10 February 2023: 9am – 1pm (CET) Virtual event: all in-person places are full This workshop is open to industry and authorities, to have an overview of the specific operations risk assessment (SORA) methodology. Moreover the new JARUS SORA 2.5 will be soon published for public consultation on…
The Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) is currently consulting on a future Specific Operating Risk Assessment (SORA), which enables operators to classify the risk posed by a drone being flown in the specific category and then identify mitigations and safety objectives. The CAA is encouraging UK operators to respond to this consultation…
23 January 2023 – In the future the CAA will be introducing the Specific Operating Risk Assessment (SORA) for UK RPAS operations in the specific category. This is a way to classify the risk posed by a RPAS and then identify mitigations and safety objectives. It allows the operator to identify operational limitations, and training objectives…
The CAA has launched a consultation on proposals to modify the guidance on the regulatory process for airspace change, known as CAP1616. On first publication in 2018, the CAA committed to review the CAP1616 process three years after its implementation. The review gives the CAA the opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned and…
Following a drone pilot pleading guilty to endangering the safety of an historic Second World War Hurricane aircraft when flying his drone, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has called on all drone users to follow the safety rules. The incident happened on Saturday 9 July 2022 during a fly-past by the RAF’s Battle…
In June 2022, Ofcom launched a consultation to look at the spectrum that UAS use. 26 individuals and organisations, including ARPAS-UK, responded to the Ofcom Consultation. One of the main issues behind the need for the consultation was that for many years Ofcom have authorised the use of radio equipment on model aircraft and drones…