The CAA recently published an initial consultation on the future of remote pilot competence. The consultation was open from 5 of July 2023 to the 23 of August 2023 and received 112 detailed responses from a wide range of stakeholders. This second consultation builds on the feedback the CAA received by providing a more detailed policy position….
In this issue EDR offers a wide variety of excellent articles that support EDR’s mission to promote the worldwide sharing of knowledge… They would like to thank The British Transport Police, Vendelin Clicques, DroneSense, The I.E.D.O, Excelerate Group, Dr Anna Jackman, JOUAV, Heliguy™, Venari, DroneControl, Smith Myers, Andrew Black and Scott Mlakar for their invaluable…
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…
The ECITB is developing a suite of remote pilot certifications and advanced skills tests in order to benchmark pilot skills for operations in complex industrial environments. Elements of development have taken place in collaboration with Innovate UK and industry stakeholders as part of the Future Flight “Closing the Skills Gap” programme. This presentation will introduce…
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)…
Geospatial and drone technology from ARPAS-UK member Esri UK supports more effective response to floods, power cuts and severe weather. Lincolnshire Resilience Forum (LRF) has gone live with new geospatial and drone technology from Esri UK to help it better prepare for emergencies across the county, including flooding, loss of critical infrastructure, pandemics or severe…
SORA is the Specific Operations Risk Assessment safety methodology that the CAA intends to adopt/recommend as an acceptable means of compliance to regulations in 2024 (est.), in its next version SORA v2.5. The JARUS group of experts published SORA v2.0 in 2019. That version is already implemented in many countries around the world. The CAA…
uAvionix, a leader in communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) solutions for the safe integration of Crewed and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), has announced its acquisition of Iris Automation™, provider of optical Detect and Avoid (DAA) technology. This strategic move combines uAvionix’s extensive CNS and aviation expertise with Iris’ leadership in computer vision-based systems for the…
