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CAP3239B: UK SORA Best Practice Operating within an Atypical Air Environment (AAE)

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A best practice guide on how to provide justification that a proposed operation will be conducted within an Atypical Air Environment (AAE).

This evidence will be used to demonstrate that the operation occurs in a volume of airspace where the encounter rate with crewed aircraft can be considered improbable

Status:
Current
Review comment:
-
Version:
1
Version date:
21-May-2026
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