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Roles and responsibilities
Information on our work
Drones Our responsibilities Areas outside of our responsibility We provide permission for drone operators when required, as well as providing advice to the general public and industry on how to fly drones safely and reduce risk to aviation.
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CAP3127: Detect and Avoid Policy Concept – Consultation Response Summary
It set out our initial position on DAA as an enabling technology for scalable Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operation of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) within the UK, defining the DAA intended function, standardised terminology and a set of requirements for the DAA assurance and approval process.
Publication status: Current
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Safety advice
Human factors; Preventing technical failures; Avoiding collisions; Winter flying
Three key areas of drone operation where human error contributes to equipment failure are: pre-flight checking; battery and power management; and situational awareness.
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General Aviation Partnership (GAP)
GAP is an advisory body sponsored by the General Aviation (GA) Unit.
technical input Facilitating communication with stakeholder groups Communicating feedback from the respective stakeholder communities Contribute to the development of National opinion on European rulemaking activities Contribute to the GA programme, aid the setting of priorities & monitor its progress Purpose The objective of the GAP is: To keep the community up to date on agreed re-occurring items (such as progress on the GA Change programme, oversight trends and SSC performance updates) To provide time for specific discussion items where the CAA can understand concerns from the GA community To provide time for specific sectors to update the community on their strategic achievements and challenges To inform the community on any new or relevant topics as they arise Facilitate focused discussion time for feed into future policy making as appropriate Inform the community of our engagement with different sectors Outline The GAP will occur quarterly and will be chaired by Head of GAU and RPAS
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CAP 740 (PDF)
The SUA Authority’s oversight is enabled through both informal, routine engagement with SUA Managers and, more formally, through the 6 monthly SUA Steering Group (SUA SG).
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AR 2025 9134 (PDF)
Above FL195, or FL245 when within an active TRA and outside of a SUA.
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CAP1477 (PDF)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Our work on airspace safety issues posed by unmanned drones has been funded up to now by the Department for Transport (DfT).
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AR 2025 9140 (PDF)
Special Use Airspace (SUA).
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CAP 3076 (PDF)
However, detailed noise data is not readily available for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS or ‘drones’) or advanced air mobility (AAM or ‘air taxis’).
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UK on cusp of next aviation revolution, says UK regulator
Aviation stands on the cusp of the next revolution, the Chair of the UK Civil Aviation Authority will say in a keynote speech on 27 September.
The regulator is working with the aviation and aerospace industry as well asgovernment to support the safe development and roll-out of sustainable fuels, drones and new types of aircraft, which are poised to play a significant role in UK aviation.