Drones

EASA Drone Operations – Considerations Related to Assemblies of Persons, Involved & Uninvolved Persons

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EASA Drone

April 15, 2021

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Considers the practical issues associated with the requirement for regulatory compliance for EASA Drone “OPS”. Who is an ‘Uninvolved person’? Not participating in the UAS operation or Who is not aware of the instructions and safety precautions given by the UAS (drone) operator’. Who is an Involved Person? Chooses to…

EASA Provisions Applicable to Both ‘open’ and ’specific’ Category of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – Drone Systems

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Drone

April 14, 2021

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) www.sassofia.com Considers the practical issues associated with the requirement for regulatory compliance for Drone “OPS” Introduction EU Regulation 2019/947 caters for most types of operation and their levels of risk. It does so through three categories of operations: the ‘open’, ‘specific’ and ‘certified’ categories. EASA Regulations use the term UAS, unmanned aircraft…

New Training Focused on the Key Elements of European Council Regulation 2018/1139 is Open for Registration

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Regulation 2018/1139

February 08, 2021

Steven Bentley

Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) is delighted to announce the availability of our new course about European Council Regulation 2018/1139: European Council Regulation 2018/1139 Training Review for CAMO Staff – 1 Day Available as a Classroom or Webinar training – Register at [email protected] What is the training about? On 11th September 2018 entered in force the new…

Operator Considerations Related to Drones in an EASA Environment (Unmanned Aircraft)

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Unmanned Aircraft

June 23, 2020

Steven Bentley

Introduction by Sofema Aviation Services (SAS). Extracted from Basic Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 & Annex IX Essential Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft. Note – Text is heavily redacted for improved ease of understanding – please refer to original for legal transcription. Introduction – Operation of Unmanned Aircraft The operator of an unmanned aircraft is responsible for the…