'Drone License Finder' Simplifies New EU Drone Laws
Many EU countries will be experiencing a step change in drone regulations from 1st January 2021 as they adopt the ‘EU UAS Regulation Package’ and with this development brings a steep learning curve of finding which category applies to any given drone operation.
Open? Specific? Certified? If the drone pilot falls into the Open Category, are they Subcategory A1, A2, or A3? SkyBound Rescuer have launched a FREE intelligent survey, dubbed the ‘Drone License Finder’, which simplifies this process for all EU drone pilots and is sponsored by Flock, HALO Drones, and Allan Panthera.
Drone pilots simply complete a series of 3 to 14 ‘yes/no’ questions about their drone and how they intend on flying it, to then receive their category/subcategory results and personalised guidance based on the answers they gave. SkyBound Rescuer have made the EU drone laws simple for everyone; reducing reading times from weeks to minutes.
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A “one size fits all” regulation is not a fair system, it causes drone pilots that are always flying low risk operations (such as flying in large, open, and empty fields) to be trained to the same standard and regulated as strictly as drone pilots flying higher risk operations (such as flying in a city). This is clearly not an optimal end state, which is why the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has chosen to pursue a tiered approach to drone regulations through their use of drone pilot categories: Open, Specific, and Certified – with the Open Category being broken down further into Subcategories: A1, A2, and A3. Whilst categorising drone pilots into categories and subcategories does prevent the aforementioned drawbacks of a “one size fits all” regulation, it however brings with it regulation complexity and the challenge of deciphering which category applies specifically to any given drone operation.
Before now, to learn the new regulations, a drone pilot would have needed to read 332 pages – that is the combined total of the EU legal documents (Implementing Regulation and Delegated Regulation) and the EASA guidance document (Easy Rules for UAS Regulations) – in order to first work out which category applies to them and, to potentially reread it, to then learn what applies to their applicable category/subcategory.
On top of that, the National Aviation Authorities of the countries that are adopting these regulations have also published separate guidance documents – for example, the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have published CAP1789, which is a further 47 pages of reading. Notably, people don’t all learn in the same way – generally speaking, learning styles are: reading, listening, visual and kinaesthetic. The current resources available are best for reading learners only, but these documents are no longer the only tools available! SkyBound Rescuer have made it simple for everyone; reducing reading times from weeks to minutes with the launch of their Drone License Finder.
GEMMA ALCOCK, FOUNDER AND CEO, SKYBOUND RESCUER
GEMMA ALCOCK, FOUNDER AND CEO, SKYBOUND RESCUER
Given SkyBound Rescuer’s proven track record in simplifying complex processes in order to optimise drone performance for all, their CEO – Gemma Alcock – decided that they were best placed to solve this learning challenge for all drone pilots. Thus, SkyBound Rescuer have announced today the launch of their ‘Drone License Finder’, which is a FREE intelligent survey that will find out which EU drone category and/or subcategory a person falls into and will generate personalised guidance based on their category and the answers they gave. Drone pilots simply complete a series of 3 to 14 ‘yes/no’ questions about their drone and how they intend on flying it. The number of questions depends on the answers they give. Once completed, they will be asked to sign up to SkyBound Rescuer’s newsletter to subsequently receive their category results and their personalised guidance on their rules, legal articles, and training requirements – straight to their inbox, immediately!
CHRIS NEWTON, DRONE MANAGER, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SAR TEAM
CHRIS NEWTON, DRONE MANAGER, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SAR TEAM
SkyBound Rescuer secured some formidable sponsors for this project to ensure the ‘Drone License Finder’ could be free to use for all drone pilots. These sponsors are drone insurance provider – Flock, drone training provider – HALO Drones, and UAV business and legal consultants – Allan Panthera.
Source: Press Release
