UK SORA applications - UAS Support Hub for UAS Advisory Committee

The CAA would like your views on which types of support resource would provide the most value in preparing UK SORA applications and operating under a UK SORA authorisation.

Your responses will help inform the CAA’s future UAS tools and support-materials strategy, including which resources the CAA may consider providing or signposting.

Respondent Details

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* 1. Please provide your name

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* 2. Please provide your e-mail address

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* 3. Please describe your primary role in the UAS industry, e.g. operator, supplier, consultant

Calculator Tools

Tools to support calculation / determination of Ops Volume, Population Density, Ground-Risk Mitigations, etc.

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* 4. Do you currently use any calculator-type tools to support your UK SORA application?

Yes

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* 5. If Yes, please state which calculator tools / providers you use.

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* 6. How likely would you be to use calculator tools provided by the CAA?

1 Not likely

5 Very likely

1 Not likely

5 Very likely

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* 7. Please state which calculator tools you would find it useful for the CAA to provide and describe any specific functionality.

Best Practice Guidance

Documents and/or online material providing guidance on specific parts of your application and/or examples of best practice, e.g. how to evidence operation within an Atypical Air Environment.

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* 8. Do you currently use any best practice guidance to support your UK SORA application?

Yes

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* 9. If Yes, please state which sources of best practice guidance you use, e.g. which topics and from which providers?

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* 10. How likely would you be to use best practice guidance provided by the CAA?

1 Not likely

5 Very Likely

1 Not likely

5 Very Likely

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* 11. Please state which topics, formats or examples of best-practice guidance you would find most useful for the CAA to provide.

Templates

Templates to support your UK SORA application or ongoing UK SORA authorisation, e.g. Ops Manual template, Maintenance Manual.

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* 12. Do you currently use any templates to support your UK SORA application / authorisation?

Yes

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* 13. If Yes, please state which templates you use and from which sources (where relevant)?

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* 14. How likely would you be to use UK SORA templates provided by the CAA?

1 Not likely

5 Very likely

1 Not likely

5 Very likely

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* 15. Please state what types/formats of template you would find it useful for the CAA to provide.

AI Tools

For example, an AI ‘Policy Navigator’ tool to allow interactive querying of UAS regulation but restricted to active CAA material, or tools to help applicants check whether their evidence appears to address relevant UK SORA requirements.

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* 16. Do you currently use any AI tools to support your UK SORA application and/or ongoing UK SORA authorisation? These could be commercial large-language models (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude) or more bespoke tools.

Yes

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* 17. If Yes, please state which AI tools you use and for which purposes?

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* 18. How likely would you be to use AI tools provided by the CAA?

1 Not likely

5 Very likely

1 Not likely

5 Very likely

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* 19. Please state what types of AI tool you would find it useful for the CAA to provide.

General

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* 20. Would CAA-provided or CAA-signposted support resources give you greater confidence when preparing a UK SORA application? Please explain why or why not.

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* 21. Should the CAA focus on providing its own tools, signposting suitable third-party tools, publishing standards for tools to meet, or a combination of these? Please explain.

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* 22. Do you regard any existing tools as good examples of industry best practice? These could be tools provided by other regulatory bodies or by commercial third parties. Please provide details.

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* 23. Which support resources provided by the CAA would provide the most benefit? Please provide a prioritised list if appropriate.

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* 24. Do you have any other views or questions around the provision of UAS support materials by the CAA? Please provide below.

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* 25. The CAA would like to engage a small number of respondents in a short MS Teams interview to further discuss this topic. Would you be interested in taking part? (Please note that unfortunately not all respondents will be selected due to time constraints).