Preliminary Operational Concept Elements

In plain language

Before you start writing detailed procedures, outline your basic flight plan, including where you will fly, how high and fast, whether it is VLOS or BVLOS, the drone type, and weather limits.

Requirement as structured

EASA accepts outlining a preliminary operational concept covering flight location, altitude, speed, flight mode, UAS type, and environmental limitations as a means of initiating the SORA process.

Original regulatory text

Before starting collecting information and describing procedures, the UAS operator should outline a preliminary operational concept... Key considerations for this initial plan include the following: the intended flight location(s); the maximum operational flight altitude and speed; the flight mode: either VLOS or BVLOS with or without AOs; the type of UAS to be used; environmental limitations (time of day, weather).

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EU UAS operation

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