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heliguy™ obtains permission for BVLOS Drone-In-A-Box operations

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heliguy™ obtains permission for BVLOS Drone-In-A-Box operations

heliguy™ has obtained an Operational Authorisation to operate drones BVLOS in an atypical air environment (AAE).Permission from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) enables heliguy™ pilots to conduct remote drone-in-a-box operations with DJI Dock 2 and the original DJI Dock in non-segregated airspace.

The approval is based upon BVLOS flights at Komatsu’s Smart Construction facility in the north of England. heliguy™ will use this as a blueprint to work with enterprise organisations to perform automated and remote Dock operations on their behalf at site-specific locations within AAE environments across the UK.

Utilising this service model enables enterprises to accelerate their adoption of drone-in-a-box operations and unlock the benefits of BVLOS data capture. After all, implementing BVLOS presents unique challenges – developing operational expertise, ensuring regulatory compliance, and achieving seamless integration.

Therefore, this support enables clients to access flexible support options, including partnering with us for continuous operational support or a seamless handover where we can equip teams with the training and resources to take full control confidently.Each additional BVLOS location will require CAA permission and will be subject to a thorough BVLOS implementation process conducted by heliguy™ – including site visit, risk assessment, drone-in-a-box installation, and using flight plans based on 3D models collected via VLOS flights.

Missions will be conducted by heliguy™’s experienced pilot team using DJI FlightHub 2, from either the Remote Operations Control Centre (ROCC) at heliguy™ HQ, or from the heliguy™ Drone Command Unit – a fully-equipped mobile control room that can be positioned anywhere that has LTE/Data and a valid Starlink signal.

The waiver facilitates aerial photography, videography, mapping, and autonomous flight management, provided for the purposes of security, surveying, infrastructure inspections, search and rescue, and product demonstrations/evaluations.

The Operational Authorisation has been a year in the making and has involved heliguy™’s regulatory specialists, training department, surveying team, and drone-in-a-box technicians. It comes just two months after the regulator announced its new policy for beyond visual line of sight flights in an AAE.

Graham Hegarty, Regulatory Specialist at heliguy™, prepared the BVLOS OSC submission to the UK CAA. He said: “We are delighted to receive permission to operate DJI Dock drone-in-a-box technology BVLOS in an atypical air environment.

“This enables us to submit applications to the UK CAA to conduct BVLOS operations on behalf of enterprise clients on designated sites, within an AAE.

“This means that organisations can maximise the benefits of drone-in-a-box operations without having to adopt the technology – helping to accelerate the benefits of remote operations, reduce client risk, and enable the collection of repeatable data.

“The approval reflects our commitment to enabling organisations to embrace BVLOS technology safely and effectively, fostering innovation and efficiency.

“Organisations can also utilise heliguy™’s OSC consultancy to obtain their own BVLOS permissions.”

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