The CAA’s Future of Flight BVLOS roadmap describes a staged route towards wider operations, with different scenarios progressing through 2027 and beyond. The timetable is not a blanket authorisation.
Source: CAA CAP3182 (opens in a new tab)Plan around the actual operation.
Aircraft, airspace, operating environment and risk controls remain material to how a proposed route can proceed. Partners should therefore plan around the permissions and conditions applicable to their operation.
Source: CAA roadmap PDF (opens in a new tab)Our perspective.
For a support provider, this means understanding the partner’s operating model before committing people or launch dates. Training, staffing and contingency arrangements belong in that same planning conversation. Pilots preparing for this direction may find the Drone Assisted pilot guide a useful starting point.
The opportunity is to prepare carefully as the sector develops, rather than treating one future date as permission to fly everywhere.