Professional SORA consulting

We will help you through the complex authorisation process for drone flights in the specific category

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Our SORA services

Navigate safely and smoothly through the complex Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) approval process with our comprehensive consulting services. We offer a full range of services tailored to the specific requirements of drone flights in the Special Category.

Help with the application

We will guide you through the entire process of obtaining an operating license for flights with unmanned aircraft to ensure that you meet all the necessary requirements.

Understanding the regulations

Our experts explain the regulations and requirements in detail and ensure that you fully understand them.

Risk analysis

We conduct a thorough, digitally-assisted risk analysis to identify the ground and air risk of your operation within and beyond visual range and develop appropriate mitigations and operational safety objectives.

Safety management

We help you set up your flight operations with an operations concept and operations manual and effective safety management practices to ensure the safety of your drone flight.

Why you should choose us

With our extensive training and years of experience in the industry, we are ideally placed to help you through the SORA approval process.

Your advantage: cost and time savings as well as close contact with the authorities.

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Speed

We know that your time is valuable. That's why we strive to make our consulting services as efficient as possible.

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Personalized advice

Every customer has unique needs and challenges. That's why we tailor our advice to your specific requirements.

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High success rate

Thanks to our extensive knowledge and experience, we have a high success rate in supporting our clients through the SORA approval process.

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Special expertise

We have in-depth knowledge of the special requirements and regulations for drone flights in the special category.

We understand that every operation is unique and specific. Lighter, similar operations can be handled quickly and efficiently using our existing resources and templates, resulting in significant cost and time savings.

Our expertise

Contact Mario Marek today, skyzr UAS Specialist, with particular experience in:

Frequently asked questions and answers

We answer the most frequently asked questions about SORA and our SORA advice. Contact us at any time for further questions.

It stands for Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) and represents a comprehensive risk analysis for a planned operation with drones. It is required for an operating permit in the specific category. We guide you through the entire application and SORA process to enable your specific drone operations!

If you submit an “application for operation in the specific category”, you must make a SORA. Siehe auch Do I need to obtain an authorisation before flying my drone in the ‘specific’ category? | EASA

  • Flights above 120 m AGL (please also note the exceptions around certain infrastructure)
  • Flights with drones heavier than 25 kg or above the permitted speeds
  • Flights beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS flights), this also includes FPV flights if no observer is used!
  • Flights over uninvolved persons with drones > 249 g
  • If objects are to be dropped
  • If dangerous goods are to be transported

    See also How do I determine I fall under the ‘specific’ category? | EASA

This is prohibited in the Open category. The only exceptions are in Follow-Me mode and when a UA observer (another person who always has the drone in view) is used (FPV flight).

If you want to submit an application for operation in the “Specific” category. See also Do I need to obtain approval before I can fly my drone in the “specific” category? | EASA

If you can fly in the

  • “Open” category, or
  • can use an STS or PDRA,or
  • fly indoors

SORA is an “Acceptable Means of Compliance” (AMC) for EASA, i.e. an accepted way of analyzing the risk of a drone operation and taking measures to reduce the latter. As SORA was developed by an international group of experts (JARUS), there are also countries outside the EASA area of validity that accept SORA. Other countries are still considering adopting this type of risk analysis based on experience in Europe.

  1. The flight does not take place in the “Open” category
  2. The operation does not take place in the “Certified” category
  3. The operation is not already covered by a standard scenario (STS) or predefined risk analysis (PDRA), provided a corresponding drone is available
  4. The operation is not prohibited by an authority-specific “no-go”
  5. Operator registration in an EU country (and therefore liability insurance) see also Will my registration as drone operator be recognized throughout Europe? | EASA
  6. Insurance see also Do I need insurance? | EASA
  1. Scope for design and facilitation of new (process) technical innovations and unique operating models (entry threshold for competitors and USP)
  2. In-depth examination of the topic of risk (good airmanship) – risk-based approach
  3. In terms of aviation safety and uninvolved persons on the ground (holistic)
  4. Creation of an operations manual, which is necessary for controlled operations anyway and can be reused for new applications, operating licenses and SORAs
  5. Development of own (flight) procedures, training, etc.
  6. Legal certainty – reduction of entrepreneurial risk (negligence, willful misconduct)
  • Higher initial costs (but faster amortization possible through USP)
  • High initial outlay (but developed documents such as operating manual can be reused/further developed)