UK SORA readiness
without fake certainty.
Check the CAA's published service boundary, record the result from the official calculation service and map the evidence still needed for Assessment 1.
Local-only answers · no submission · no regulatory verdict
What this section does
- Screen published UK SORA service-policy limits
- Identify cases needing early CAA contact
- Record operator-entered official SAIL and containment results
- Map operation, volume, population, airspace and evidence gaps
What remains outside the product
- Calculating or predicting GRC, ARC, SAIL, containment or TMPR
- Flightworthiness, DAA, ballistic or population-density substantiation
- Certified Category decisions, RAE(F) work or SAIL Mark certification
- Submitting an application or resolving CAA findings for the operator
The official sequence
CAA calculation
The official service calculates and fixes SAIL and containment. Drone Ready only records the displayed result.
Assessment 1
The CAA assesses operation details, the risk result and evidence for any selected mitigations.
Assessment 2
Requirement-by-requirement compliance approach and evidence follows an accepted Assessment 1.
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Source and transition note
ORS9 CAA Decision No. 60 was published on 3 July 2026 and comes into force on 1 October 2026. Until then, current and future-effective evidence rules must not be mixed.
The scan was reviewed against the CAA UK SORA pages, CAP 3017 and CAP 3239A on 10 July 2026. Always reconcile the result with the live official service before spending money or submitting evidence.
Read the UK SORA application process guide →