Check the UK SORA route.
Then plan the evidence.
Answer a short set of questions to see whether the published UK SORA service may cover your operation. Then record the official CAA result and list the evidence you still need for Assessment 1.
Answers stay on this device unless you use AI drafting · no submission · no regulatory verdict
What this tool does
- Checks your answers against the published UK SORA service limits
- Shows when you may need to contact the CAA early
- Lets you record the SAIL and containment results from the official service
- Lists missing operation, airspace and supporting evidence details
What this tool does not do
- 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.
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