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title: Drone Regulations Requirements
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created_date: 2025-09-11
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updated_date: 2025-09-11
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# Drone Regulations Requirements
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## Regulatory Landscape
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- SORA
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- Categories: Open, Specific and Certified
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- Remote ID
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- ADS-B In / Out
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- EASA Design Standards: Class C6 vs C1-C3
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- airspaces: controlled, vs uncontrolled, U-Space (unmanned traffic managment framework)
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- U-Space service providers (USSP): --> remote ID, flight planning and authorization, tracking and traffic information
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- Pilot Certification (Proof of Competency: Open Category A1/A3, additional exam for A2 - Specific category (BVLOS) --> theory exam and practical skill test - Light UAS Operator Certicifcate (LUC) which allows to self-authorize operations)
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## Requirements
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### Remote ID
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Applicable in CH, EU
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- integrated or retrofit --> upload into the RID system
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### ADS-B In / Out
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ADS-B Out is not mandated
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Electronic Conspicuity and U-space network identification are favored.
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ADS-B In is optional but highly encouraged
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### BVLOS
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For BVLOS flights an operational risk assessment is required (SORA). If the SORA meets a published STandard Scenario (STS) a simplified declaration can be used instead of a full authorization
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- STS-01 - VLOS over controlled ground area
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- STS-02 - BVLOS with observers over a sparsely populated controlled area. Requires a class C6 label. Ops must occur in controlled ground area with an airspace observer scanning for aircraft. Limited to sparsely populated areas
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If all conditions are met an operator can file STS-01/02 declaration, meaning no case-by-case study is needed
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For urban deliveries a case by case study is needed, since the condition of sparsely populated fails.
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The operator prepares a **Concept of Operations and risk assessment (ConOps)** document, which implements mitigations (fail-safes, parachute, ...). Based on the ConOps FOCA gives an authorization with conditions.
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### Geo-awareness & Airspace integration
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Drones in Switzerland and EU must respect *UAS Geographical Zones* (e.g. restricted airspace, no-fly zones).
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- limited to 120 m above ground level (AGL) in uncontrolled airspace
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- geofenced no-fly areas
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#### U-Space
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- manned aircraft must be electronically conspicuous (ADS-B out) so that drone operators can detect and avoid them
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### Operations Registration
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- In CH we need to obtain a unique UAS Operator Number to label the drone.
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- Remote pilots must be certified (proof of c) |