This proposal is for a Temporary change to the notified airspace design, for which a scaled airspace change process applies and a change level is not applicable.
Skyfarer Ltd (the airspace change sponsor) are a UK-based Unmanned Aircraft (UA) operator leading the UKRI sponsored project 84502
- ‘enabling drone powered medical logistics in the UK’. The project aims to progress the operational capability of drone technology into a
logistical use case specifically for medical delivery in association with the NHS. The potential benefits of conducting medical deliveries by
drone include reductions in transport times, road congestion and CO2 emissions.
The planned trials require Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations between routes that connect Coventry University
Hospital, Rugby Hospital and a staging area located near the village of Marton (approximately six nautical miles to the south of Coventry
Hospital). The trials would take place over a two-month period commencing mid-August and ending mid-October 2021.
Current regulations mandate that BVLOS operations must be conducted within ‘Segregated Airspace’ unless the drone is equipped with
an approved detect and avoid (DAA) capability. Skyfarer drones are not equipped with DAA (nor is there currently a CAA approved
solution available) therefore, Skyfarer wish to make an application for a temporary danger area (TDA) for the purpose of providing an
appropriate operating environment in order to conduct these trials.
