In this episode we talk with Brenden Hedblom from the Eve Consortium on its new concept of operations (CONOPS) into how future types of flying, such as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, could be safety incorporated into London’s airspace.

You can find more information on this work at:

UK Concept of Operations (CONOPS)

Key Considerations for Airspace Integration within an Urban Air Mobility Landscape (CAP 2272)

Additional work from Eve:

Urban air traffic management concept of operations

Flight Plan 2030 - An air traffic management concept for urban air mobility

Other podcasts from the UK CAA include:

CAA Drone safety - https://podfollow.com/caa-drone-safety

CAA on General Aviation - https://podfollow.com/caa-on-general-aviation

In the third and final part of this series we look at how medical deliveries by drone could help support the health service in remote communities across the UK.

We speak with Alex Brown, Head of Operations at Skyports about a recent trial that saw drones making medical deliveries between four NHS hospitals in the Scottish Highlands.

This project, which reduced the average transport time from 20 hours to 1 hour, involved drones carrying cargo including COVID-19 tests, pathology samples and medicine while flying up to 60kms beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).

You can find more information about this work at:

https://skyports.net/nhs-trials/

and

https://www.caa.co.uk/innovation

In part two of our three part series we hear about a recent trial that explored using drones for medical deliveries, including essential PPE items, from Cornwall to remote communities on the Isles of Scilly.

This project involved Royal Mail and a consortium funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) who we featured in the first part of this series.

We speak with Chris Paxton from the Royal Mail, Gareth Whatmore, CEO of Droneprep which led the consortium and Alex Brown from Skyports about the trial, its achievements and what is coming next.

You can find out more by visiting

https://www.royalmailgroup.com/en/press-centre/press-releases/royal-mail-group/scillies-drones-trial/

https://vimeo.com/547372795

https://droneprep.uk/news/droneprep-and-royal-mail-drone-delivery-to-the-scilly-isles/

The CAA Innovation Hub at http://www.caa.co.uk/innovation