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07/10/2026

At Unifly Consulting, we work with UAS operators and organisations to help turn regulatory requirements into safe, practical and robust operations. Over the years, we have seen a few mistakes come up more often than others.

That's why we’ve put together 5️⃣ Common Errors UAS Operators Make (And How to Avoid Them).

🤐 No spoilers: we’ll let the carousel do the talking ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/5-common-errors-uas-operators-make-and-how-ugcPost-7513589347871387648-yd2z/?highlightedUpdateUrn=urn%3Ali%3AugcPost%3A7513589347871387648&highlightedUpdateType=SOCIAL_SHARE&origin=SOCIAL_SHARE&utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACNql1YBLaRfhEWjycC3pZxlxGf3nOavW34

Swipe through and see how many you recognise... and if one of them makes you stop and think, it may be worth taking a closer look at your own operation. 😉

05/10/2026

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30/09/2026

🔥𝟏,𝟎𝟕𝟗,𝟓𝟑𝟖 𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬.
That is the area burned by wildfires across the EU in 2025 according the European Forest Fire Information System ( ).
By 8 September 2026, another 655,000+ hectares had already been affected.

With hashtag risk increasing, the ability to detect, assess and respond to fires quickly is becoming increasingly critical.
This is where Drone-in-a-Box ( ) technology can make a difference: autonomous aerial surveillance, rapid deployment and access to real-time information can give emergency teams a valuable head start.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲?
A recent project in Regione Calabria provides a concrete example.
Together with DRON-E (Easy City Srls), Unifly Consulting supported the Region in developing and activating a Drone-in-a-Box system for wildfire monitoring and emergency response across the regional territory.

The result: ENAC Generic Authorisation N. ITA-OAT-00174/000, enabling the system to support monitoring and emergency response operations across Calabria.

➡️ Explore the full story behind Europe’s wildfire crisis and the Drone-in-a-Box solution deployed in Regione Calabria.

Wildfire Emergency: Confronting the Escalating Crisis with Drone-in-a-Box Technology In 2025, wildfires burned more than 1 million hectares across the European Union, making it the most destructive wildfire season ever recorded by the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) since monitoring....

25/09/2026

📌 What can a drone do in 15 minutes? Let us tell you a story from Ischia.

An island, a cargo drone and a medical transport mission. Three elements that came together in a recent demonstration flight, transporting biomedical material from the Flegrean mainland to Ischia in just 15 minutes, reaching Rizzoli Hospital in Lacco Ameno.

But the significance of the flight goes beyond the impressive performance of the drone. It represents another step towards a future in which UAS can support faster, more flexible and more resilient medical transport, particularly in areas where distance, weather conditions or infrastructure constraints can affect conventional connections.

At Unifly Consulting, we were proud to support the Aetos demonstration flight to Ischia, helping turn an innovative concept into a real-world UAS operation.

Read the full story and discover what lies behind those 15 minutes... and where this journey could lead next. 💫

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A 15-Minute Flight Connecting the Mainland to Ischia: Cargo Drones Open New Frontiers for Medical Transport Ensuring the rapid transport of blood and biological material to islands can be a complex challenge. Maritime connections are often the only available option, but journey times, adverse weathe...

24/09/2026

How can reduce ground risk under ?
In Part 6 of our SORA 2.5 video series, we introduce the M2 mitigation, one of the strategies available to applicants seeking an operational authorisation in the Specific category.

More accurately, in the paper “M2 Mitigation Explained: Guidance for Ground Risk Reduction Exploiting this SORA Mitigation”, Marco Ducci and Aurora Forcella explain how M2 can contribute to reducing the intrinsic Ground Risk Class (iGRC) by limiting the potential consequences of a ground impact following a loss of control.
The focus is on some of the key elements behind M2 mitigation, including impact energy and the potential harm to people on the ground, and how these considerations contribute to demonstrating an acceptable level of ground risk.

🎥 Watch the video at this link:

Reducing ground risk is a key element of demonstrating safe UAS ope...

11/09/2026

🔔 DATE UPDATE: Our webinar with DJI Enterprise has been postponed to 29 September.

You've one more week to join us for a practical discussion on SORA 2.5, SAIL II, and how to enable safe UAS operations with the DJI Matrice 400.
Marco Ducci, Head of Unifly Consulting, and Jenny Chan, Solutions Engineer at DJI Enterprise, will share practical insights on the regulatory and operational considerations behind advanced UAS operations.

📅 Tuesday, 29 September 2026
🕒 15:00–16:00 CEST
📥 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eHYHa5JP

We look forward to seeing you there!

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09/09/2026

How can you safely operate drones in dense urban areas, even those weighing over 25 kilograms?
➡️ In this video, we introduce a flexible approach within SORA 2.5 to help you align calculated risks with your actual flight operations, featuring key insights from Papers 4 and 5 of our editorial series, "SORA 2.5 – Preparing for the Next Standard in Drone Operations."

Key topics covered in these papers:
🔸 Tailored iGRC & Critical Area Calculation: How to calculate a tailored intrinsic Ground Risk Class (iGRC) and critical area using the alternative tables in Annex F (Paper 4).
🔸 Urban Sheltering Mitigations: How to apply the M1(A) mitigation using buildings as shelter to protect people on the ground and significantly reduce overall ground risk (Paper 5).

📄 Watch the video https://youtube.com/shorts/cQRefR99wNE?feature=share, then download the full white papers for free to explore the methodology and practical considerations in detail: https://www.unifly.aero/resources/.

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04/09/2026

From SORA and operational authorisations to LUC, CE marking and advanced UAS operations, Unifly Consulting supports operators and manufacturers in turning regulatory requirements into safe and scalable operations.

Yannick De Groote, Director Sales - Drone Integration at Unifly, shares more about how we’re enabling safe and scalable drone operations.

Watch the video and level up your business strategy!

01/09/2026

📢 Unifly Consulting will be at 2026 in Munich from September 15–17!

Connect directly with the Unifly Consulting team at Messe München to discuss:
🔸 & : Streamlining safety assessments and regulatory pathways for complex drone operations.
🔸Light UAS Operator Certificate ( ): Structuring safety management systems, operational manuals, and organizational processes to obtain LUC privileges and self-authorize operations.
🔸Targeted : Upskilling operational staff, safety managers, and flight teams on SORA 2.5 methodologies and U-space procedures.
🔸 & Airspace Integration: Aligning operational concepts with evolving legal and technical frameworks across European airspace.

➡️ Schedule a 1-on-1 meeting in advance with Michael Maes, Yannick De Groote, Roberto Barone and Sara Molinari.
Or drop by during the event to speak with the experts.

24/08/2026

📢 One Step Closer to Safer, Smarter Drone Operations

The 3rd edition of ISO 21384-3, the international standard for operations, has been published in August 2026 by ISO/TC 20/SC 16 – Uncrewed Aircraft Systems.
The standard, developed by Working Group 3, whose Convenor is Filippo Tomasello, Senior Advisor at Unifly Consulting, introduces significant revisions to reflect the evolving UAS operational landscape.

Among the key updates, the new edition:

🔹 structures requirements around the Open, Specific and Certified Categories;

🔹 introduces detailed medical fitness requirements for remote pilots and other operational personnel;

🔹 defines the roles and tasks of different types of Visual Observers;

🔹 introduces the role of the Fleet Manager, building on concepts developed through the EU-funded Flying Forward 2020 project, in which Unifly Consulting was a partner;

🔹 accommodates different levels of automation, including fully autonomous UAS operations.

Importantly, certification against ISO 21384-3 may support authorities in their oversight activities and, in the EU, may provide credit in relation to the requirements applicable to operations in the Certified Category.

“I am very pleased not only with the publication of this 3rd edition, but also to see that UAS operators are already being certified against ISO 21384-3 worldwide.”
Filippo Tomasello, Senior Advisor, Unifly Consulting

At Unifly Consulting, we can support organisations worldwide in achieving ISO 21384-3 certification through appropriately accredited certification bodies.

🌐For more information, contact us at [email protected].