Answer five quick questions and find out whether you need to fly under BL 9-4, AIC B 08/14 or SORA - and exactly what you need to do to get started.
Good news: your planned operation falls within BL 9-4, the basic regulatory framework for drone flight in Greenland. You do not need a special dispensation from the Danish Transport Authority to fly.
BL 9-4 permits drone operations with drones under 25 kg and below 120 metres AGL, as long as you maintain at least 150 metres distance from buildings and are more than 5 km from a publicly approved aerodrome.
You must still have liability insurance, keep the drone within sight (VLOS) and comply with general safety rules. But you can fly without obtaining prior permission.
Your operation requires a dispensation from the Danish Transport Authority under AIC B 08/14 - the framework that applies to commercial and more complex drone operations in Greenland, e.g. close to buildings or within 5 km of an aerodrome.
AIC B 08/14 allows you to fly in places where BL 9-4 is insufficient - but in return requires training, documentation and procedures. You may not fly until the dispensation has been approved.
To apply for the dispensation you must have completed our drone course and had an operations manual prepared and approved. These are exactly the two things we help you with.
Your planned operation is complex - either you fly without keeping the drone in sight (BVLOS), above 120 metres altitude, or with a drone over 25 kg. In all cases the Transport Authority requires a SORA analysis (Specific Operations Risk Assessment).
SORA is a structured method for mapping all risks of your operation and documenting how you manage them. It is more demanding than a standard operations manual and requires experience with airspace analysis to do correctly.
We have helped companies obtain SORA approval for operations near Thule Air Base and other particularly sensitive airspace. Contact us for a no-obligation discussion about your specific operation.