Is Your A1/A3 or A2 Competency Certificate Expiring? – What Can Be Said with Certainty Today About Refresher Training
Why has the question of renewal suddenly become relevant now? In the drone market operating under the EU framework, we have now reached the point where the first wave of pilots is no longer focusing on the basic exams (A1/A3 and A2), but on maintaining their qualifications. But why exactly now? The question is legitimate: […]
Safety Culture in Drone Operations – Just Culture and a Working Reporting System
In recent years, drone operations have increasingly appeared in environments where mistakes can have direct consequences: industrial sites, critical infrastructure, agricultural chemical application, municipal environments, events, and research and development. In such contexts, “compliance” does not only mean knowing the rules, but also whether the organisation can detect deviations that lead to risk in time […]
What Knowledge Should Modern Drone Training Deliver?
Linking to the previous articles In the previous articles, we concluded that drone compliance is not a one-off administrative step, but a working practice: planning, a clear responsibility framework, risk management and feedback. In the specific category, lawful and safe use indeed depends on the deliberate management of the operation’s risks. This leads to the […]
Part 3 – Case Study (07 June): When a Phenomenon Becomes an Event
(Series: Drones, Data, and Failures in an Agricultural Environment) The practical consequences of the onboard state estimation process presented in Part 2 became interpretable during a specific monitoring flight (https://www.cloudia.info/2-resz-hogyan-epul-fel-a-dron-fedelzeti-helyzetkepe/). The examined case involved a data collection operation conducted over an agricultural area. The mission began with a manual takeoff, after which the drone proceeded […]
Important changes for DJI drones
It is the responsibility of every UAS operator to check before flying whether the area selected for flight is not located in a geographical zone with any flight restrictions or even a ban. One of the most significant manufacturers, the Chinese DJI, launched its FlySafe application in 2013, through which pilots using DJI products could […]
From Risk to Decision – SORA as the “Common Language” in the Specific Category
Linking to the previous article In recent weeks, we have argued that drone compliance is not “paperwork” but a working practice: planning, a clear responsibility framework, risk management and feedback. In Article 3, we also explained why a basic exam alone is not enough: in real operations, managing decisions, risks and human factors is critical. […]
Exam or Real Competence? – What Drone Competency Means Today
Linking to the previous article In the previous article, we explored that drone compliance is not a one-off administrative step but a working practice: risk management, planning, a clear responsibility framework, and feedback. In this article, we build on that and go one level deeper: what drone competency means today, and why completing a basic […]
News from the world of innovative aviation and mobility
At the end of last year, on December 11, 2025, the Drone Forum Hungary 2025 conference organized by CloudIA Zrt. took place. The event focused on the relationship between drones and education, but Mónika Magyar, representing HungaroControl (HC), also gave a presentation on the regulatory challenges of innovative urban mobility. The relevance of the event […]
Drone Operations in Hungary: Regulatory Compliance or a Working Practice?
The typical misconception As drone usage expands rapidly, we increasingly encounter the same misconception: “I bought the drone, I have already completed the exam, registered the aircraft, so now I can fly.” In reality, the situation is far more complex. Legal and regulatory compliance is not a single administrative step; it is a multi‑stage, interdependent […]
Part 2 — How is the Onboard State Representation of a Drone Built?
(series: Drones, Data and Errors in Agricultural Environments) Drift observed during monitoring flights is not an isolated failure, but a consequence of inaccuracies in the onboard state estimation. The drone’s flight control system continuously determines position, orientation, and motion state, thereby maintaining an internal representation of the aircraft’s state. The construction and maintenance of this […]