The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is moving to strengthen its regulatory framework for drone operations, as authorities move to finalise new regulations while completing successful tests of beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights.

This was disclosed by Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director General, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Egbert Field, who noted that BVLOS flights could be used to transport medication, blood samples, and other critical supplies to hinterland communities.

“So what we’re doing at the moment, just to let you know, is that we are in the process of finalising our drone regulations, which would cover both classes. Together with that, we have just finished testing the beyond-visual-line-of-sight operation so that the drone can operate from Georgetown into one of the hinterland locations, either carrying medication, taking blood samples, or whatever is required. And that’s an entire ecosystem that we have to deal with, because this is beyond line of sight,” Field said.