NorthSky tools

Practical aviation risk tools for clearer operational decisions

Four free screening tools. Each one asks 17 questions about how your operation actually runs, then shows you a weighted result, which areas carry the exposure, and what we think is worth reviewing first. They run entirely in your browser, nothing is sent anywhere until you choose to send it, and they support the conversation rather than replacing your safety-management, regulatory or operational-control processes.

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The tools

Choose the decision you are trying to make

Airfield operational risk

Where a risk assessment for a smaller aerodrome, airstrip or air-sports field should start, and which areas are carrying the most exposure right now.

  • Audience Airfield managers, flying clubs, air-sports centres and landowners
  • Time About 8 minutes
  • Output A priority score out of 100, an advisory band, every section ranked, and your two largest single gaps
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Safe movement numbers

Whether the movement level at your aerodrome is supported by the circuit, radio, runway and oversight arrangements you actually have. It does not calculate a movement number.

  • Audience Operators, safety managers, flying schools and clubs at aerodromes without a full air traffic service
  • Time About 10 minutes
  • Output A weighted result out of 100, the sections carrying the exposure, and a separate change and unresolved-hazard screen
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SORA readiness

How prepared a specific-category drone operation is for an operational authorisation application, and where the preparation is thin. It does not determine a ground risk class, air risk class or SAIL.

  • Audience Drone and UAS operators preparing a specific-category application, and organisations reviewing one
  • Time About 10 minutes
  • Output A ranked view of the weakest preparation areas, the questions behind each one, and an advisory next step
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Just Culture and reporting culture

What actually happens in your organisation after something goes wrong: who reports, what protection the reporter has, who draws the line, and whether anybody hears back.

  • Audience Safety and accountable managers in operators, maintenance and ground handling organisations, ANSPs, airports and clubs
  • Time About 12 minutes
  • Output A weighted result across five sections, the specific gaps in order, and flags for patterns that stand on their own
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How the tools work

1

Describe how it actually runs

Answer focused questions about your operation as it is on a busy day, not as the manual describes it. Every question has a “Not known” option, and choosing it counts against you on purpose.

2

See where the exposure sits

You get a weighted result out of 100, an advisory band with a recommended next step, each section ranked by the points it contributed, and the individual answers that cost you the most.

3

Decide on a next step

Print or keep the result for your own records, or send it to NorthSky and we will tell you what a full assessment would involve and what it would cost.

Scope of these tools

NorthSky provides operational risk decision support and advisory guidance. Outputs do not constitute regulatory certification, aerodrome licensing, compliance verification, or formal authority determinations.

The scoring in each tool is a considered professional judgement, not a calibrated measurement, and each tool says so on its own page. Treat the result as a prompt for the right conversation. Read how NorthSky works or see the privacy notice for what happens to your answers.

Next step

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If you would rather describe your operating context directly, request a focused initial discussion with NorthSky.

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