Flyby Guys has launched Drone Assistant, a regulatory intelligence platform designed to help commercial drone operators determine which aviation rules apply to specific operations, countries and operating conditions. The Finland-based company’s new platform addresses UAS regulatory compliance by organizing official regulations and aviation authority guidance into structured information that operators can query using plain-English questions.
The launch coincides with the Drone Regulation Index 2026, research from the Flyby Guys team comparing drone regulatory environments across 31 markets.
UAS Regulatory Compliance Platform Targets Complex Drone Rules
Commercial drone operators working internationally can face multiple layers of regulation, including national aviation authority requirements, regional frameworks such as EASA, technical guidance and location-specific geographical zones.
Drone Assistant is designed to bring those sources together and help operators identify requirements relevant to a proposed operation.
Users can enter plain-English questions about drone operations and receive responses with citations to the underlying regulatory sources.
According to Flyby Guys, the system is designed to allow users to verify the regulatory information directly against official material rather than relying solely on the platform’s answer.
Drone Assistant Structures Official Regulatory Information
Flyby Guys said Drone Assistant is not simply a conversational search system.
Behind the interface, the platform converts official regulations and aviation authority guidance into structured and versioned requirements associated with particular jurisdictions and types of drone operations.
The system also monitors regulatory sources for changes over time.
When the available evidence is insufficient to confidently answer a regulatory question, Drone Assistant is designed to indicate that limitation rather than generate an unsupported answer.
The platform provides regulatory information but does not provide flight clearance or airspace authorization. Flyby Guys also states that Drone Assistant is not a replacement for guidance from an aviation authority or qualified professional.
Commercial and BVLOS Drone Operators Targeted
Drone Assistant is primarily designed for organizations conducting professional and more complex UAS operations.
Potential users include:
- Commercial drone operators working internationally
- Enterprise drone programs
- BVLOS operators
- Specific Category operators
- Autonomous drone companies
- Drone delivery companies
- Organizations entering new jurisdictions
- UAS consultants
- Compliance teams
- Remote pilots preparing operations
The platform is intended to reduce the amount of manual research required when moving drone operations between regulatory jurisdictions.
Flyby Guys Developed Platform from Operational Experience
Drone Assistant grew out of Flyby Guys’ experience supporting international drone projects.
According to the company, one recurring challenge was determining how regulatory requirements changed when operations moved from one country to another.
“One of the hardest parts of operating drones internationally isn’t really flying,” said Stephen Sutton, CEO of Flyby Guys. “It’s working out exactly which rules apply when you move from one country to another.”
“We’ve spent years going through authority websites, regulations and guidance documents just to plan real operations. What mattered to us wasn’t building a chatbot that sounds confident. It was building the regulatory information underneath it, so someone could ask a straightforward question and then go and check the official source for themselves.”
Drone Regulation Index 2026 Compares 31 Markets
Flyby Guys also released its Drone Regulation Index 2026 alongside the new platform.
The research compares regulatory environments across 31 markets.
According to the company’s research, Austria and Latvia jointly recorded the highest overall score at 83.6, followed by Poland, Germany and Ireland.
Thirty of the 31 markets met the Index’s evidence and coverage requirements for inclusion in its ranking. Finland is currently classified as provisional after falling slightly below the required threshold on one measure.
Flyby Guys said the findings illustrate significant differences between regulatory environments even as drone regulations continue to mature across individual markets.
Regulatory Coverage Will Expand Progressively
Drone Assistant is operated by Flyby Guys but is being developed as a standalone product.
The company said geographic coverage and regulatory depth will be expanded progressively rather than attempting to provide complete coverage immediately.
Flyby Guys is inviting commercial drone operators and industry specialists to test the platform using regulatory questions encountered during actual operations.
The new platform approaches UAS regulatory compliance by converting official aviation regulations and guidance into structured, version-controlled information while providing citations that allow operators to check answers against the original regulatory sources.
Source: Press release from Flyby Guys / Drone Assistant
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