Pricey Operator,
A number of vital new guidelines and rules will apply to drone and mannequin plane operations from 1 January 2026.
This e-mail is to replace you on a number of the modifications being applied and the way it will have an effect on your operations.
Class marks and new product requirements
| Class marks and new product requirements can be launched and make it simpler to know what your UAS can do and the place it may well fly. Operators utilizing class marked plane may have extra freedom underneath less complicated guidelines. |
Inexperienced flashing mild at evening
| In the event you fly a drone or mannequin plane at evening, your plane should have a inexperienced flashing mild fitted and turned on for operations at evening. |
Flyer ID for flying plane weighing 100g or extra
| Anybody flying a drone or mannequin plane weighing over 100g or extra might want to cross the check to get a Flyer ID. |
Distant ID
| All UK class marked drones (UK1, UK2, UK3, UK5 and UK6) might want to broadcast their Operator’s Distant ID and knowledge when flying. |
| From 1 January 2028, this can turn out to be a requirement for legacy drones (non-UK class marked), mannequin plane and privately constructed drones. |
Market surveillance authority for UAS
| The CAA will tackle the position of the UK’s new UAS Market Surveillance Authority (MSA). The authority can be chargeable for checking that every one UAS accessible within the UK meet security requirements and can have the ability to take motion the place they don’t. |
As our skies get busier, and drone know-how advances, these modifications will assist to maintain everybody protected and safe, strengthening public confidence for the way forward for our thrilling and rising sector.
The CAA web site has been up to date to mirror these modifications and supply additional stakeholder steerage for every of those areas.
Regards,
UAS Regulatory Evaluation Mission Workforce
UK Civil Aviation Authority
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