The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2018

Amendment of article 94

6.  In article 94 (small unmanned aircraft)—

(a) in the heading, after “aircraft” insert “: requirements”;

(b) in paragraph (2), for “person in charge” substitute “remote pilot”;

(c) in paragraph (3), for “person in charge” substitute “remote pilot”;

(d) in paragraph (4)—

(i) for the words before sub-paragraph (a) substitute—

“(4) If a small unmanned aircraft has a mass of more than 7kg excluding its fuel but including any articles or equipment installed in or attached to the aircraft at the commencement of its flight, the SUA operator must not cause or permit the aircraft to be flown, and the remote pilot in charge of the aircraft must not fly it—”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), at the end insert “or”;

(iii) omit sub-paragraph (c) (and the word “or” preceding it);

(e) after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) Paragraph (4) does not apply to any flight within the flight restriction zone of a protected aerodrome (within the meaning given in article 94B).”;

(f) for paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) The SUA operator must not cause or permit a small unmanned aircraft to be flown for the purposes of commercial operations, and the remote pilot of a small unmanned aircraft must not fly it for the purposes of commercial operations, except in accordance with a permission granted by the CAA.”.