The Air Navigation Order 2009

Limitations of national permits to fly

23.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), an aircraft flying in accordance with a national permit to fly must not fly for the purpose of—

(a) commercial air transport;

(b) public transport; or

(c) aerial work other than aerial work which consists of flights for the purpose of flying displays, associated practice, test and positioning flights or the exhibition or demonstration of the aircraft.

(2) No person may be carried during flights for the purpose of flying displays or demonstration flying (except for the minimum required flight crew), unless the prior permission of the CAA has been obtained.

(3) An aircraft flying in accordance with a national permit to fly may fly for the purpose of aerial work which consists of instruction or testing in a club environment if it does so with the permission of the CAA.

(4) A placard must be affixed to any aircraft flying in accordance with a permit to fly in full view of the occupants which must be worded as follows—

Occupant Warning
This aircraft has not been certificated to an International Requirement

(5) An aircraft flying in accordance with a permit to fly may only be flown by day and in accordance with the Visual Flight Rules unless the prior permission of the CAA has been obtained.

(6) In paragraph (5) ‘day’ means the time from half an hour before sunrise until half an hour after sunset (both times exclusive), sunset and sunrise being determined at surface level.