CAA Drone Registration – A Guide

Drone and model aircraft registration What is it? The Air Navigation Order 2016 was amended in 2018 to set out the new policy requiring the Operators (owners) of drones (normally multirotors with a camera) and model aircraft to register and for anyone wanting to fly...

CAA replaces PFAW with PfCO

New Air Navigation Order 2016 brings significant changes Effective from 25th August, 2016 the UK CAA Permission for Aerial Work (PFAW) has been replaced by the Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO). This reflects changes in the newly published Air Navigation...

CAA Clarifies 50m Rule

The CAA has issued a statement through ARPAS-UK which sets out their interpretation of the rather ambiguous regulation of not flying within 50m of ‘people, vehicles, vessels or structures’ which are not under the control of the pilot-in-command of a UAV....