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Advanced Air Mobility factsheet

Reference
CAP2556
Status
Current
Version date
24-Jul-2023

Air Navigation Order 2020 Amendment – Guidance for unmanned aircraft system users

Reference
CAP2013
Status
Current
Version date
17-Dec-2020

Application for Exemption or Permission for Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) In UK Airspace

Reference
SRG1320
Status
Current
Version date
27-Jun-2018

Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in unsegregated airspace: Sandbox brief

Reference
CAP1827
Status
Current
Version date
01-Aug-2019

Beyond Visual Line Of Sight factsheet

Reference
CAP2557
Status
Current
Version date
24-Jul-2023

CAA RPAS Safety Reporting Project: Discovery Summary Report

Reference
CAP2356
Status
Current
Version date
07-Jun-2022

CAA RPAS Safety Reporting Project: Survey Summary and Results

Reference
CAP2357
Status
Current
Version date
07-Jun-2022

Charge Proposal for the UK Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education Scheme Consultation - CAA Response Document

Reference
CAP1804
Status
Current
Version date
07-Nov-2019

Consultation Response: Extending the provisions for Legacy and Transitional Category UAS

Reference
CAP2367
Status
Current
Version date
16-Jun-2022

Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education System (DMARES) Enforcement Guidance

Reference
CAP1974
Status
Current
Version date
22-Dec-2020

DRONE EDUCATIONAL & SAFETY ARTICLES: YOU HAVE CONTROL

Reference
CAP2507
Status
Current
Version date
10-Jan-2023

DRONE EDUCATIONAL AND SAFETY ARTICLES

Reference
CAP2958
Status
Current
Version date
06-Dec-2023

Drone Educational and Safety series: Avoiding terrain and obstacle collisions

Reference
CAP2589
Status
Current
Version date
13-Sep-2023

Drone Educational and Safety series: Preventing technical failures

Reference
CAP2534
Status
Current
Version date
06-Apr-2023

Drone Rules: FLYING AS A HOBBY AND AT A CLUB

Reference
CAP2004
Status
Current
Version date
16-Dec-2020

Drone Rules: FLYING FOR FUN

Reference
CAP2003
Status
Current
Version date
16-Dec-2020

Drone Rules: FLYING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

Reference
CAP2006
Status
Current
Version date
16-Dec-2020

Drone Rules: FLYING IN TOWNS AND CITIES (OR BUSY AREAS)

Reference
CAP2007
Status
Current
Version date
16-Dec-2020

Drone Rules: REQUIREMENTS FOR FLYING IN THE OPEN CATEGORY

Reference
CAP2012
Status
Current
Version date
03-Jul-2023

Drone Rules: THE NEW UAS REGULATIONS

Reference
CAP2008
Status
Current
Version date
16-Dec-2020

Drone Rules: USING A DRONE FOR WORK

Reference
CAP2005
Status
Current
Version date
16-Dec-2020

Guidance on the Carriage of Dangerous Goods as Cargo for UAS/RPAS Operators in the Specific Category

Reference
CAP2555
Status
Current
Version date
27-Jul-2023

Innovation stakeholder factsheet

Reference
CAP2558
Status
Current
Version date
24-Jul-2023

PDRA01 Operations Manual template

Reference
CAP2606
Status
Current
Version date
10-Apr-2024

PDRA01 Remote Pilot Logbook Template

Reference
CAP2606B
Status
Current
Version date
03-Apr-2024

PDRA01 Technical Logbook Template

Reference
CAP2606A
Status
Current
Version date
03-Apr-2024

Rotary Wing Swarm Operations (Visual Line of Sight) Requirements, Guidance and Policy

Reference
CAP 722E
Status
Current
Version date
07-Dec-2022

Sandbox Brief: Memorandum of Understanding

Reference
CAP1827A
Status
Current
Version date
30-Jul-2019

Sandbox Brief: NDA

Reference
CAP1827B
Status
Current
Version date
30-Jul-2019

The Drone and Model Aircraft Code

Reference
CAP 2320
Status
Current
Version date
21-Feb-2022

UAS Airspace Restrictions Guidance and Policy

Reference
CAP 722C
Status
Current
Version date
07-Dec-2022

Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace - Guidance

Reference
CAP 722
Status
Current
Version date
16-Apr-2024

Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – Operating Safety Cases

Reference
CAP 722A
Status
Current
Version date
07-Dec-2022

Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace – The UK Recognised Assessment Entity

Reference
CAP 722B
Status
Current
Version date
12-May-2023

Unmanned Aircraft System Operations in UK Airspace: Master Glossary and Abbreviations

Reference
CAP 722D
Status
Current
Version date
16-Apr-2024

Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Consolidated version of Regulation (EU) 2019/945 as retained (and amended in UK domestic law) under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

Reference
CAP1789B
Status
Current
Version date
02-Dec-2022

Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Consolidated version of Regulation (EU) 2019/947 as retained (and amended in UK domestic law) under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

Reference
CAP1789A
Status
Current
Version date
02-Dec-2022

Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Specific Category Operations - Pre-defined Risk Assessment Requirements, Guidance & Policy

Reference
CAP 722H
Status
Current
Version date
09-Apr-2024

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