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• Interference with the aircraft by firearms, fireworks, flying kites, laser illumination, high
powered lights lasers, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, model aircraft or by similar means
Last updated: 26 February 2025
(8) Interference with the aircraft by firearms, fireworks, flying kites, laser illumination, high powered
lights, lasers, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, model aircraft or by similar means
Last updated: 23 February 2022
and regulatory classifications ..................................................... 6
Flight Operations ................................................................................................. 8
Permission to operate in the service of the Police ........................................ 8
Instrumentation and equipage requirements ................................................ 8
Essential operational regulations ................................................................. 9
Specialised operations ................................................................................. 9
Flight time limitations (FTLs) for GA operations ......................................... 10
Commercial air transport and flight training at unlicensed aerodromes ...... 11
Aerial work with aircraft registered outside of the European Economic Area
(EEA) .......................................................................................................... 12
Free balloons, kites
Last updated: 25 May 2016
Balloons, airships, kites and the launching of gliders
Articles 163, 164 and 165
The current provisions covering small unmanned balloons, the launching of gliders, kites,
parascending parachutes and the mooring of airships, appear to be quite complex and
detailed.
Last updated: 26 March 2015
holding a valid air operator certificate issued by the
CAA under article 134 of the Order; and
iii) ”A-to-A operation” means a commercial air transport or public transport
helicopter operation starting and ending at the same place (as defined in
Schedule 1 of the Order).
12) Dropping Articles with CAA Permission (SERA.5005(f)(2))
The CAA permits, under SERA.5005(f), an aircraft conducting day VFR flight elsewhere than
over the congested areas of cities, towns or settlements or over an open-air assembly of
persons to be flown below 500 ft above the ground or water, below 500 ft above the highest
obstacle within a radius of 150 m from the aircraft or closer than 500 ft to any person, vessel,
vehicle or structure if it is flying:
a) with the permission of the CAA under article 89(2) (b) of the Order (dropping of articles
and animals); or
b) in accordance with an aerial application certificate granted by the CAA under article 91
of the Order.
13) Captive Balloons and Kites
Last updated: 28 June 2021
• Thorpe Kite Flyers - Permission has been granted for kites operated by
members of the Thorpe Kite Flyers Group to enter the Norwich CTR from their
notified site subject to certain conditions.
Last updated: 18 November 2021
By way of assistance, a
consolidated version of the ANO articles that have been affected by this amendment can be found at
Annex A.
1 “Small unmanned aircraft” means any unmanned aircraft, other than a balloon or a kite, having a mass of not more than 20kg
without its fuel but including any articles or equipment installed in or attached to the aircraft at the commencement of its flight
2 Statutory Instrument (SI) 2018 No. 623, entitled ‘The Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2018’.
Last updated: 28 February 2019
ACOMS and UK Airspace Users (Sponsors)
Aerial Surveys & Flight Trials, Calibration & Research Flights, Air Displays,
Flypasts and Fly-ins, Airspace Restrictions, Captive Balloons, Cranes or other tall
structures and Obstacles, Drones, Model Aircraft, RPA, Dropping Articles, En-
route Obstacles, Exercises (Civil and Military), Explosives, Filming, Gliding,
Paragliding, Paramotoring, Parachuting, Hot Air Balloons, Kites, Meteorological
Balloons, Lasers, Searchlights, Fireworks, Sky Lanterns, Rockets & Underslung
Loads
ACOMS = Airspace Co-ordination and Obstacle Management Service
Impetus for change
“Activity numbers are increasing
across the board with a 10%
cumulative growth of all activities
since 2017 (Inclusive of reduction
during Covid-19 pandemic)
CAP 1096 and the growth in RPAS
will see a huge increase in the
number of applications.
Last updated: 13 March 2023
Could a less prescriptive approach be taken in this area of aerial
activities such as kites, glider launching and small balloons?
Last updated: 24 September 2015
.— (1) The position and size of marks on heavier than air aircraft (excluding kites)
must be as specified in this paragraph
Last updated: 28 October 2024
