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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and the carriage of Dangerous Goods The guidance listed below is available if you want to maintain, modify or operate a drone: Guidance for the development and operation of UAS within the UK.
Last updated: 04 June 2025
Updates for Operators and Remote Pilots of unmanned aircraft.
Regulation changes 1 January 2026 From 1 January 2026, new rules will apply to all drone users in the UK.
Last updated: 23 March 2026
Updates to the Drone and Model Aircraft Code.
Updated content to include information on where you can fly using class-marked UAS from 1 January 2026.
Last updated: 10 March 2026
Information on the process and regulation involved in the certification and initial airworthiness of new and innovative vehicles and equipment in aerospace.
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Note: The requirements for RPAS operations in the Specific Category are currently being updated as part of the Digitising Specific Category Operations (DiSCO) project.
Last updated: 02 June 2025
Michael MacDonald, Co-Head of General Aviation and RPAS Unit at the UK Civil Aviation Authority, said: “Although flying a paramotor or powered hang glider does not require a pilot licence or any form of airworthiness certification, pilots must comply with rules of the air such as keeping above the minimum heights/distances from people and property, taking off/landing well clear of congested areas and not operating in controlled airspace.
Last updated: 08 August 2023
The consultation highlighted that some cost sharing advertisements are misleading to the public and not in keeping with the spirit in which rules were created.
Last updated: 02 November 2023
Legal height limits, distances from people, and areas where you must not fly. Restrictions on flying near to airports and spaceports.
Drones and model aircraft below 250g, or UK0, UK1, C0 or C1 class The rules on minimum distances to people are different for drones and model aircraft below 250g, or UK0, UK1, C0 or C1 class.
Last updated: 10 March 2026
978 MHz available for airborne transmission onboard Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
The sharing arrangements were introduced in Ofcom’s 2016 Statement on New Spectrum for Audio PMSE.
Last updated: 11 March 2025
What it allows you to do and how to take the qualification.
As of 1 January 2026, drone and model aircraft regulations have changed.
Last updated: 20 May 2026
How to make sure you have what you need to get started flying legally.
Remember, even if you do not need to register, you must still follow the applicable rules summarised in this Drone and Model Aircraft Code when you fly.
Last updated: 10 March 2026
