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Remote Pilot responsibilities

Overview of Operator Responsibilities in the Specific Category

  Full details of your responsibilities and the Acceptable Means of Compliance and Guidance Material are in the regulations library in: UAS.SPEC.060 Responsibilities of the Remote Pilot.

Last updated: 08 April 2025

World Economic Forum Summit highlights opportunities for an innovative future

The latest summit of the World Economic Forum's (WEF), Drone Innovators Network, was hosted by the Japanese Government in Tokyo.

Last updated: 28 June 2023

CAP1766: Emerging Aircraft Technologies and their potential noise impacts

This includes a literature review of the noise associated with the development of electric aircraft, supersonic aircraft, drones and spaceplanes.

Publication status: Current

Last updated: 22 February 2024

Remote ID (RID)

Programme background

Remote ID (RID) enables an in-flight drone to provide identification and location information that can be received by other parties.  

Last updated: 08 April 2025

UK Civil Aviation Authority launches consultation on the simplification and rationalisation of General Aviation pilot licences

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today (18 October 2022) proposed a simpler process to gain a pilot licence and training for the General Aviation community.

Michael MacDonald, Co-Head of the CAA’s General Aviation & RPAS Unit said: “This project is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to simplify, rationalise and re-examine the GA licence regime.

Last updated: 18 October 2022

Aerodromes, heliports and spaceports

Airspace around aerodromes, heliports and spaceports

A Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ) is an area around an airport, airfield, heliport or spaceport where you cannot fly a drone or model aircraft without permission.

Last updated: 08 April 2025

IN-2014/124 (PDF)

NPA 2014-09 Transposition of Amendment 43 to Annex 2 to the Chicago convention on remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) into common rules of the air. 5.2 The CAA had no comments on the following EASA consultations since the last update was published: NPA 2014-06 Regular update of CS-25.

Last updated: 22 February 2024

Interim Head of Civil Aviation Authority’s General Aviation Unit announced

The CAA has appointed Sophie O’Sullivan as the interim Head of its General Aviation Unit

Sophie is currently the Head of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) department having set up this unit in 2018 and will now run the GAU alongside her current role for the duration of the seven-month secondment period.

Last updated: 31 January 2023

Update from the General Aviation Unit on Q3 2023 activities

Our General Aviation (GA) Unit has continued to follow its remit of regulating only when necessary and deliver on top-level principles for better GA regulation.

Michael MacDonald, Co-Head of the CAA’s General Aviation & RPAS Unit said: “The third quarter of the year sees the peak of the GA flying season, and the Unit has been particularly busy with oversight activity, community engagement and progressing several important projects.

Last updated: 21 February 2024

Additional funding for electronic conspicuity devices announced

Rebate scheme extended until September 2021

The Department for Transport (DfT) will be making additional funding available to encourage the UK's General Aviation (GA) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) communities to adopt electronic conspicuity devices, it has been announced.

Last updated: 06 October 2021