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Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)
The use of drones and model aircraft continues to grow as new technologies and
capabilities are introduced.
Last updated: 19 September 2024
Casework Approval and Certification:
• 3 Airworthiness (AW)
• 367 AW aircraft certification
• 34 AW contracts Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft
(SAFA) military approvals
• 1 AW EASA
• 202 AW fixed wing Continuing Airworthiness
Management Organisations(CAMO)
• 752 AW fixed wing maintenance
• 259 AW propulsion and production
• 159 AW rotorcraft
• 2 General Aviation (GA) combined airworthiness
organisation
• 1 GA design and production organisation
• 7655 Flight crew licences issued
• 2436 Radio Telephony licences issued
• 753 initial Engineering licences issued
• 1462 initial Air Traffic Control (ATCO) licences issued
• 2789 Pre-defined Risk Assessments (PDRA) 1 issued
• 868 Initial PDRA1 issued
• 1 PDRA 2 initial issued
• 51 Case 1 (requirements) initials issued
• 98 Case 1 renewals
• 4 Case 2 (design and build assurance) initials
• 9 Case 2 renewals
• 36 Recognised Assessment Entities (REAs) issued
• 264 Permits to Fly issued
• Standard UAV
Last updated: 12 December 2022
Example: Delivery drone crash – If a drone delivering your
package crashes, you should know who to hold accountable
(accountability).
Last updated: 21 February 2024
Across the whole economy, there could be 650,000 jobs
that will be positively affected by the benefits that drones can bring.
Last updated: 12 September 2024
Innovation activity delivers benefits far beyond emerging sectors such as drones and AAM.
Last updated: 16 March 2026
Market Surveillance Authority (MSA) for RPAS – The Board was advised that a
proposal would be presented in September on the possibility of the CAA becoming
the MSA for RPAS.
Last updated: 16 December 2022
iii) Update on RPAS/Drones
EASA gave a summary of all recent work on RPAS/Drones.
Last updated: 20 January 2017
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Post Display Season 22 Symposium
Admin Intro – Evan Davies
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Post Display Season 22 Symposium
Michael Macdonald
CAA GA & RPAS Unit – Co-Head
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Post Display Season 22 Symposium
Paul Sall - CAA GA & RPAS Unit
Wg Cdr B Smy - MAA Op Assurance
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Aim
• Facilitate the identification of lessons from
the preceding Display Season, share best
practice and review issues and trends
arising
Last updated: 23 March 2023
Notwithstanding the development of ICAO SARPs for RPAS that will drive the need for
RPAS C2 regulatory activities for certified RPAS operations, the CAA also recognises the
need to progress a work programme in this area as it enables airspace modernisation to
support BVLOS RPAS and in the longer term, AAM and HAPS operations.
Last updated: 11 August 2025
OFFICIAL - Public
Chapter 1
Introduction
Background and Context
1.1 There is strong industry demand for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)
operation of Specific category UAS and certified category Remote Piloted Aerial
Systems (RPAS) within the UK.
Last updated: 28 September 2025
