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▪ to introduce sustainability as an overarching principle to be applied
through all modernisation activities, taking account of the latest
government policy and environmental guidance, including better managing
noise and helping achieve government commitments to net zero
emissions
▪ to meet the UK’s international obligations, aligning delivery of the AMS
with the ICAO3 Global Air Navigation Plan (GANP) and ensuring
interoperability of the UK network with neighbouring air traffic
management areas, including providing a clear strategic path for
rulemaking activities, now that the UK has left the EU and the European
Aviation Safety Agency
all without undermining the initiatives from the 2018 AMS, delivery of which will
continue, and which are subsumed into the refreshed AMS.
1 https://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Airspace/Airspace-change/Legislative-framework-to-airspace-
change/
2 Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS
Last updated: 10 January 2022
Acronyms
Acronyms
AGL Above Ground Level
ANO Air Navigation Order
ARC Airworthiness Review Certificate
BCAR British Civil Airworthiness Requirement
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CAP Civil Aviation Publication
CofA Certificate of Airworthiness
CofG Centre of Gravity
CRM Crew Resource Management
DOA Design Organisation Approval
eVTOL Electric Vertical Take off & Landing
EASA European Aviation Safety Agency
FAA Federal Aviation Administration of the USA
MTOM Maximum Take-off Mass
PPL Private Pilot Licence
PtoF Permit to Fly
RAeS Royal Aeronautical Society
RPAS Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
SI International System of Units
SSDR Single Seat De-regulated Microlight
STC Supplemental Type Certificate
TC Type Certificate
VTOL Vertical Take off & Landing
CAP 1220 Definitions
November 2024 Page 5
OFFICIAL - CAA Use Only
OFFICIAL - Public.
Last updated: 25 November 2024
The SCXAs are already approved for Beyond Visual Line of Sight
(BVLOS) UAS activity operating from RN ships, and this application looks to link
this with a land element to enhance wider training opportunities to ships which do
not have their own UAS, and provide a facility to train UAS operators.
Last updated: 02 May 2019
The drones are also monitored by a
remote pilot or ‘flight monitor’.
Last updated: 21 July 2026
All Commands operate RPAS/UAS, ranging from
large (Watchkeeper/Protector) to small (Puma)
Last updated: 11 May 2022
Updated information can be found within the latest updates section of the CAA website’s
UAS webpages.
Last updated: 07 December 2022
Such a report may be made to the CAA UAS Unit here.
Last updated: 07 December 2022
A Fuel Cell Internal to a blended-wing UAS
The design of the UAS architecture is that the fuel cell stack is mounted internal to the
blended wing aircraft and is air cooled.
Last updated: 20 July 2026
We are looking for organisations that want to work towards
operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of
Sight (BVLOS) in unsegregated airspace
CAP 1827 | August 2019 Page 1
UAS technology is rapidly advancing and the range of use cases for UAS is growing, from drone
deliveries, through Search & Rescue operations, to inspection of assets and infrastructures.
Last updated: 01 August 2019
The scope includes:
The operation of Specific category beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) UAS
safely in volumes of SUA with a focus on operations at scale
Last updated: 28 May 2026
