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CAP1192 (PDF)

http://www.caa.co.uk/General-aviation/About-the-GA-unit/Operational-rules-for-Balloons http://www.caa.co.uk/General-aviation/About-the-GA-unit/Operational-rules-for-Balloons https://www.caa.co.uk/General-aviation/Safety-information/Sailplanes/ August 2019 Page 4 Airspace Electronic Conspicuity (EC): The CAA sees electronic Conspicuity (EC) as a key enabler for many of the future airspace and operational changes needed to deliver airspace modernisation in the UK, integrate new users such as commercial drones, and enable increased airspace sharing among all users while providing significant safety enhancements.

Last updated: 22 February 2024

Operational volume, ground risk buffer and adjacent area

What to include in your application

There's more information on calculating your ground risk buffer in JARUS guidelines on SORA, Annex A, Guidelines on collecting and presenting system and operation information for a specific UAS operation (opens in a new tab).

Last updated: 11 July 2025

Mid air collision

Our Safety Plan

In 2017 the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) assessed 272 Airprox, of which 159 were aircraft-to-aircraft encounters and 113 involved incidents with small unmanned air systems (SUAS) comprising 93 drones, 1 model aircraft, 6 balloons, and 13 unknown objects.

Last updated: 12 July 2024

StratReview (PDF)

The technological advances that are making UAV operations feasible may help to provide the spur to develop such technology further and developments based on existing technologies are beginning to emerge. 8.24 Systems such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transmit the position of the aircraft and velocity vector to other aircraft in the vicinity and any ground-based receiver.

Last updated: 22 February 2024

Our service standards

General and specific service standards you can expect from us, and our performance against these

Services Personnel Licences 99.8% 1298 96.88% 1184 Examiner & Instructor Personnel Licences 99.3% 417 99.44% 358 Airworthiness Review Certificates 91.3% 23 100% 22 Permits to Fly 100% 46 93.62% 47 Certificates of Airworthiness 100% 28 100% 32 Changes of registered ownership and other register amendments 85.8% 662 91.23% 741 Completed new aircraft registrations and overseas deregistrations 92.4% 290 98.56% 139 Engineer Licences with technical assessment required 40.8%​ 169​ 41.59%​ 214​ Engineer Licences without technical assessment 89.1%​ 684​ 95.27%​ 740 Mortgage entries, discharges and priority notices 99.25% 134 100% 149 Airworthiness Approval Certificates 97.4% 741 97.27% 749   Customer satisfaction Customer Experience (Website Customer Satisfaction) Q1 2025/26 Q2 2025/26 Commercial Aviation 3.05/5 3.03/5 General Aviation 3.29/5 3.28/5 Passenger 3.28/5 3.15/5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS

Last updated: 10 November 2025

Apply for CAA approval relating to dangerous goods training

How to apply for dangerous goods training schemes

  Nature of permission, approval or exemption Nature of goods carried Application charge (hours) Annual continuation charge on 1 April (hours) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Non-expiring permission or approval Dangerous goods in normal circumstances £2,809 (11.6) £2,809 (11.6) Permission, approval or exemption Dangerous goods in other than normal circumstances £242 per hour of CAAinvestigation (minimum 1 hour) £242 (1.0) Exemption Dangerous goods in other than normal conditions £706 (2.9) £706 (2.9) Non-expiring permission or approval Munitions of war £973 (4.0) £973 (4.0) Addition of RPAS authorization to existing permission or approval Dangerous goods in other than normal circumstances £973 (4.0) N/A Expiring permission or approval for PAOC only Munitions of war £98 (0.4) N/A Company training programme type Application and renewal charge/ (hours) Column 1 Column 2 Training shippers and cargo agents only £2,308 (9.5) Training of acceptance staff only £2,308 (9.5

Last updated: 11 July 2025

Joint Statement from CAA/DfT on the Development of a National Standard for Electronic Conspicuity

This work was conducted in three phases by Egis, an independent aviation consultancy firm: Phase 1 recommended an approach utilising existing global standards (operating on 1090 MHz for piloted aircraft and 978 Mhz for unpiloted aircraft (UAS) respectively), focussing on voluntary uptake where possible, and mandatory carriage only where necessary.

Last updated: 04 July 2025

CAP3128 (PDF)

This is in the context of the rapid pace of change in the sector, including the CAA’s recent appointment as Market Surveillance Authority for drones; the launch of the CAA Consumer Panel | Challenging, Influencing, Independent Chair’s Foreword July 2025 Page 6 OFFICIAL - Public.

Last updated: 02 July 2025

Sir Stephen Hillier's message to aerospace sector on ahead of Farnborough International Airshow

As the Farnborough International Airshow kicks off, with more than 80,000 in attendance, our Chair Sir Stephen Hillier, shares his views on the revolution happening in aerospace and how the regulator is rising to the challenge.  

“We know new parts of the aerospace sector are developing rapidly – from space flight, to drones and advanced air mobility. 

Last updated: 07 May 2025

CAP3106A Airspace modernisation: UK Airspace Design Service Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF)

This is likely to be particularly relevant to other organisations such as windfarms, or new drone or spaceport operators, some of whom may be going through the process for the first time and therefore lack the required experience and expertise to sponsor ACPs.

Last updated: 30 May 2025