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Action 93: Mike Alcock (DfT) to discuss with MR/RH establishing expert groups on GA skills and
technology/drones: DfT have discussed with the drones and skills teams and stated their preference for
bespoke meetings as and when they are required rather than establish a standing group.
Last updated: 21 October 2021
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10 Unmanned Aircraft may be referred to as drones, remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAV), model aircraft or radio-controlled aircraft.
Last updated: 30 November 2020
Aircraft in controlled airspace fly
under the positive monitoring and direction of air traffic control to maintain safe
distances between them.4 Uncontrolled airspace typically incorporates areas
where aircraft are not required to be identified and managed by air traffic
services, although pilots may request a service from notified air traffic service
providers to support their safe flying.
1.4 Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK’s skies were accommodating increasing
numbers of commercial flights, military activities and an active General Aviation
sector, as well as new types of user such as unmanned aircraft systems.5
4 In Class E airspace, only flights under Instrument Flight Rules are controlled.
5 Unmanned Aircraft may also be referred to as Drones, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS),
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Model Aircraft, Radio Controlled Aircraft.
Last updated: 16 July 2020
Criterion
OA Operational Authorisation
OAT Outside Air Temperature
OSO Operational Safety Objective
PBO Performance-based Oversight
QMS Quality Management System
RAE(F) Recognised Assessment Entity for Flightworthiness
RPAS Remotely Piloted Aircraft System
SAIL Specific Assurance and Integrity Level
SORA Specific Operations Risk Assessment
TMPR Tactical Mitigation Performance Requirements
TPM Technical Procedures Manual
UAS Unmanned Aircraft System
UK United Kingdom
Compliance basis List of all UK SORA requirements which the OA Applicant must
comply with to obtain an OA for their intended operation.
Last updated: 06 March 2025
However, detailed noise data is not readily available for Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (UAS or ‘drones’) or advanced air mobility (AAM or ‘air taxis’).
Last updated: 26 March 2025
£1,000
(up to a
maximum of
£100,000)
3.11 Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – operational authorisations (Until 30 June 2020
or until the date the new EASA UAS regulations apply)
Subject to the notes to Table 7, on making an initial or renewal application for a
permission under Article 94/95 or an exemption under Article 266 of the Order to conduct
operations involving unmanned aircraft systems and SUA, a special UAS project or for
the issue of a duplicate permission/exemption, the applicant shall pay to the CAA the
relevant charge or charges specified in Table 7:
Table 7:
Application Type
Initial
Charge
Renewal
Charge10&11
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
UAS (20kg mass or less without fuel) - ‘Standard’ permission3 £253 £190
UAS (20 kg mass or less without fuel) - ‘Non Standard’4 permission
or exemption
£1,7715 £190
UAS >20kg to 150 kg (mass without fuel) – permission or exemption £1,7715 £506
UAS > 150 kg (mass without fuel) – permission or exemption
Last updated: 01 January 2021
It was deliberately designed to abut the D201 complex in order to
provide contiguous segregated airspace for civil or military UAS platforms operating
out of WWA into the D201 and/or D202 complexes.
1.7 Currently, UAS operations out of WWA routinely require activation of EG D201,
D201E and EG D202 airspace blocks.
Last updated: 23 November 2021
https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-publications/publications/publications/
https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-Work/Publications/Publications/
https://www.caa.co.uk/Consumers/Unmanned-aircraft/Our-role/Updates-about-drones/
https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/CAA-SkyWise/
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Last updated: 26 February 2026
Table 11
Nature of permission,
approval or exemption
Nature of goods
carried
Application
charge
Annual continuation
charge on 1 April
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Non-expiring permission or
approval
Dangerous goods in
normal
circumstances
£2,589 £2,589
Permission, approval or
exemption
Dangerous goods
in other than
normal
circumstances
£223 per hour of CAA
investigation
(minimum 1 hour)
£223
Exemption
Dangerous goods
in other than
normal conditions
£651 £651
Non-expiring permission or
approval
Munitions of war £897 £897
Addition of RPAS authorization to
existing permission or approval
Dangerous goods in
other than normal
circumstances
£897 N/A
Expiring permission or approval
for PAOC only
Munitions of war £90 N/A
UK Civil Aviation Authority
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