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Urban air mobility (flying taxis)
In considering how to regulate passenger drones, the CAA can develop a new regulatory
framework from first principles or build iteratively on the existing regulatory regime for
helicopters.
Last updated: 16 October 2019
Special Use Airspace (SUAs).
Last updated: 23 March 2026
SAFER WINTER FLYING
DRONE EDUCATIONAL & SAFETY ARTICLES
04.
Last updated: 06 December 2023
Full details of the SUA activity information service and SUA crossing service
can be found in the UK AIP ENR 1.1.
5.39 SUA activity information and crossing services relate only to SUA activity and
do not imply the provision of an ATS.
Last updated: 21 April 2026
operators under the UK Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and
Education Scheme
v) the granting of exemptions to fly a model aircraft >25 kg MTOM;
vi) the granting of exemptions relating to the dropping of articles;
vii) the granting of exemptions and permissions in specified circumstances in relation to low
flying;
viii) the granting of exemptions in relation to overtaking and landing whilst the runway is occupied;
ix) the granting of exemptions and permissions in relation to speed limitation;
x) the granting of permissions and exemptions for the commercial operation of small rockets;
xi) the granting of exemptions and permissions in relation to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),
small unmanned aircraft (SUA) and special UAS projects;
xii) the granting of appointment of UK National Qualified Entities to undertake pilot competency
assessments of operators of small unmanned aircraft;
xiii) the granting of parachuting permissions;
xiv) the granting of exemptions
Last updated: 17 March 2023
Given the nature of
NPZs, Annex A, which provides guidance on the application of the airspace change
process for NPZs, provides a predetermined proportionate level of scaling within the
CAP1616 framework.
3.8 On receipt of a Statement of Need from the change sponsor, Airspace Regulation will
contact the change sponsor to confirm that the proposal is in scope of this Policy Statement
and that the scaling guidance, as detailed in Appendix A, is suitable to be followed.
4 Flight Plan Buffer Zones
4.1 FBZs are airspace volumes which may be established in association to a Special Use
Airspace (SUA) structure such as a Prohibited Area (PA), Restricted Area (RA), Danger
Area (DA), Temporary Reserved Area (TRA) and Temporary Segregated Area (TSA)5.
4.2 The FBZ defines the lateral, vertical and time limits for the purpose of validating
submitted IFR Flight Plans (FPLs) when the associated area is activated or planned to
be activated.
4.3 As FBZs are defined in the UK AIP alongside
Last updated: 25 April 2023
This cost is to be recovered from NATS (En Route)
plc (NERL) and airports;
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – a cost of £500,000 in 2017/18 to
cover the safety aspects of work mainly involving in the mitigation of mid-
air collisions between drones and manned aircraft, plus improving the
education of drone requirements to industry.
Last updated: 17 March 2017
The Board noted the initial desktop analysis the CAA had undertaken to calibrate the
probability and consequences of risks to aviation and the public from drones.
Last updated: 18 June 2021
CAP2557 | BVLOS Factsheet
Factsheet
Unlocking the true potential for drones –
Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations
Some of the most obvious and beneficial use of drones require them to be
flown beyond the visual line of sight of the person flying them.
Last updated: 16 August 2023
