Return to Home Fail-Safe Demonstration for Single Rotor RPA
Verified from official sourcesAppendix 4, Unit 33 RH5, Item 1Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026
In plain language
If your single-rotor drone has a 'return to home' fail-safe feature, you must demonstrate during your practical test that it can successfully return to the designated spot along the planned path.
Requirement as structured
An applicant operating a single rotor RPA must demonstrate the 'return to home' fail-safe function, if fitted, ensuring the RPA returns to the nominated location via the nominated path.
Original regulatory text
Demonstrate the “return to home” fail-safe function if such a function is fitted to the RPA. The RPA must return home to the nominated location via the nominated path.