Return to Home Fail-Safe Demonstration for Single Rotor RPA

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Appendix 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.