Exclusion of Paper Aeroplanes

In plain language

Paper aeroplanes are not legally considered unmanned aircraft, so they are not subject to drone regulations.

Requirement as structured

Paper aeroplanes are considered flying objects rather than flying machines and are not classified as unmanned aircraft.

Original regulatory text

For clarification, the CAA considers the following as flying ‘objects’ rather than flying ‘machines’, and so are not considered to be unmanned aircraft: • Paper aeroplane.

Applies when

country

United Kingdom

regulatory category

General