Height below 120 metres for activity within an aeromodelling association

Verified from official sources
Arrêté du 3 décembre 2020, article 5Version 1Effective -Verified 30 August 2026

In plain language

Flying within an aeromodelling association, you must stay below 120 metres above the surface. At an established activity location the published height applies instead, and 150 metres is only possible if all three conditions of Article 5, 4° are met.

Requirement as structured

Where an activity is conducted within an aeromodelling association, the aircraft must be operated at a height below 120 metres above the surface. This limit does not apply within an activity for which an activity location has been established, where the height published in the aeronautical information for that location applies instead (Article 5, 4° and 5°); it may be raised to 150 metres only where all three conditions of Article 5, 4° are met.

Original regulatory text

Lorsqu'une activité est pratiquée au sein d'une association d'aéromodélisme, l'aéronef évolue à une hauteur inférieure à 120 mètres au-dessus de la surface.

Applies when

country
France
operation
open_category_or_aeromodelling_association
regulatory category
Open