Class A Licence Proficiency Check

In plain language

To keep your Class A drone pilot licence active, you must pass a practical proficiency check at least once every 4 years.

Requirement as structured

A UA pilot licence holder must pass a proficiency check for each Class A category specified on the licence at least once every 4 years from the date on which the category was specified; otherwise the licence expires for that category at the end of 4 years after the later of the date the category was specified or the date the pilot last passed a proficiency check for that category.

Original regulatory text

(3) A holder of a UA pilot licence must pass a proficiency check in respect of each Class A category (as indicated in the Third Schedule) specified on the UA pilot licence at least once every 4 years from the date on which the category was specified on the UA pilot licence, failing which the UA pilot licence expires in respect of the category at the end of 4 years after the later of — (a) the date on which that category was specified on the UA pilot licence; or (b) the date on which the UA pilot last passed a proficiency check in respect of that category.