Technical Capabilities for Non-Certified Specific Category UAS
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In plain language
If your drone is not certified but you are flying in the specific category, it must have the technical features required by your operational authorization or LUC.
Requirement as structured
Unless certified, a UAS used in the 'specific' category must feature the technical capabilities set out in its operational authorisation or defined by the Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC).
Original regulatory text
Unless it needs to be certified in accordance with paragraph 1, a UAS used in the ‘specific’ category shall feature the technical capabilities set out in the operational authorisation issued by the competent authority or as defined by the Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) pursuant to Part C of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947.
Applies when
- operation
- specific
- regulatory category
- General