Applicability of Civil Aviation Regulations to Class 2 Unmanned Aircraft

In plain language

If you operate a Class 2 drone (which is operated beyond visual line of sight and falls outside EU regulations), you must comply with all the standard rules and regulations that apply to manned civil aircraft in Austria.

Requirement as structured

All provisions of the Aviation Act (LFG) and of regulations issued under it that apply to civil aircraft and their operation are to be applied to Class 2 unmanned aircraft (non-military unmanned aircraft not subject to EU law and operated beyond visual line of sight).

Original regulatory text

Für unbemannte Luftfahrzeuge der Klasse 2 sind sämtliche für Zivilluftfahrzeuge und deren Betrieb geltende Bestimmungen dieses Bundesgesetzes oder von auf Grund dieses Bundesgesetzes erlassenen Verordnungen anzuwenden.

Applies when

operation

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