UA basic training requirement for recreational or educational flights (1.5 kg to 7 kg)

In plain language

If you fly a drone weighing between 1.5 kg and 7 kg for fun or school, you must meet the minimum age requirement and hold either a UA basic training certificate or a valid UA pilot licence.

Requirement as structured

A person must not pilot an unmanned aircraft with a total mass exceeding 1.5 kg but not exceeding 7 kg for a recreational or educational purpose unless they have attained the minimum age and hold a UA basic training certificate or a valid UA pilot licence.

Original regulatory text

Subject to paragraph (2), a person must not act as a UA pilot of an unmanned aircraft that has a total mass exceeding 1.5 kg but not exceeding 7 kg for a recreation purpose or an education purpose unless the person — (a) has attained the requisite minimum age; and (b) holds a UA basic training certificate, or holds a UA pilot licence that is in force.

Applies when

max mtom kg

7

min mtom kg

1.5