Pilot Action When Uninvolved Persons Enter the Operational Range

Verified from official sources
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.040(1)AMC1 UAS.OPEN.040(1)Version 1Effective -Verified 24 August 2026

In plain language

If an uninvolved person enters your operational range, you should adjust your flight to keep them safe, and stop the flight entirely if safety cannot be guaranteed.

Requirement as structured

EASA accepts that if an uninvolved person enters the range of the UAS operation, the remote pilot adjusts the operation to ensure safety and discontinues it if safety is not ensured, as a means of complying with UAS.OPEN.040(1).

Original regulatory text

If an uninvolved person enters the range of the UAS operation, the remote pilot should, where necessary, adjust the operation to ensure the safety of the uninvolved person and discontinue the operation if the safety of the UAS operation is not ensured.

Applies when

country
European Union / EASA
operation
EU UAS operation
subcategory
A3
regulatory category
Open