Reduced horizontal distance with active low speed mode

In plain language

You can fly as close as 5 metres horizontally to uninvolved people if you turn on your drone's low-speed mode and have assessed that the weather, drone performance, and ground area segregation make it safe to do so.

Requirement as structured

The remote pilot may reduce the horizontal safety distance down to a minimum of 5 metres from an uninvolved person when operating a class UK2 aircraft with an active low speed mode function and after evaluating weather, aircraft performance, and area segregation.

Original regulatory text

the remote pilot may reduce the horizontal safety distance down to a minimum of 5 metres from an uninvolved person when operating an unmanned aircraft with an active low speed mode function and after evaluation of the situation regarding: weather conditions, performance of the unmanned aircraft, segregation of the overflown area.

Applies when

country

United Kingdom

operation

EU UAS operation

subcategory

A2

class marking

UK2

regulatory category

Open