BVLOS Remote Pilot Licence Requirement

In plain language

Individual remote pilots must hold a Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) and fly under a certified RPA operator to get approval for BVLOS flights.

Requirement as structured

Only a Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) holder who is a certified RPA operator or a member of their personnel may be granted an approval to operate an unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight.

Original regulatory text

Only a RePL holder: (a) who is a certified RPA operator holding an approval for paragraph (2) (a); or (b) who is a member of the personnel of a certified RPA operator holding an approval for paragraph (2) (b); may be granted an approval under paragraph 101.029 (2) (b) of CASR for subregulation 101.073 (2) to operate an unmanned aircraft beyond the RePL holder’s visual line of sight.

Applies when

operation

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