Definition of manual flight

In plain language

Your flight is considered manual (contrôle manuel) if you are directly controlling the drone's flight path in real-time.

Requirement as structured

An unmanned aircraft operates under manual control when its trajectory results at all times from real-time commands transmitted by a remote pilot.

Original regulatory text

-un aéronef sans équipage à bord évolue sous contrôle “ manuel ” lorsque sa trajectoire résulte à tout instant de commandes d'un télépilote transmises en temps réel ;

Applies when

country

France

regulatory category

Specific