Maintaining Control of the Unmanned Aircraft

In plain language

You must always be in control of your drone, unless you lose connection (lost link) or are flying a free-flight model.

Requirement as structured

The remote pilot must maintain control of the unmanned aircraft during flight.

Original regulatory text

have the ability to maintain control of the unmanned aircraft, except in the case of a lost link or when operating a free-flight unmanned aircraft;

Applies when

country

United Kingdom

operation

EU UAS operation

regulatory category

Open