UAS Class and Build Eligibility for Open Category
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In plain language
You can only fly in the Open category if your drone has an official class marking (C0-C6) under EU rules, is privately built, or meets the transitional requirements of Article 20.
Requirement as structured
To operate in the open category, the UAS must belong to one of the classes set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945, be privately built, or meet the conditions defined in Article 20.
Original regulatory text
the UAS belongs to one of the classes set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 or is privately built or meets the conditions defined in Article 20;
Applies when
- operation
- EU UAS operation
- operation category
- Open
- regulatory category
- Open