Restriction on Modifying Class-Labeled UAS

Verified from official sources
AMC1 UAS.OPEN.020(5)(c)AMC1 UAS.OPEN.020(5)(c)Version 2Effective -Verified 24 August 2026

In plain language

Do not modify your C0, C1, C2, or C3 drone in any way that violates its product standards unless the manufacturer's manual explicitly allows and describes that modification.

Requirement as structured

EASA accepts, as a means of complying with UAS.OPEN.020(5)(c), that UAS operators do not make any modification to a UAS in class C0, C1, C2, C3 or C4 that breaches compliance with the product requirements, unless the modification is foreseen by the manufacturer and documented in the manufacturer's instructions.

Original regulatory text

UAS operators should, therefore, not make any modifications to a UAS in class C0, C1, C2, C3 or C4 that breach compliance with the product requirements, unless the modification is foreseen by the manufacturer and documented in the manufacturer’s instructions.

Applies when

country
European Union / EASA
operation
EU UAS operation
class marking
C0, C1, C2, C3
regulatory category
Open