Class 2 activity permit for educational flights up to 7 kg

Verified from official sources
8(2)Version 1Effective -Verified 31 August 2026

In plain language

If you are flying a drone weighing 7 kg or less outdoors for educational purposes under Class 2 conditions, you must have a Class 2 activity permit.

Requirement as structured

A person must not operate an unmanned aircraft with a total mass of 7 kg or below outdoors for educational purposes under any Class 2 activity permit condition without a valid Class 2 activity permit.

Original regulatory text

(2) A person must not operate an unmanned aircraft that has a total mass of 7 kg or below, outdoors under any Class 2 activity permit condition and for an education purpose, except under the authority of and in accordance with a Class 2 activity permit for flying the unmanned aircraft type corresponding to that unmanned aircraft.

Applies when

max mtom kg
7