Territorial restriction for lowered minimum age pilots
Verified from official sourcesArticle 9Article 9Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
If you are flying at an age younger than 16 because a specific country lowered its age limit, you can only fly in that country. You cannot use that lower age limit to fly in other EU countries.
Requirement as structured
Where a Member State lowers the minimum age for remote pilots, those remote pilots shall only be allowed to operate a UAS on the territory of that Member State.
Original regulatory text
Where a Member State lowers the minimum age for remote pilots, those remote pilots shall only be allowed to operate a UAS on the territory of that Member State.
Applies when
- regulatory category
- General