Pre-application Check of Open Category Applicability

In plain language

Always check if you can perform your flight under the simpler Open Category rules before looking into the Specific Category.

Requirement as structured

CAA guidance advises operators to always check whether their operations are allowed in one of the Open categories before they consider the Specific Category.

Original regulatory text

Always check whether your operations are allowed in one of the Open categories before you consider the Specific Category.

Applies when

country

United Kingdom

regulatory category

Specific