Restriction on Modifying Class-Labeled UAS

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

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