Test Flight Log Retention

Verified from official sources
CASA Instrument 63/21Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026

In plain language

If you conduct test flights under CASA instrument 63/21 (such as after maintenance or repair), you must keep a log of each flight for at least 3 years.

Requirement as structured

CASA states that operators performing test flights under CASA instrument 63/21 must keep a record of each test flight for 3 years.

Original regulatory text

Test flight log Keep for 3 years. CASA instrument 63/21 prescribes certain RPA which you don’t need to register, mainly for the purpose of flight testing after maintenance or repair. If you perform any operation under the provisions of the instrument, you must keep a record of each test flight. Refer to CASA 63/21 for the required information you must record.

Applies when

operation
Test flights