Following the release of the Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) and Guidance Material (GM) for UK Reg (EU) 2019/947 regarding the rules and procedures for the operation of unmanned aircraft, ORS 9, Decision 16, it has been decided that all A2 CofC Practical Flight Declarations must now be supported with evidence that the practical flights have been completed.

As a result, we have updated the Practical Flight Declaration form to version 4.0. 

Version 4.0 will now ask for the candidate to record the specific flights that have taken place, in a dedicated Remote Pilot Logbook, in order to achieve the required standards and currency requirements of 2 hours in the last 3 calendar months. These flights must also be supported with evidence of the flights taking place.

When submitting the completed declaration, you will be asked to upload this evidence on the final section, along with the signed and completed Flight Declaration Form.

Accepted forms of evidence are screenshots of Flight Logs, or a third party software logging system.

If you require any further informaiton or assistance, please contact the heliguy™ Training Team.

Following the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) consultation on whether to extend the legacy and transitional provisions for drones operating in the open category, and after a formal decision from the Department for Transport (DfT), it has been decided that the transition and legacy provisions will now be extended to 1 January 2026.

This will undoubtedly come as welcome news to those UAS Operators in the Open Category, it means that UA such as the DJI Mavic series, Mavic Air 2 and Phantom series can continue to be flown in the A2 Subcategory of the Open Category with an A2 CofC qualification beyond 31st December 2022. 

Read our Blog for more information here.

The UAS community has spoken and the results are as exciting as they are insightful.

An overwhelming 97.98% of those that provided a response to the CAA consultation on extending the provisions of the legacy category UAS in the Open Category, were in favour of such.

As a result, the CAA has submitted its recommendations to the Department for Transport. Read more about it our blog, or read CAP 2367, the consultation response for yourself.