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. 

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