The CAA have today published CAP722F, the annex to CAP722 specific to model flying. Please see https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?appid=11&mode=detail&id=10792 for further details. CAP722F describes the how the current regulatory framework applies to the operation of model aircraft, sets out CAA policy for model aircraft operations, describes the boundaries between operations which require an authorisation and those that do … Read More
Regulatory Matters
CAA Publish CAP 722F- Model Aircraft Operations Policy and Guidance
BMFA issued with an updated Article 16 Authorisation (21/12/2021)
We are pleased to confirm that the BMFA has now been issued with a revised Article 16 Authorisation for the benefit of its members in 2022, which is effective immediately (from 21 December 2021). The only changes to our Authorisation have been made to reflect the recent changes to the operator registration requirements for control … Read More
Attention Control Line Flyers! – Changes to CAA Operator Registration Requirements
Members may recall that when the requirement for CAA Operator Registration was first introduced in November 2019, that control line flyers were exempted from the requirement to register. When the EU regulations came into effect on the 31st December 2020, the situation changed because the EU regulations only exempted those operating control line aircraft weighing … Read More
New regulations for BMFA Members flying drones and model aircraft after 31st December
The UK adopted the EU regulations for unmanned aircraft (which included model flying) in 2019 and these will come into effect on December 31st, 2020. This is the same day that we exit from the EU, but regulations in place at the point of departure will be transferred directly into UK law. Some requirements of … Read More