unmanned free balloon

EASA defines “unmanned free balloon” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

‘unmanned free balloon’ means a non-power-driven, unmanned, lighter-than-air aircraft in free flight;

Article 2 · Standardised European Rules of the Air (SERA) · Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 · Easy Access Rules, 26 Aug 2025 revision · Read Article 2

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