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UAS.STS-02.010 General provisions

Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 — UAS OPERATIONS IN THE ‘OPEN’ AND ‘SPECIFIC’ CATEGORIES · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

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UAS.STS-02.010 General provisions

(1)During flight, the unmanned aircraft shall be maintained within 120 m from the closest point of the surface of the earth. The measurement of distances shall be adapted according to the geographical characteristics of the terrain, such as plains, hills, mountains.

(2)When flying an unmanned aircraft within a horizontal distance of 50 m from an artificial obstacle taller than 105 m, the maximum height of the UAS operation may be increased up to 15 m above the height of the obstacle at the request of the entity responsible for the obstacle.

(3)The maximum height of the operational volume shall not exceed 30 m above the maximum height allowed in points (1) and (2).

(4)During flight, the unmanned aircraft shall not carry dangerous goods.

IR — Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Regulation (EU) 2020/639 · UAS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 29 Jun 2026

All rules in APPENDICES

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 29 Jun 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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