GM2 Article 16 UAS operations in the framework of model aircraft clubs and associations

OPTIONS TO OPERATE A MODEL AIRCRAFT Model flyers have the following options to conduct their operations:

(a)They may operate as members of a model club or association that has received from the competent authority an authorisation, as defined in Article 16 of the UAS Regulation. In this case, they should comply with the procedures of the model club or association in accordance with the authorisation. The authorisation should define all the deviations from the aforementioned Regulation granted to the model club or association’s members. Members must register themselves in accordance with Article 14 of the UAS Regulation, except when the model aircraft clubs and associations have obtained from the Member State the right to register their members in the registration system.

(b)In accordance with Article 15(2) of the UAS Regulation, Member States may define zones where UAS are exempted from certain technical requirements, and/or where the operational limitations are extended, including mass or height limitations. They may also define different height limitations for those zones.

(c)The UAS may be operated in Subcategory A3, in which the following categories of UAS are allowed to fly according to the limitations and conditions defined in UAS.OPEN.040:

(1)UAS with a class C0, C1, C2, C3, C4 CE mark;

(2)UAS that meet the requirements defined in Article 20(b) of the UAS Regulation; and

(3)privately built UAS with MTOMs of less than 25 kg.