…and confess to two felonies on one of the most popular websites. 
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Both historic
Pre paperless office and pre speed awareness course.
I am rehabilitated 
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And needs a remote ID.
So a 54g whoop I brought yesterday, maybe troublesome to fly on 1st Jan ?
Trying to figure out how a self-build can be flown without trouble next year ?
Or do I read the regs as privately built is out of scope.
(22) ‘privately built UAS’ means a UAS assembled or manufactured for the builder’s own
use, not including UAS assembled from a set of parts placed on the market by the
manufacturer as a single ready-to-assemble kit;
Article 2 - Scope
- Chapter II of this Regulation applies to the following products:
(a) UAS intended to be operated under the rules and conditions applicable to the
‘open’ category of UAS operations […] pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/947,
except privately built UAV
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Same. I just steal laptops now.
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@bmsleight its all a bit of guess work at the moment, but isn’t that how the CAA works!
I presume they will consider self builds in the process of change as clearly they have a large footprint in the business of drones that will trigger their representation in any consultative process… hopefully!
50 meters away with a Class mark maybe
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anyone up for building one with agras motors and esc’s? one for the next big meet?
Want one! Want one now.
Ahh did you pinch yourself ? 
I found this:
What is a Legacy Drone?
A Legacy Drone is an existing drone that does not feature CAA approved certification/class markings (C0, C1, C2, C3 or C4)
At present all drones in the UK are considered Legacy Drone, these are UAV’s that do not feature a CAA recognised Class marking (C0, C1, C2, C3 or C4)
Examples of Legacy Drones are:
DJI Mavic 3
DJI Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom
DJI AVATA/AVATA 2
DJI Mavic Air 1/2/2s/3/3s
DJI Phantom 4
DJI Spark
Parrot ANAFI
Autel EVO/EVO 2
There are Transitional Provisions in place for drones that are between 250g and 500g (A1 Transitional) and drones that are between 500g and 2kg (A2 Transitional).
Legacy Drones can be flown in the A1 or the A2 Subcategory of the Open Category (based on their weight) until 31/12/2025 if you hold an A2 CofC
If you don’t hold an A2 CofC, you are limited to the A3 Subcategory of the Open Category which means you have got to stay 150 m away from residential, industrial, commercial and recreational areas and no person uninvolved with the flight must be present.
This means that the only place you can fly without an A2 CofC is in a large open empty field. You will NOT be able to fly these drones in your local park.
If you want to continue operating Legacy Drones beyond 1st January 2026 in Residential, Commercial, Industrial and Recreational areas you may need an Operational Authorisation from the CAA. You can get an Operational Authorisation by completing a General VLOS Certificate (GVC) Course.
If this is the case then I don’t think I’ll be able to fly any more as it seems GVC course are from £500 upwards. Which means I’ll only be able to fly in the middle of nowhere. Or am I misunderstanding something? If it helps, I have a DJI Mini 2, DJI Air 2s and a DJI FPV.
Thanks for any advice and help.
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@WhiteHawk67 we’ve moved your post to the existing topic where this subject is being discussed at length.
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You are a bit late to the party
That’s what it says on the CAA, the transition period ends 31st December 2025, after that any legacy Drones need a GVC to fly anywhere other than A3, ie, the middle of nowhere with no one uninvolved around, or am I still confused dot com?
My drones are all legacy, no c0, c1 etc marks, they were all purchased 2020 / 2021
That’s been the case since at least April 2022, even before this current transition period started.
Every drone is a legacy drone in the UK at the moment 
I get that, i really do, but what about 1st January 2026? Am I right in saying that according to the CAA, non class drones, ie legacy Drones can only be flown if you have passed the GVC course in local parks?
Yes, but…
I’d question that list. For one thing, the Avata 2, Air 3s and Mavic 3 are all C1 drones, so won’t (assuming the CAA hits the Jan 1st deadline for adopting the class marks it could’ve just retained five years ago) be legacy.
Have you still got your Air 2s? If so, this might brighten your day…
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Thank you so much for that. Yes, I still have the air 2s, I will definitely follow up on that label 
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You’ll still be able to fly sub 250g legacy drones in A1 after 31st Dec.
Cap 722, Section 2.2.1.3
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I wouldn’t mind seeing the actual article but thats saying because there isn’t any CAA approved marking, all current drones are classed as legacy. Even the ones marked with winged circle.
It’s very, very old.
@WhiteHawk67 copied it from here:
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