DJI Neo and Goggles N3 with glasses

[milkmanchris]

@paulburgh

with the new rules in 2026, i would not need the a2 cofc to fly the avata 2? or am i wrong

Well it depends when you buy it and if its class marked, but in nushell

@LE60LAD

The Authority proposes to:

• Allow most UAS users to continue operating their existing UAS in the same operational subcategories as today, in most cases. The CAA says that this approach will deliver further simplification of requirements, whilst ensuring UAS users are not exposed to additional costs or inconvenience.
• Allow the use of legacy drones in the A2 subcategory indefinitely - where the drone weighs less than 2kg, is operated at a minimum horizontal distance of 50m from people, and the remote pilot has an A2 CofC.
• Change the rules so that legacy drones weighing between 250g and 499g will no longer be allowed to fly in the A1 subcategory with an A2 CofC. But they can fly in the A2 subcategory - with a minimum horizontal distance of 50m from uninvolved people, and an A2 CofC required - or in the A3 subcategory.
• Allow EU class-marked UAS to operate in the Open Category, in the same subcategories as their UK equivalents, prior to January 1, 2028. This aims to support UAS users to conduct operations in the Open Category before UK class-marked UAS become widely available. The UK CAA says that, in practice, this would enable C1 UAS weighing up to 900g to operate in the Over People (A1) sub-category, and for C2 UAS weighing up to 4kg to operate in the Near People (A2) sub-category.

And don’t forget the important thing, that most new to Neo/Avata flying seem to ignore (or the ones I have seen out flying), you MUST have a spotter with you at all times.