did find the answers to my questions in a bit more of a simpler form that unconfused me ( I think ) haha
Needed to wait for my coffee to kick in —
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.