CAA announces extending legacy and transitional provisions and class markings to January 2026

If you’ve been worrying about yout A2 CofC coming to an end, and wondering what happened to the CAA’s consultation, and subsequent recommendation to the DfT to extend the transitional arrangements ‘indefinitely‘, you will be interested in this update. The CAA just released the following statement.

Extending legacy and transitional provisions and class markings update

Following the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) consultation on whether to extend the legacy and transitional provisions for drones operating in the open category, and after a formal decision from the Department for Transport (DfT), it has been decided that the transition and legacy provisions will now be extended to 1 January 2026. This time will allow for the CAA and DfT to conduct a review of regulations for unmanned aircraft, including the open category to ensure it is properly regulated in a way that is fit for purpose for the UK prior to 2026.

The CAA website and guidance material will be updated to reflect the changes later this month and more information is available in our requirements for flying in the open category publication.

FPV UK A2 CofC cards, with the extended date shown on the reverse, are now available from the FPV UK Store. Just log in to your FPV UK account and press ‘Store’ at the top.