1.1 | EASA and the aviation system
1.2 | AMC & GM
1.3 | The European rules
1.4 | Open category
1.5 | Registration of operators
1.6 | Responsibilities of operators
1.7 | Responsibilities of the pilot
1.8 | Aviation incident reporting
The Open Category within EASA legislation is divided into three sub-categories: A1, A2 and A3. The division is based on basic flight limitations, pilot requirements and technical requirements of the unmanned aircraft. The general rules applicable within the Open category are shown in Figure 2.
1.4.1 Subcategory A1
Operations in subcategory A1 must meet all the conditions below:
Flights in this category must be performed with an unmanned aircraft that