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What is a Legacy Drone?

A Legacy Drone is an existing drone that does not feature CAA approved certification/class markings (EU 'C' Markings or 'UK')

At present all drones in the UK are considered Legacy Drone, these are UAV's that do not feature a CAA recognised Class marking such as the European C0, C1, C2, C3, C4 or UK0, UK1, UK2, UK3 or UK4

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 Provisions in place for Legacy drones that are between 250g and 2Kg for example Legacy Drones can be flown in the A2 Subcategory of the Open Category until 31/12/2027 if you hold a valid A2 Certificate of Competency (A2 CofC)

If you don't hold an A2 CofC, you are limited to the Open Far From People (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.