What is the difference between a PfCO Course and a GVC drone course?

The PfCO is a legacy permission that is no longer available replaced by the CAA Operational Authorisation.

The CAA will no longer issue the Permission for Commercial Operation (PfCO), they only issue an Operational Authorisation if you have completed a General VLOS Certificate Drone Course to hold the GVC.

If you have completed a GVC drone course you can apply for a PDRA01 Operational Authorisation or operate under someone else's OA.

If you wish to book onto a GVC Drone Course click here.

What happens if I already hold a PfCO / Standard Permissions?

Nobody now has a PfCO, there is only the Operational Authorisation.

If you held a PfCO previously and continued to renew it you would now be operating under an Operational Authorisation. 

Don't forget you can renew your Operational Authorisation up to 28 days before the expiry date, so be sure to put this into your diary and get it renewed early!

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