EU Open Category Sticker

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The EU open category in one table, from Regulation (EU) 2019/947 and EASA’s guidance. A1 is for C0 and C1 drones and for your own build under 250 g that stays under 19 m/s (68 km/h). A2 is for C2 drones only, at least 30 m from people (5 m in low-speed mode). A3 takes any class and your own build under 25 kg, with nobody around and 150 m from residential, commercial, industrial and recreational areas. The red lines are the ones a home-built FPV quad falls under: most sub-250 g freestyle builds are faster than 19 m/s, so they fly A3.

For every flight: stay within 120 m of the ground, never fly over crowds, and with goggles on have an observer next to you watching the drone. If your drone weighs 250 g or more or carries a camera, register as an operator and put your operator ID on the drone.

A summary, not legal advice. Left off for space: drones bought before 2024 without a class label (A1 under 250 g, A3 under 25 kg), the remote ID that C1, C2 and C3 drones must fly with, the minimum age of 16 (some countries allow 12), and the practical self-training of the A2 certificate. Your country can add rules and no-fly zones, so check them before you fly.

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