Modern-Aviation

Registration requirements for drones and model aircraft
Under new regulations, drones and model aircraft are split into five classes. The class marks are currently being introduced, so your drone or model aircraft may not have been given a class when it was made.

The IDs you need depend on the weight or class of your drone or model aircraft:

you must follow the class requirements if your drone or model aircraft has a class mark
only follow the weight requirements if your drone or model aircraft does not have a class mark, or was privately built

Weight requirements

Flying Weight                                                                            ID needed
                                                                                                               Flyer ID                Operator ID
below 250g - toy                                                                                          No                         No
below 250g - not a toy - no camera                                                             No                         No
below 250g - not a toy - with camera                                                           No                        Yes
250g and above                                                                                          Yes                        Yes

Class mark requirements

Class                                                                                            ID needed
                                                                                                                  Flyer ID            Operator ID
C0 - toy
                                   Class 0 mark                                                               No                        No

C0 - not a toy - no camera
                                   Class 0 mark                                                              No                         No

C0 - not a toy - with camera
                                  Class 0 mark                                                                No                         Yes

C1
                              Class 1 mark                                                                  Yes                    Yes

C2
                              Class 2 mark                                                                  Yes                    Yes

C3
                              Class 3 mark                                                                  Yes                   Yes

C4
                              Class 4 mark                                                                   Yes                  Yes

Toys, small drones and small model aircraft
You do not need to register if the drone or model aircraft you’ll fly is one of the following:

a toy below 250g or in C0 class
C0 class with no camera, whether it’s a toy or not
below 250g with no camera and no class mark, whether it’s a toy or not
Remember, you must still follow the Drone and Model Aircraft Code when you fly.

Working out if your drone or model aircraft is a toy
There is no standard mark to show that a drone or model aircraft is a toy.

Your drone or model aircraft is likely to be a toy if:

the manufacturer or store you bought it from describes it as a toy
you bought it from a toy department or retailer
it is marked as suitable for below age 14 or a younger age group
it was advertised or packaged to attract children