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WHAT SETS AN AV8 COURSE APART?
Recreational & Commercial Flying
The A2 Certificate of Competence (A2 CofC)
By default, any drone weighing 250 grams or more can only be flown in the A3 Subcategory. This means:
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Flying no closer than 150m to any congested area (a congested area is one used for recreational, residential, commercial or industrial purposes).
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There can't be anyone in the area you're flying in who isn't involved in your drone flight.
Completing the A2 CofC course from AV8 allows you to fly your drone in the A2 Subcategory with more freedom and in more places than ever before.
Transitional Freedoms (until 31st December 2022)
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Allows you to fly your drone within recreational, residential, commercial and industrial areas (drones up to 2kg).
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Reduces the minimum separation distances between your drone and members of the public to 50m (drones up to 2kg).
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Reduces the minimum separation distances between your drone and members of the public to 0m (drones up to 500 grams, not directly overhead people).
Continuing Freedoms
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Allows you to fly your "C Marked" drone within recreational, residential, commercial and industrial areas (drones up to 4kg).
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Reduces the minimum separation distances between your drone and members of the public to 30m (drones up to 2kg), or to 5m if "slow-speed mode" is enabled.
Sale £125.99 (inc. VAT)
PfCO to GVC Upgrade
Already have a current CAA PfCO?
Option 1 - Upgrade to Full GVC (Ops Manual & A2 CofC Included)
There are many benefits to upgrading to the full GVC with AV8.
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GVC holders can complete further courses to add expanded permissions, such as extended flight to 2km and flight above 400 feet.
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Create a brand new operations manual using Flight Docs, or we can help you update your current operations manual to the new standards. In either case, we'll review your final doc to confirm it meets the new standards.
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We've structured the upgrade course to include the A2 CofC; a double award that provides maximum flexibility to your operations.
Sale £318.76 (inc. VAT)
Option 2 - Update to the latest Ops Manual standard & retain your PfCO
If you're not quite ready for the GVC, you can continue to renew your PfCO annually until December 2023, after which you'll need to have obtained a GVC. However, the only thing you actually need to do in the meantime is make sure your operations manual is up to date with the new regulations.
AV8's Flight Docs system creates a brand new Operations Manual for you, fully compliant to the new standards. Simply enter your details, review and edit each of the pre-populated sections and hit Create Doc. Your brand new Ops Manual arrives by email in under 60 seconds!
Selecting the Supported version includes support, advice and a full review for compliance by the AV8 Team.
£24.99 (inc. VAT)
Self Service
£99.99 (inc. VAT)
Supported
Commercial & Professional Flying
The General VLOS Certificate & Beyond
For when you need more than the A2 Subcategory allows, we have two paths to support your progression to GVC and obtain an Operational Authorisation from the CAA.
A GVC grants access to the Specific Category
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Allows you to fly your drone within recreational, residential, commercial and industrial areas (drones up to 25kg).
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Reduces the minimum separation distances between your drone and members of the public to 50m (drones up to 25kg - reduced to 30m when taking off and landing).
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Complete further courses to add expanded permissions, such as extended flight to 2km and flight above 400 feet (only available to GVC pilots).
Path 1
Full GVC Course (Includes A2 CofC)
This course takes you from a standing start to fully operational GVC pilot and includes the A2 CofC. Click below for the full course description.
Sale £675.76 (inc. VAT)
Path 2
A2 CofC to GVC Modular Upgrade
If you've already completed an A2 CofC with AV8, you can upgrade to full GVC and only pay the difference in price between the two courses!
Sale £428.76 (inc. VAT)