Class 6
up to AUW Unmanned airship VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight Must yield right of way Yes No Fly Zones You must have an "electronic fence" system installed, which automatically prevents flight outside a predetermined area, electronically programmed into the aircraft. This could be a simple max range from operator, but more complex areas can be achieved through a cloud based UAV system Insurance Required Air worthiness certificate Must conduct pre-flight check Registration Required - must display identification information on aircraft Governing body China Civil Aviation Administration Flight Standards Division Additional items to be aware of Multipl UAVs in formation count as a single UAV with combined mass for assigning to a class. May be able to use recreational model aircraft rules, but really not clear on this. My Chinese is brilliant, but it appears that either (a) a UAV user must be connected to a cloud-based UAV information service which allows them to understand the local environment, weather, control zones, restricted areas etc and provides continuous monitoring of the flight at least once 30 seconds (b) if no cloud-based UAV information service is available, then flights must be in a zone set up by the authorities for this purpose. Must be able to record flight data (speed, height, location, direction). Must retain flight data for at least 3 months full info http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/GFXWJ/201601/P020160126526845399237.pdf Class 5
up to AUW Plant protection class VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight Must yield right of way Yes No Fly Zones You must have an "electronic fence" system installed for flights in controlled areas and airport zones, which automatically prevents flight outside a predetermined area, electronically programmed into the aircraft. This could be a simple max range from operator, but more complex areas can be achieved through a cloud based UAV system Insurance Required Air worthiness certificate Must conduct pre-flight check Registration Required - must display identification information on aircraft Governing body China Civil Aviation Administration Flight Standards Division Additional items to be aware of Multipl UAVs in formation count as a single UAV with combined mass for assigning to a class. May be able to use recreational model aircraft rules, but really not clear on this. My Chinese is brilliant, but it appears that either (a) a UAV user must be connected to a cloud-based UAV information service which allows them to understand the local environment, weather, control zones, restricted areas etc and provides continuous monitoring of the flight at least once per minute (b) if no cloud-based UAV information service is available, then flights must be in a zone set up by the authorities for this purpose. Must be able to record flight data (speed, height, location, direction) full info http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/GFXWJ/201601/P020160126526845399237.pdf Class 1
up to AUW 0 to 1.5 TO weight VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight Must yield right of way Yes Insurance Required Air worthiness certificate Must conduct pre-flight check Registration Required - must display identification information on aircraft Governing body China Civil Aviation Administration Flight Standards Division Additional items to be aware of Multipl UAVs in formation count as a single UAV with combined mass for assigning to a class. May be able to use recreational model aircraft rules, but really not clear on this. My Chinese is brilliant, but it appears that either (a) a UAV user must be connected to a cloud-based UAV information service which allows them to understand the local environment, weather, control zones, restricted areas etc and provides continuous monitoring of the flight. I (b) if no cloud-based UAV information service is available, then flights must be in a zone set up by the authorities for this purpose. Must be able to record flight data (speed, height, location, direction) full info http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/GFXWJ/201601/P020160126526845399237.pdf Class 2
up to AUW empty weight between 1.5 and 4kg, take off weight between 1.5 and 7kg VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight Must yield right of way Yes No Fly Zones You must have an "electronic fence" system installed for flights in controlled areas and airport zones, which automatically prevents flight outside a predetermined area, electronically programmed into the aircraft. This could be a simple max range from operator, but more complex areas can be achieved through a cloud based UAV system Insurance Required Air worthiness certificate Must conduct pre-flight check Registration Required - must display identification information on aircraft Governing body China Civil Aviation Administration Flight Standards Division Additional items to be aware of Multipl UAVs in formation count as a single UAV with combined mass for assigning to a class. May be able to use recreational model aircraft rules, but really not clear on this. My Chinese is brilliant, but it appears that either (a) a UAV user must be connected to a cloud-based UAV information service which allows them to understand the local environment, weather, control zones, restricted areas etc and provides continuous monitoring of the flight at least once per minute (b) if no cloud-based UAV information service is available, then flights must be in a zone set up by the authorities for this purpose. Must be able to record flight data (speed, height, location, direction) full info http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/GFXWJ/201601/P020160126526845399237.pdf Class 3
up to AUW Empty weight between 4 and 15kg, take of weight between 7 and 25 kg VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight Must yield right of way Yes No Fly Zones You must have an "electronic fence" system installed, which automatically prevents flight outside a predetermined area, electronically programmed into the aircraft. This could be a simple max range from operator, but more complex areas can be achieved through a cloud based UAV system Insurance Required Air worthiness certificate Must conduct pre-flight check Registration Required - must display identification information on aircraft Governing body China Civil Aviation Administration Flight Standards Division Additional items to be aware of Multipl UAVs in formation count as a single UAV with combined mass for assigning to a class. May be able to use recreational model aircraft rules, but really not clear on this. My Chinese is brilliant, but it appears that either (a) a UAV user must be connected to a cloud-based UAV information service which allows them to understand the local environment, weather, control zones, restricted areas etc and provides continuous monitoring of the flight at least once 30 seconds (b) if no cloud-based UAV information service is available, then flights must be in a zone set up by the authorities for this purpose. Must be able to record flight data (speed, height, location, direction). Must retain flight data for at least 3 months full info http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/GFXWJ/201601/P020160126526845399237.pdf Class 4
up to AUW Empty weight between 15 and 16 kg, take of weight between 15 kg ad 150kg VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight Must yield right of way Yes No Fly Zones You must have an "electronic fence" system installed, which automatically prevents flight outside a predetermined area, electronically programmed into the aircraft. This could be a simple max range from operator, but more complex areas can be achieved through a cloud based UAV system Insurance Required Air worthiness certificate Must conduct pre-flight check Registration Required - must display identification information on aircraft Governing body China Civil Aviation Administration Flight Standards Division Additional items to be aware of Multipl UAVs in formation count as a single UAV with combined mass for assigning to a class. May be able to use recreational model aircraft rules, but really not clear on this. My Chinese is brilliant, but it appears that either (a) a UAV user must be connected to a cloud-based UAV information service which allows them to understand the local environment, weather, control zones, restricted areas etc and provides continuous monitoring of the flight at least once 30 seconds (b) if no cloud-based UAV information service is available, then flights must be in a zone set up by the authorities for this purpose. Must be able to record flight data (speed, height, location, direction). Must retain flight data for at least 3 months full info http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/GFXWJ/201601/P020160126526845399237.pdf Class 7
up to AUW Class 1 or 2 but visual distance more than 100m VLOS limit 100m BVLOS BVLOS Day/Night Daylight Must yield right of way Yes No Fly Zones You must have an "electronic fence" system installed, which automatically prevents flight outside a predetermined area, electronically programmed into the aircraft. This could be a simple max range from operator, but more complex areas can be achieved through a cloud based UAV system Insurance Required Air worthiness certificate Must conduct pre-flight check Registration Required - must display identification information on aircraft Governing body China Civil Aviation Administration Flight Standards Division Additional items to be aware of Multipl UAVs in formation count as a single UAV with combined mass for assigning to a class. May be able to use recreational model aircraft rules, but really not clear on this. My Chinese is brilliant, but it appears that either (a) a UAV user must be connected to a cloud-based UAV information service which allows them to understand the local environment, weather, control zones, restricted areas etc and provides continuous monitoring of the flight at least once 30 seconds (b) if no cloud-based UAV information service is available, then flights must be in a zone set up by the authorities for this purpose. Must be able to record flight data (speed, height, location, direction). Must retain flight data for at least 3 months full info http://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/GFXWJ/201601/P020160126526845399237.pdf