Recreational
up to AUW Largely unregulated VLOS VLOS Additional items to be aware of Largely unregulated Commercial 1A
up to AUW VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight only Must yield right of way Yes Max altitude (AG) Altitude must be sufficient to maintain VLOS Max energy on crash (=0.5 x mass x max speed x max speed) 150J Class A Only with permission of ATC Class B C D E Only with permission of ATC Air worthiness certificate Must be maintained in accordance with manufacturers specs & inspected before flight Registration Yes, must be register and renewed every 2 years, except first registration which must be renewed after 1 year. Must be marked with registration, owner and phone no. accident reporting Yes if resulting in injury or damage to property Governing body Swedish Transport Agency Additional items to be aware of May be flown in automonomous mode, but must be able to take over manual control at any time. Operator should establish safety zone of sufficient size to ensure safety of people, animals and property. full info https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/en/aviation/Aircraft/UAS/ https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/globalassets/global/luftfart/luftfartyg/the-swedish-uas-regulation-tsfs-2009-88.pdf Commercial 1B
up to AUW 1.5kg to 7 kg VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight only Must yield right of way Yes Max altitude (AG) 120m, 400ft Max energy on crash (=0.5 x mass x max speed x max speed) 1000 J. If above 1000J if can prove the aircraft is designed to reduce the negative impact on people or property on crash (e.g. is frangible) Class A Only with permission of ATC Class B C D E Only with permission of ATC Air worthiness certificate Must be maintained in accordance with manufacturers specs & inspected before flight Registration Yes, must be register and renewed every 2 years, except first registration which must be renewed after 1 year. Must be marked with registration, owner and phone no. accident reporting Yes if resulting in injury or damage to property Governing body Swedish Transport Agency Additional items to be aware of May be flown in automonomous mode, but must be able to take over manual control at any time. Operator should establish safety zone of 50m around aircraft to ensure safety of people, animals and property. Must have a failsafe system which can terminate the flight on system failure full info https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/en/aviation/Aircraft/UAS/ https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/globalassets/global/luftfart/luftfartyg/the-swedish-uas-regulation-tsfs-2009-88.pdf Commercial 2
up to AUW > 7kg VLOS VLOS Day/Night Daylight, nighttime if permitted by Authority and has flashing anticollision and navigation lights. Must yield right of way Yes Max altitude (AG) 120m, 400ft Class A Only with permission of ATC Class B C D E Only with permission of ATC min age 18 Tests/Licece Must have relevant training experience, including on Type Assembly of people No Congested or Urban Area No Air worthiness certificate Must have technical operations manual, and must be maintain in accordance with manufacturers recommendations or approved maintenance manual. Registration Yes, must be register and renewed every 2 years, except first registration which must be renewed after 1 year. Must be marked with registration, owner and phone no. accident reporting Yes if resulting in injury or damage to property or deviation from permission. Governing body Swedish Transport Agency Additional items to be aware of Must have an accountable person in company. Under him there must be someone with responsibility for flight operations, and one for technical issues, with specific responsibilities. If these leave the company then flight operations stop until these positions are filled and the Authority accepts the new appointment. Must set up a safety zone of 50m around aircraft, or more depending on type of aircraft. Must keep logbook full info https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/en/aviation/Aircraft/UAS/ https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/globalassets/global/luftfart/luftfartyg/the-swedish-uas-regulation-tsfs-2009-88.pdf Commercial 3
BVLOS Only with special permission Day/Night Daylight, nighttime if permitted by Authority and has flashing anticollision and navigation lights. VFR/IFR IFR if pilot has IFR rating Tests/Licece Yes, must pass test for license as approved by STA. Company must have training program. This includes training for other people involved in the flight (e.g. retrieval personnel). IFR qualification required for IFR flight. Must have class 3 medical certificate Air worthiness certificate Must have operations manual. Must keep logbook. Must have clear limitations for things like flight times, duty periods etc. as approved on a case-by-case basis by STA. Must prepare a flight plan. Must have technical inspection records which are checked before flight. Must have flight plan Registration Yes, must be register and renewed every 2 years, except first registration which must be renewed after 1 year. Must be marked with registration, owner and phone no. accident reporting Yes if resulting in injury or damage to property or deviation from permission. Governing body Swedish Transport Agency Additional items to be aware of Must have an accountable person in company. Under him there must be someone with responsibility for flight operations, and one for technical issues, with specific responsibilities. If these leave the company then flight operations stop until these positions are filled and the Authority accepts the new appointment.. There are some very technical requirements for this class of aircraft, so it is worth reading the manual (link provided) as there are a large number of regulations for BVLOS flight, but Sweden has some of the more advanced legislation in this area. full info https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/en/aviation/Aircraft/UAS/ https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/globalassets/global/luftfart/luftfartyg/the-swedish-uas-regulation-tsfs-2009-88.pdf