DJI just announced that the company has been granted the world’s first C1 EU-type examination certificate for the Mavic 3 series drone under the new European Drone Regulation. That means with the C1 certificate and C1-compatible updated firmware, Mavic 3 pilots will be able to fly in the A1 Open category (instead of the more regulated and harder-to-get A2) from January 2024 onward. European Drone Regulation In recent years, with the increasing number of civilian-operated drones, it was clear that drone legislation needed serious updates and unification. In Europe, this happened quite recently, although most changes are currently in the transition period and will be fully effective from 1 January 2024. We summed up the most important information in our article from January 2021 when the new European Drone Regulation was published. To stay up to date on all the legal stuff about drone flying in Europe, I also recommend checking the official EASA website. Anyway, the C-class certification is a key component for drone flying in Europe in the upcoming years. World’s first C1-certified drone DJI Mavic 3 is the company’s current foldable flagship. Announced back in November 2021, the drone boasts an impressive spec sheet with a large gimbal-stabilized camera module capable of 5.1K 50fps video on an MFT sensor, up to 46 minutes of flight time, and so on. Mavic 3 Drone. Source: DJI As DJI says, the Mavic 3 now received a C1 certification by the officially recognized notified body of TÜV Rheinland (Global testing service...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 18 August, 2022