Daily briefing

UK Remote ID already points toward the same 100 g boundary

UK CAA guidance says that from 1 January 2028 Direct Remote ID requirements will extend to UK0, privately built and legacy aircraft weighing 100 g or more when equipped with a camera, subject to stated exemptions and categories.

A 100 g threshold is no longer an isolated regulatory idea. Product designers selling into Europe and the UK may increasingly need to plan Remote ID into very small camera aircraft.

Builders should separate the public Remote ID identifier from the private key used to configure it. The CAA explicitly warns pilots not to put or share the private key on the aircraft.