Consultation for Special Condition - UK.SC.VTOL Issue 2

We notified our intention to update SC.VTOL issue 1, which had been published prior to EU exit. EASA published issue 2 to their document in 2024 in light of developing knowledge and harmonisation efforts with other NAA. The CAA has determined that our version Issue 1 of SC.VTOL needs to be similarly revised.

There were 2 external comments.

1 expressed support for the initiative and our work to harmonise with other NAAs undertaking similar projects.
No action for CAA.
1 expressed a concern regarding the various terms being used to describe this new category of aircraft.

The CAA notes this comment and supports the efforts being made to converge on a unified designation. We look forward to ICAO establishing a consensus designation at which point we will review how this could be integrated into our broader regulations framework.
Minor editorial errors were identified requiring “EASA” to be replaced with “CAA” in a number of places.

The text of UK.SC.VTOL Iissue 2 will be published unchanged, apart from the minor editorial corrections to replace “EASA” with “CAA” where appropriate.