Pass the UK Drone Flyer ID Test and A2 CofC Exam

Need your Flyer ID, or the A2 Certificate of Competence to fly near people? This guide follows the UK Drone and Model Aircraft Code chapter by chapter, explains the 2026 rules at the level the two tests ask for, points out the traps (the 100 g and 250 g thresholds, the camera, the ages 12, 13, 16 and 18, UK and C class marks and their 2027 and 2028 dates, 120 m, 50 m, 150 m, 30 m, 5 m and the 1:1 rule, Remote ID) and then lets you practise until the answers come without hesitation.

The Flyer ID theory test has 40 multiple choice questions and the pass mark is 30. The A2 CofC theory test has at least 30 questions, lasts 75 minutes and needs at least 75 per cent. The five mock tests in this book have 40 questions each (three for the Flyer ID, two for the A2 CofC) and are marked in the same way. The practice questions use the book's own four-option format, so you train on the rules rather than on a copy of the test.

What is inside:
- 12 short chapters you can read on a phone: the two tests and the route from one to the other; Flyer ID and Operator ID, who needs what; labels, Remote ID and the operator's duties; categories, sub-categories, class marks and weight; height and distances from people and places; airports, restricted airspace and other hazards; keeping the drone in sight, observers and FPV; safe flights before, during and after; night flying, insurance and privacy; near people (A2) and the A2 CofC; A2 meteorology; A2 flight performance and operating principles
- 3 appendices: numbers and tables to remember, a glossary of UK drone terms, a seven-day revision plan with a test day and pre-flight checklist
- 100 original practice questions in the order of the chapters, every one with the correct answer and a short explanation
- 5 full mock tests of 40 questions with answers and explanations: 3 for the Flyer ID and 2 for the A2 CofC

Rules are current at the time of writing. Where a point could not be confirmed, the book says so and tells you to check the official sources.

All questions are original. This is an independent study guide: it is not produced, endorsed or approved by any authority or test organisation, and it does not contain real test questions. It does not replace the official Drone and Model Aircraft Code or the guidance of your approved training provider.

Method of creation: this book was written with the help of artificial intelligence tools, under the author's direction; every rule was written from its source text and reviewed and every practice question was written for this book.