European standard scenarios (EU-STS)

The contents of this website refer to legal bases which have not entered into force.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has defined two STS (STS-01, STS-02) which are applicable in all Member States. With the EU STS, the applicant can confirm to the national authority (FOCA) that he fulfils the conditions specified in the STS by means of an appropriate form. The EU STS permit application process will enter into force by end of 2023.

EU STS-01


Visual contact	Yes
Area	under drone operator's control, may be populated
Luftraum	controlled or uncontrolled
max. Flughöhe	120m
Drohneneigenschaften	max. circumference of 3 m and/or 34 kJ
Klassenmarkierung	C5*
Pilotenkenntnisse	Remote pilot certificate of competency, in accordance with open A2 and practical experience at a recognised body (see factsheet below).

* if the drone does not have a class marking, you can apply for a PDRA-S01 approval.

Factsheet for pilots (PDF, 78 kB, 09.12.2020)Factsheet for pilots: What is the role of recognised bodies?

EU STS-02


Visual contact	Yes, EVLOS (extended visual line of sight) is possible
Area	under drone operator's control, sparsely populated
Luftraum	controlled or uncontrolled
max. Flughöhe	120m
Drohneneigenschaften	max. circumference of 3 m and/or 34 kJ
Klassenmarkierung	C6*
Pilotenkenntnisse	Remote pilot certificate of competency, in accordance with open A2 and practical experience at a recognised body (see factsheet below).