---
title: "Remote pilot — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 3, Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945: ‘remote pilot’ means a natural person responsible for safely conducting the flight of a UA by…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/remote-pilot"
---

# remote pilot

EASA defines “remote pilot” in 2 regulations, worded for each regulation's scope. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘remote pilot’ means a natural person responsible for safely conducting the flight of a UA by operating its flight controls, either manually or, when the UA flies automatically, by monitoring its course and remaining able to intervene and change its course at any time;

Article 3 · Unmanned Aircraft Systems · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Easy Access Rules, 29 Jun 2026 revision · [Read Article 3](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/cover-regulation-to-delegated-regulation-eu-2019/chapter-i-general-provisions#article-3)

> ‘remote pilot’ means a natural person responsible for safely conducting the flight of an unmanned aircraft by operating its flight controls, either manually or, when the unmanned aircraft flies automatically, by monitoring its course and remaining able to intervene and change the course at any time;

Article 3 · Basic Regulation · Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 · Easy Access Rules, 16 Jan 2023 revision · [Read Article 3](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/basic-regulation/chapter-i-principles#article-3)

## Defined in the same article

- [accreditation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/accreditation)
- [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome)
- [Aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator)
- [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft)
- [aircraft operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft-operator)
- [apron](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron)
- [apron management service](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/apron-management-service)
- [ATM Master Plan](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/atm-master-plan)