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title: "Unmanned aircraft observer — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
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# unmanned aircraft observer

EASA defines “unmanned aircraft observer” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘unmanned aircraft observer’ means a person, positioned alongside the remote pilot, who, by unaided visual observation of the unmanned aircraft, assists the remote pilot in keeping the unmanned aircraft in VLOS and safely conducting the flight;

Article 2 · Unmanned Aircraft Systems · Regulations (EU) 2019/947 and 2019/945 · Easy Access Rules, 29 Jun 2026 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/uas/cover-regulation-to-implementing-regulation-eu/powers-and-recitals#article-2)

## Defined in the same article

- [airspace observer](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/airspace-observer)
- [assemblies of people](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/assemblies-of-people)
- [autonomous operation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/autonomous-operation)
- [beyond visual line of sight operation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operation)
- [C2 link](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/c2-link)
- [contingency area](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/contingency-area)
- [contingency volume](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/contingency-volume)
- [control and monitoring unit (CMU)](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/control-and-monitoring-unit)