1. Pilots involved in the operation of aircraft referred to in
Article 4(1)(b) and (c), ....., shall comply with the relevant ‘essential requirements’ laid down in Annex III.
Article 4
Basic principles and applicability
4. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to aircraft referred to in
Annex II.
Annex II. Aircraft referred to in Article 4(4)
Article 4(1), (2) and (3) do not apply to aircraft falling in one or more of the categories set out below:
(e) aeroplanes, helicopters and powered parachutes having no more than two seats, a maximum take-off mass (MTOM), as recorded by the Member States, of no more than:
(i) 300 kg for a land plane/helicopter, single-seater; or
(ii) 450 kg for a land plane/helicopter, two-seater; or
As confirmed by Cologne a week ago.