GLOSSARY / LESS JARGON. MORE CLARITY.
Know the language.
Understand the signal.
Sixteen useful terms, each with a route to the fuller explanation and its sources.
- Remote ID / RID
- A system for identifying an aircraft remotely through transmitted information. Start with the local-broadcast explanation. Read the guide ↗
- Direct RID
- Identification transmitted locally by radio, without the broadcast itself relying on internet access. Read the guide ↗
- Network RID
- Identification sent through an internet connection to a service. Read the guide ↗
- Hybrid RID
- An approach combining direct and network transmission. Read the guide ↗
- Operator ID
- The registration identifier of the person or organisation responsible for the aircraft. Read the guide ↗
- Flyer ID
- The identifier associated with passing the CAA’s pilot theory test. Read the guide ↗
- Private RID characters
- The secret part of the registration string used during setup. Keep it out of labels and public screenshots. Read the guide ↗
- UK class mark
- The UK aircraft class designation, such as UK0 or UK1. Check the actual aircraft and documentation. Read the guide ↗
- European C mark
- An EU aircraft class designation with transitional UK operating treatment. Read the guide ↗
- Legacy aircraft
- An aircraft treated under legacy provisions. Establish its markings and the particular rule being applied. Read the guide ↗
- Operational Authorisation / OA
- A CAA authorisation setting the scope and conditions of a Specific category operation. Read the guide ↗
- Article 16
- The authorisation framework for qualifying model-aircraft club or association operations. Read the guide ↗
- FPV
- First Person View: piloting using a camera view. It does not identify the aircraft’s regulatory class. Read the guide ↗
- ADS-B
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast, a technology used for aircraft electronic conspicuity. Read the guide ↗
- RID add-on
- A separate identification module fitted to an aircraft. Suitability and installation need checking. Read the guide ↗
- Receiver coverage
- Where compatible signals can be received; distinct from what a particular service displays. Read the guide ↗