# The Space Industry Regulations 2021, Paragraph 15: Flight crew and remote pilots


(1) Pilots and remote pilots must possess the aeronautical knowledge, experience and skills necessary to pilot and control the launch vehicle within airspace having the same classification as the airspace in which the launch vehicle will be operating, including in the vicinity of spaceports and airports.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), aeronautical experience may include hours in flight and hours under instruction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348223682/schedule/3/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-space-industry-regulations-2021/schedule-3/paragraph-15
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