Offizieller A1/A3 Drohnen-Kapitän
Extending my "Nachweis über den Abschluss des Online-Lehrgangs"
I was among the first to acquire the official A1/A3 certificate to be able to fly drones in Europe. This means the certificate is now about to expire.
I tried to log in to AustroControl, but there was no option to extend it so I asked them via mail. (Why Austria? I will let you know later below).
The reply quickly came and today, 16th of Dec I had some spare time. I checked back on their website and voila: “Verlängerung verfügbar”.
I did not prepare or review anything, just jumped into the exam right away. AustroControl offered the exam also in English (I found a typo in one of the questions though).
I passed the test with 92,50%, which is an improvement compared to the previous 80%. It took me a little more than 20 minutes out of the available 40 mins. Not bad.
The certificate arrived in my inbox after few minutes of waiting time.
I was ready to update this on the Hungarian Government site (and pay 4000 HUF for the modification), but the best part is that my license number remained the same! No modifications are required. Thanks for saving me that money!
Q: So why did I take the exam via AustroControl?
A: The A1/A3 certificate is generally accepted across Europe. In Hungary however, the exam costs 11400 HUF (~30 EUR today), but
it is completely free in Austria
it is online
and also offered in English 🙃
