Open category — A1/A3 · Bulgaria

Pass Your A1/A3 Drone Exam in Bulgaria 🇧🇬

In Bulgaria, the Open Category A1/A3 exam is free and fully online — managed by the CAA Bulgaria through the DG CAA X-Tesla (x-tesla.caa.bg) platform, available in Bulgarian.

Cost

free

Format

40 questions online

Pass mark

75% — 30/40 correct

Retakes

Unlimited

Validity

5 years, EU-wide

Minimum age

16 years

Platform language

Bulgarian

What the A1/A3 certificate unlocks

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Subcategory A1 — fly over uninvolved people with a C0 drone (under 250g) or a C1 drone (under 900g) with restrictions

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Subcategory A3 — fly far from people with any drone up to 25 kg, at least 150m from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational areas

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Access to A2 and STS — mandatory prerequisite before sitting any other EASA drone exam

Useful links in Bulgaria

National UAS Service Portal drones.caa.bg Training & exam platform x-tesla.caa.bg Where you are allowed to fly www.caa.bg Apply for an authorisation www.caa.bg

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Beware of fraudulent websites that offer drone licences for a fee without requiring an exam. Your certificate must be issued by an official national aviation authority. In Bulgaria, the official platform is https://drones.caa.bg/, managed by the CAA Bulgaria.

Once you have your Open Category A1/A3

Next step — A2 Certificate in Bulgaria

Fly closer to people with a C2 drone up to 4 kg

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