If you already hold a GVC, or an RPC-L1, L2 or L3, the flight time requirement for the A2 CofC is reduced.
Instead of 4 hours, you need to submit flight logs showing a minimum of 2 hours of A2 CofC training flights, flown within the 90 days before you upload your logbook.
The reduction is in recognition of the training and experience you already have. It does not change what the flights themselves need to be: they must have been flown for the purpose of A2 training. A survey job or other commercial flight cannot be counted, however recent it is.
As part of the A2 CofC course there is a section where you upload your existing certificate for verification, so please have it to hand.
Keeping your flight logs up to date
Accurate flight logs matter beyond your A2 CofC application. They are your evidence of ongoing flight experience, and they are what the CAA will ask for if you are selected for Performance Based Oversight.
As a certificate holder you should maintain remote pilot flight logs documenting at least 2 hours of flight time within the last 90 days on a rolling basis, recorded to the CAA's minimum standard. See our flight log requirements article for the full list of fields, or ask us for the Coptrz flight log template.
Good practice
Update as you go — fill in the log immediately after each flight rather than reconstructing it later
Keep a backup — hold both digital and physical copies so you cannot lose your record
Review periodically — check your logs still meet current CAA guidance