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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 107.19 

(2) Any other document, record, or 

report required to be kept under the 
regulations of this chapter. 

(d) Any person holding an FAA-ac-

cepted declaration of compliance under 
subpart D of this part must, upon re-
quest, allow the Administrator to in-
spect its facilities, technical data, and 
any manufactured small UAS and wit-
ness any tests necessary to determine 
compliance with that subpart. 

[Amdt. No. 107–8, 86 FR 4381, Jan. 15, 2021] 

§ 107.9

Safety event reporting. 

No later than 10 calendar days after 

an operation that meets the criteria of 
either paragraph (a) or (b) of this sec-
tion, a remote pilot in command must 
report to the FAA, in a manner accept-
able to the Administrator, any oper-
ation of the small unmanned aircraft 
involving at least: 

(a) Serious injury to any person or 

any loss of consciousness; or 

(b) Damage to any property, other 

than the small unmanned aircraft, un-
less one of the following conditions is 
satisfied: 

(1) The cost of repair (including ma-

terials and labor) does not exceed $500; 
or 

(2) The fair market value of the prop-

erty does not exceed $500 in the event 
of total loss. 

[Docket FAA–2015–0150, Amdt. 107–1, 81 FR 
42209, June 28, 2016, as amended by Docket 
No. FAA–2022–1355; Amdt. No. 107–10; 87 FR 
75846, Dec. 9 2022] 

Subpart B—Operating Rules 

§ 107.11

Applicability. 

This subpart applies to the operation 

of all civil small unmanned aircraft 
systems subject to this part. 

§ 107.12

Requirement for a remote 

pilot certificate with a small UAS 
rating. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(c) of this section, no person may ma-
nipulate the flight controls of a small 
unmanned aircraft system unless: 

(1) That person has a remote pilot 

certificate with a small UAS rating 
issued pursuant to subpart C of this 
part and satisfies the requirements of 
§ 107.65; or 

(2) That person is under the direct su-

pervision of a remote pilot in command 
and the remote pilot in command has 
the ability to immediately take direct 
control of the flight of the small un-
manned aircraft. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraph 

(c) of this section, no person may act 
as a remote pilot in command unless 
that person has a remote pilot certifi-
cate with a small UAS rating issued 
pursuant to Subpart C of this part and 
satisfies the requirements of § 107.65. 

(c) The Administrator may, con-

sistent with international standards, 
authorize an airman to operate a civil 
foreign-registered small unmanned air-
craft without an FAA-issued remote 
pilot certificate with a small UAS rat-
ing. 

§ 107.13

Registration. 

A person operating a civil small un-

manned aircraft system for purposes of 
flight must comply with the provisions 
of § 91.203(a)(2) of this chapter. 

§ 107.15

Condition for safe operation. 

(a) No person may operate a civil 

small unmanned aircraft system unless 
it is in a condition for safe operation. 
Prior to each flight, the remote pilot in 
command must check the small un-
manned aircraft system to determine 
whether it is in a condition for safe op-
eration. 

(b) No person may continue flight of 

the small unmanned aircraft when he 
or she knows or has reason to know 
that the small unmanned aircraft sys-
tem is no longer in a condition for safe 
operation. 

§ 107.17

Medical condition. 

No person may manipulate the flight 

controls of a small unmanned aircraft 
system or act as a remote pilot in com-
mand, visual observer, or direct partic-
ipant in the operation of the small un-
manned aircraft if he or she knows or 
has reason to know that he or she has 
a physical or mental condition that 
would interfere with the safe operation 
of the small unmanned aircraft system. 

§ 107.19

Remote pilot in command. 

(a) A remote pilot in command must 

be designated before or during the 
flight of the small unmanned aircraft. 

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