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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)

§ 107.79

under this subpart must be accom-
panied by the applicant’s:

(1) Remote pilot certificate with

small UAS rating; and

(2) A copy of the marriage license,

court order, or other document
verifying the name change.

(b) The documents in paragraph (a) of

this section will be returned to the ap-
plicant after inspection.

(c)

Change of address. The holder of a

remote pilot certificate with small
UAS rating issued under this subpart
who has made a change in permanent
mailing address may not, after 30 days
from that date, exercise the privileges
of the certificate unless the holder has
notified the FAA of the change in ad-
dress using one of the following meth-
ods:

(1) By letter to the FAA Airman Cer-

tification Branch, P.O. Box 25082, Okla-
homa City, OK 73125 providing the new
permanent mailing address, or if the
permanent mailing address includes a
post office box number, then the hold-
er’s current residential address; or

(2) By using the FAA Web site portal

www.faa.gov providing the new per-

manent mailing address, or if the per-
manent mailing address includes a post
office box number, then the holder’s
current residential address.

§ 107.79

Voluntary surrender of certifi-

cate.

(a) The holder of a certificate issued

under this subpart may voluntarily
surrender it for cancellation.

(b) Any request made under para-

graph (a) of this section must include
the following signed statement or its
equivalent: ‘‘I voluntarily surrender
my remote pilot certificate with a
small UAS rating for cancellation. This
request is made for my own reasons,
with full knowledge that my certifi-
cate will not be reissued to me unless I
again complete the requirements speci-
fied in §§ 107.61 and 107.63.’’

Subpart D—Operations Over

Human Beings

OURCE

: Amdt. No. 107–8, 86 FR 4382, Jan.

15, 2021

§ 107.100

Applicability.

This subpart prescribes the eligi-

bility and operating requirements for
civil small unmanned aircraft to oper-
ate over human beings or over moving
vehicles in the United States, in addi-
tion to those operations permitted by
§ 107.39(a) and (b).

§ 107.105

Limitations on operations

over human beings.

Except as provided in §§ 107.39(a) and

(b) and 107.145, a remote pilot in com-
mand may conduct operations over
human beings only in accordance with
the following, as applicable: § 107.110 for
Category 1 operations; §§ 107.115 and
107.120 for Category 2 operations;
§§ 107.125 and 107.130 for Category 3 op-
erations; or § 107.140 for Category 4 op-
erations.

§ 107.110

Category 1 operations.

To conduct Category 1 operations—
(a) A remote pilot in command must

use a small unmanned aircraft that—

(1) Weighs 0.55 pounds or less on

takeoff and throughout the duration of
each operation under Category 1, in-
cluding everything that is on board or
otherwise attached to the aircraft; and

(2) Does not contain any exposed ro-

tating parts that would lacerate
human skin upon impact with a human
being.

(b) No remote pilot in command may

operate a small unmanned aircraft in
sustained flight over open-air assem-
blies of human beings unless the oper-
ation meets the requirements of either
§ 89.110 or § 89.115(a) of this chapter.

[Amdt. No. 107–8, 86 FR 4382, Jan. 15, 2021, as
amended by 86 FR 62473, Nov. 10, 2021]

§ 107.115

Category 2 operations: Oper-

ating requirements.

To conduct Category 2 operations—
(a) A remote pilot in command must

use a small unmanned aircraft that—

(1) Is eligible for Category 2 oper-

ations pursuant to § 107.120(a);

(2) Is listed on an FAA-accepted dec-

laration of compliance as eligible for
Category 2 operations in accordance
with § 107.160; and

(3) Is labeled as eligible to conduct

Category 2 operations in accordance
with § 107.120(b)(1).

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§ 107.125

(b) No remote pilot in command may

operate a small unmanned aircraft in
sustained flight over open-air assem-
blies of human beings unless the oper-
ation meets the requirements of either
§ 89.110 or § 89.115(a) of this chapter.

§ 107.120

Category 2 operations: Eligi-

bility of small unmanned aircraft
and other applicant requirements.

(a) To be eligible for use in Category

2 operations, the small unmanned air-
craft must be designed, produced, or
modified such that it—

(1) Will not cause injury to a human

being that is equivalent to or greater
than the severity of injury caused by a
transfer of 11 foot-pounds of kinetic en-
ergy upon impact from a rigid object;

(2) Does not contain any exposed ro-

tating parts that would lacerate
human skin upon impact with a human
being; and

(3) Does not contain any safety de-

fects.

(b) The applicant for a declaration of

compliance for a small unmanned air-
craft that is eligible for use in Cat-
egory 2 operations in accordance with
paragraph (a) of this section, must
meet all of the following requirements
for the applicant’s unmanned aircraft
to be used in Category 2 operations:

(1) Display a label on the small un-

manned aircraft indicating eligibility
to conduct Category 2 operations. The
label must be in English and be legible,
prominent, and permanently affixed to
the small unmanned aircraft.

(2) Have remote pilot operating in-

structions that apply to the operation
of the small unmanned aircraft system.
The applicant for a declaration of com-
pliance must make available these in-
structions upon sale or transfer of the
aircraft or use of the aircraft by some-
one other than the applicant who sub-
mitted a declaration of compliance
pursuant to § 107.160. Such instructions
must address, at a minimum—

(i) A system description that includes

the required small unmanned aircraft
system components, any system limi-
tations, and the declared category or
categories of operation;

(ii) Modifications that will not

change the ability of the small un-
manned aircraft system to meet the re-
quirements for the category or cat-

egories of operation the small un-
manned aircraft system is eligible to
conduct; and

(iii) Instructions for how to verify

and change the mode or configuration
of the small unmanned aircraft system,
if they are variable.

(3) Maintain a product support and

notification process. The applicant for
a declaration of compliance must
maintain product support and notifica-
tion procedures to notify the public
and the FAA of—

(i) Any defect or condition that

causes the small unmanned aircraft to
no longer meet the requirements of
this subpart; and

(ii) Any identified safety defect that

causes the small unmanned aircraft to
exceed a low probability of casualty.

§ 107.125

Category 3 operations: Oper-

ating requirements.

To conduct Category 3 operations, a

remote pilot in command—

(a) Must use a small unmanned air-

craft that—

(1) Is eligible for Category 3 oper-

ations pursuant to § 107.130(a);

(2) Is listed on an FAA-accepted dec-

laration of compliance as eligible for
Category 3 operations in accordance
with § 107.160; and

(3) Is labeled as eligible for Category

3 operations in accordance with
§ 107.130(b)(1);

(b) Must not operate the small un-

manned aircraft over open-air assem-
blies of human beings; and

manned aircraft above any human
being if operation meets one of the fol-
lowing conditions:

(1) The operation is within or over a

closed- or restricted-access site and all
human beings located within the
closed- or restricted-access site must
be on notice that a small unmanned
aircraft may fly over them; or

(2) The small unmanned aircraft does

not maintain sustained flight over any
human being unless that human being
is—

(i) Directly participating in the oper-

ation of the small unmanned aircraft;
or

(ii) Located under a covered struc-

ture or inside a stationary vehicle that