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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

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§ 107.130

can provide reasonable protection from
a falling small unmanned aircraft.

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

§ 107.130

Category 3 operations: Eligi-

bility of small unmanned aircraft
and other applicant requirements.

(a) To be eligible for use in Category

3 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 the injury caused
by a transfer of 25 foot-pounds of ki-
netic energy 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 3 operations in accordance with
paragraph (a) of this section, must
meet all of the following requirements
for the applicant’s small unmanned air-
craft to be used in Category 3 oper-
ations:

(1) Display a label on the small un-

manned aircraft indicating eligibility
to conduct Category 3 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-

(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 fatality.

§ 107.135

Labeling by remote pilot in

command for Category 2 and 3 op-
erations.

If a Category 2 or Category 3 label af-

fixed to a small unmanned aircraft is
damaged, destroyed, or missing, a re-
mote pilot in command must label the
aircraft in English such that the label
is legible, prominent, and will remain
on the small unmanned aircraft for the
duration of the operation before con-
ducting operations over human beings.
The label must correctly identify the
category or categories of operation
over human beings that the small un-
manned aircraft is qualified to conduct
in accordance with this subpart.

§ 107.140

Category 4 operations.

(a)

Remote pilot in command require-

ments. To conduct Category 4 oper-
ations—

(1) A remote pilot in command—
(i) Must use a small unmanned air-

craft that is eligible for Category 4 op-
erations pursuant to paragraph (b) of
this section; and

(ii) Must operate the small unmanned

aircraft in accordance with all oper-
ating limitations that apply to the
small unmanned aircraft, as specified
by the Administrator.

(2) No remote pilot in command may