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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 107.145 

§ 107.145

Operations over moving vehi-

cles. 

No person may operate a small un-

manned aircraft over a human being lo-
cated inside a moving vehicle unless 
the following conditions are met: 

(a) The operation occurs in accord-

ance with § 107.110 for Category 1 oper-
ations; § 107.115 for Category 2 oper-
ations; § 107.125 for Category 3 oper-
ations; or § 107.140 for Category 4 oper-
ations. 

(b) For an operation under Category 

1, Category 2, or Category 3, the small 
unmanned aircraft, throughout the op-
eration— 

(1) Must remain within or over a 

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

(2) Must not maintain sustained 

flight over moving vehicles. 

(c) For a Category 4 operation, the 

small unmanned aircraft must— 

(1) Have an airworthiness certificate 

issued under part 21 of this chapter. 

(2) Be operated in accordance with 

the operating limitations specified in 
the approved Flight Manual or as oth-
erwise specified by the Administrator. 
The operating limitations must not 
prohibit operations over human beings 
located inside moving vehicles. 

§ 107.150

Variable mode and variable 

configuration of small unmanned 
aircraft systems. 

A small unmanned aircraft system 

may be eligible for one or more cat-
egories of operation over human beings 
under this subpart, as long as a remote 
pilot in command cannot inadvertently 
switch between modes or configura-
tions. 

§ 107.155

Means of compliance. 

(a) 

Establishment of compliance. To 

meet the requirements of § 107.120(a) for 
operations in Category 2, or the re-
quirements of § 107.130(a) for operations 
in Category 3, the means of compliance 
must consist of test, analysis, or in-
spection. 

(b) 

Required information. An applicant 

requesting FAA acceptance of a means 
of compliance must submit the fol-

lowing information to the FAA in a 
manner specified by the Administrator: 

(1) 

Procedures. Detailed description of 

the means of compliance, including ap-
plicable test, analysis, or inspection 
procedures to demonstrate how the 
small unmanned aircraft meets the re-
quirements of § 107.120(a) for operations 
in Category 2 or the requirements of 
§ 107.130(a) for operations in Category 3. 
The description should include condi-
tions, environments, and methods, as 
applicable. 

(2) 

Compliance explanation. Expla-

nation of how application of the means 
of compliance fulfills the requirements 
of § 107.120(a) for operations in Category 
2 or the requirements of § 107.130(a) for 
operations in Category 3. 

(c) 

FAA acceptance. If the FAA deter-

mines the applicant has demonstrated 
compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b) 
of this section, it will notify the appli-
cant that it has accepted the means of 
compliance. 

(d) 

Rescission.  (1) A means of compli-

ance is subject to ongoing review by 
the Administrator. The Administrator 
may rescind its acceptance of a means 
of compliance if the Administrator de-
termines that a means of compliance 
does not meet any or all of the require-
ments of this subpart. 

(2) The Administrator will publish a 

notice of rescission in the F

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(e) 

Inapplicability of part 13, subpart D, 

of this chapter. Part 13, subpart D, of 
this chapter does not apply to the pro-
cedures of paragraph (a) of this section. 

§ 107.160

Declaration of compliance. 

(a) 

Required information. In order for 

an applicant to declare a small un-
manned aircraft is compliant with the 
requirements of this subpart for Cat-
egory 2 or Category 3 operations, an 
applicant must submit a declaration of 
compliance for acceptance by the FAA, 
in a manner specified by the Adminis-
trator, that includes the following in-
formation: 

(1) Applicant’s name; 
(2) Applicant’s physical address; 
(3) Applicant’s email address; 
(4) The small unmanned aircraft 

make and model name, and series, if 
applicable; 

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