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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 107.3 

107.51

Operating limitations for small un-

manned aircraft. 

Subpart C—Remote Pilot Certification 

107.52

ATC transponder equipment prohibi-

tion. 

107.53

Automatic Dependent Surveillance- 

Broadcast (ADS–B) Out prohibition. 

107.56

Applicability. 

107.57

Offenses involving alcohol or drugs. 

107.59

Refusal to submit to an alcohol test 

or to furnish test results. 

107.61

Eligibility. 

107.63

Issuance of a remote pilot certificate 

with a small UAS rating. 

107.64

Temporary certificate. 

107.65

Aeronautical knowledge recency. 

107.67

Knowledge tests: General procedures 

and passing grades. 

107.69

Knowledge tests: Cheating or other 

unauthorized conduct. 

107.71

Retesting after failure. 

107.73

Knowledge and training. 

107.74

Small unmanned aircraft system 

training. 

107.77

Change of name or address. 

107.79

Voluntary surrender of certificate. 

Subpart D—Operations Over Human 

Beings 

107.100

Applicability. 

107.105

Limitations on operations over 

human beings. 

107.110

Category 1 operations. 

107.115

Category 2 operations: Operating re-

quirements. 

107.120

Category 2 operations: Eligibility of 

small unmanned aircraft and other appli-
cant requirements. 

107.125

Category 3 operations: Operating re-

quirements. 

107.130

Category 3 operations: Eligibility of 

small unmanned aircraft and other appli-
cant requirements. 

107.135

Labeling by remote pilot in com-

mand for Category 2 and 3 operations. 

107.140

Category 4 operations. 

107.145

Operations over moving vehicles. 

107.150

Variable mode and variable configu-

ration of small unmanned aircraft. 

107.155

Means of compliance. 

107.160

Declaration of compliance. 

107.165

Record retention. 

Subpart E—Waivers 

107.200

Waiver policy and requirements. 

107.205

List of regulations subject to waiver. 

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UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101 note, 

40103(b), 44701(a)(5), 46105(c), 46110, 44807. 

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OURCE

: Docket FAA–2015–0150, Amdt. 107– 

1, 81 FR 42209, June 28, 2016, unless otherwise 
noted. 

Subpart A—General 

§ 107.1

Applicability. 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this section, this part applies to 
the registration, airman certification, 
and operation of civil small unmanned 
aircraft systems within the United 
States. This part also applies to the 
eligibility of civil small unmanned air-
craft systems to operate over human 
beings in the United States. 

(b) This part does not apply to the 

following: 

(1) Air carrier operations; 
(2) Any aircraft subject to the provi-

sions of 49 U.S.C. 44809; 

(3) Any operation that the holder of 

an exemption under section 333 of Pub-
lic Law 112–95 or 49 U.S.C. 44807 elects 
to conduct pursuant to the exemption, 
unless otherwise specified in the ex-
emption; or 

(4) Any operation that a person elects 

to conduct under part 91 of this chapter 
with a small unmanned aircraft system 
that has been issued an airworthiness 
certificate. 

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

§ 107.2

Applicability of certification 

procedures for products and arti-
cles. 

The provisions of part 21 of this chap-

ter do not apply to small unmanned 
aircraft systems operated under this 
part unless the small unmanned air-
craft system will operate over human 
beings in accordance with § 107.140. 

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

§ 107.3

Definitions. 

The following definitions apply to 

this part. If there is a conflict between 
the definitions of this part and defini-
tions specified in § 1.1 of this chapter, 
the definitions in this part control for 
purposes of this part: 

Control station means an interface 

used by the remote pilot to control the 
flight path of the small unmanned air-
craft. 

Corrective lenses means spectacles or 

contact lenses. 

Declaration of compliance means a 

record submitted to the FAA that cer-
tifies the small unmanned aircraft con-
forms to the Category 2 or Category 3 

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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 107.5 

requirements under subpart D of this 
part. 

Small unmanned aircraft means an un-

manned aircraft weighing less than 55 
pounds on takeoff, including every-
thing that is on board or otherwise at-
tached to the aircraft. 

Small unmanned aircraft system (small 

UAS) means a small unmanned aircraft 
and its associated elements (including 
communication links and the compo-
nents that control the small unmanned 
aircraft) that are required for the safe 
and efficient operation of the small un-
manned aircraft in the national air-
space system. 

Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft 

operated without the possibility of di-
rect human intervention from within 
or on the aircraft. 

Visual observer means a person who is 

designated by the remote pilot in com-
mand to assist the remote pilot in com-
mand and the person manipulating the 
flight controls of the small UAS to see 
and avoid other air traffic or objects 
aloft or on the ground. 

[Docket FAA–2015–0150, Amdt. 107–1, 81 FR 
42209, June 28, 2016, as amended by Amdt. No. 
107–8, 86 FR 4381, Jan. 15, 2021] 

§ 107.5

Falsification, reproduction, or 

alteration. 

(a) No person may make or cause to 

be made— 

(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally 

false record or report that is required 
to be made, kept, or used to show com-
pliance with any requirement under 
this part. 

(2) Any reproduction or alteration, 

for fraudulent purpose, of any certifi-
cate, rating, authorization, record or 
report under this part. 

(b) The commission by any person of 

an act prohibited under paragraph (a) 
of this section is a basis for any of the 
following: 

(1) Denial of an application for a re-

mote pilot certificate or a certificate 
of waiver; 

(2) Denial of a declaration of compli-

ance; 

(3) Suspension or revocation of any 

certificate, waiver, or declaration of 
compliance issued or accepted by the 
Administrator under this part and held 
by that person; or 

(4) A civil penalty. 

[Docket FAA–2015–0150, Amdt. 107–1, 81 FR 
42209, June 28, 2016, as amended by Amdt. No. 
107–8, 86 FR 4381, Jan. 15, 2021] 

§ 107.7

Inspection, testing, and dem-

onstration of compliance. 

(a) A remote pilot in command, 

owner, or person manipulating the 
flight controls of a small unmanned 
aircraft system must— 

(1) Have in that person’s physical 

possession and readily accessible the 
remote pilot certificate with a small 
UAS rating and identification when ex-
ercising the privileges of that remote 
pilot certificate. 

(2) Present his or her remote pilot 

certificate with a small UAS rating 
and identification that contains the in-
formation listed at § 107.67(b)(1) 
through (3) for inspection upon a re-
quest from— 

(i) The Administrator; 
(ii) An authorized representative of 

the National Transportation Safety 
Board; 

(iii) Any Federal, State, or local law 

enforcement officer; or 

(iv) An authorized representative of 

the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration. 

(3) Make available, upon request, to 

the Administrator any document, 
record, or report required to be kept 
under the regulations of this chapter. 

(b) The remote pilot in command, 

visual observer, owner, operator, or 
person manipulating the flight controls 
of a small unmanned aircraft system 
must, upon request, allow the Adminis-
trator to make any test or inspection 
of the small unmanned aircraft system, 
the remote pilot in command, the per-
son manipulating the flight controls of 
a small unmanned aircraft system, 
and, if applicable, the visual observer 
to determine compliance with this 
part. 

(c) Any person holding an FAA-ac-

cepted declaration of compliance under 
subpart D of this part must, upon re-
quest, make available to the Adminis-
trator: 

(1) The declaration of compliance re-

quired under subpart D of this part; 
and 

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