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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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