background image

909 

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 107.77 

(3) Date of birth, which shows the ap-

plicant meets or will meet the age re-
quirements of this part for the certifi-
cate and rating sought before the expi-
ration date of the airman knowledge 
test report; and 

(4) Permanent mailing address. If the 

applicant’s permanent mailing address 
is a post office box number, then the 
applicant must also provide a current 
residential address. 

(c) The minimum passing grade for 

the knowledge test will be specified by 
the Administrator. 

§ 107.69

Knowledge tests: Cheating or 

other unauthorized conduct. 

(a) An applicant for a knowledge test 

may not: 

(1) Copy or intentionally remove any 

knowledge test; 

(2) Give to another applicant or re-

ceive from another applicant any part 
or copy of a knowledge test; 

(3) Give or receive assistance on a 

knowledge test during the period that 
test is being given; 

(4) Take any part of a knowledge test 

on behalf of another person; 

(5) Be represented by, or represent, 

another person for a knowledge test; 

(6) Use any material or aid during the 

period that the test is being given, un-
less specifically authorized to do so by 
the Administrator; and 

(7) Intentionally cause, assist, or par-

ticipate in any act prohibited by this 
paragraph. 

(b) An applicant who the Adminis-

trator finds has committed an act pro-
hibited by paragraph (a) of this section 
is prohibited, for 1 year after the date 
of committing that act, from: 

(1) Applying for any certificate, rat-

ing, or authorization issued under this 
chapter; and 

(2) Applying for and taking any test 

under this chapter. 

(c) Any certificate or rating held by 

an applicant may be suspended or re-
voked if the Administrator finds that 
person has committed an act prohib-
ited by paragraph (a) of this section. 

§ 107.71

Retesting after failure. 

An applicant for a knowledge test 

who fails that test may not reapply for 
the test for 14 calendar days after fail-
ing the test. 

§ 107.73

Knowledge and training. 

An initial aeronautical knowledge 

test and recurrent training covers the 
following areas of knowledge: 

(a) Applicable regulations relating to 

small unmanned aircraft system rating 
privileges, limitations, and flight oper-
ation; 

(b) Airspace classification, operating 

requirements, and flight restrictions 
affecting small unmanned aircraft op-
eration; 

(c) Aviation weather sources and ef-

fects of weather on small unmanned 
aircraft performance; 

(d) Small unmanned aircraft loading; 
(e) Emergency procedures; 
(f) Crew resource management; 
(g) Radio communication procedures; 
(h) Determining the performance of 

the small unmanned aircraft; 

(i) Physiological effects of drugs and 

alcohol; 

(j) Aeronautical decision-making and 

judgment; 

(k) Airport operations; 
(l) Maintenance and preflight inspec-

tion procedures; and 

(m) Operation at night. 

[Amdt. No. 107–8, 86 FR 4383, Jan. 15, 2021] 

§ 107.74

Small unmanned aircraft sys-

tem training. 

Training for pilots who hold a pilot 

certificate (other than a student pilot 
certificate) issued under part 61 of this 
chapter and meet the flight review re-
quirements specified in § 61.56 covers 
the following areas of knowledge: 

(a) Applicable regulations relating to 

small unmanned aircraft system rating 
privileges, limitations, and flight oper-
ation; 

(b) Effects of weather on small un-

manned aircraft performance; 

(c) Small unmanned aircraft loading; 
(d) Emergency procedures; 
(e) Crew resource management; 
(f) Determining the performance of 

the small unmanned aircraft; 

(g) Maintenance and preflight inspec-

tion procedures; and 

(h) Operation at night. 

[Amdt. No. 107–8, 86 FR 4383, Jan. 15, 2021] 

§ 107.77

Change of name or address. 

(a) 

Change of name. An application to 

change the name on a certificate issued 

VerDate Sep<11>2014 

14:00 Mar 14, 2024

Jkt 262047

PO 00000

Frm 00919

Fmt 8010

Sfmt 8010

Q:\14\14V2.TXT

PC31

aworley on LAPBH6H6L3 with DISTILLER

background image

910 

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 

at 

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 

S

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). 

VerDate Sep<11>2014 

14:00 Mar 14, 2024

Jkt 262047

PO 00000

Frm 00920

Fmt 8010

Sfmt 8010

Q:\14\14V2.TXT

PC31

aworley on LAPBH6H6L3 with DISTILLER