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  • CHAPTER 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.3.7 Category 4 Operations › 8.3.7.4 Applicability of Maintenance and Record Retention Requirements

    requirements. The provisions of any agreement should address, at a minimum, the requirements of § 107.140(c). Table 8-3. Operations Over People – Over or Within a Closed/Restricted Access Site *Allowed **Allowed Must be on Notice ****Operating Limitations * Remote pilots ... prohibited from operating as a Category 1 operation in sustained flight over open-air assemblies, unless the operation meets the requirements of § 89.110 or § 89.115(a). This prohibition is subject to waiver. ** Remote pilots are prohibited from operating…

  • CHAPTER 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.3 Operations Over People › 8.3.7 Category 4 Operations

    Category 4 Operations. Certification is how the FAA manages risk through safety assurance. It provides the FAA confidence that a proposed product or operation will meet FAA safety expectations to protect the public. Eligible Category 4 small unmanned aircraft must ... have an airworthiness certificate issued by the FAA under part 21 and must be operated in accordance with the operating limitations specified in the FAA-approved Flight Manual or as otherwise specified by the Administrator. The airworthiness certificate allows small…

  • CHAPTER 5. PART 107 SUBPART B, OPERATING RULES (SMALL UAS) › 5.11 Preflight Familiarization, Inspection, and Actions for Aircraft Operation › 5.11.1 Prior to Flight. The remote PIC must:

    Prior to Flight. The remote PIC must: 1. Conduct an assessment of the operating environment. The assessment must include at least the following: • Local weather conditions; • Local airspace and any flight restrictions; • The location of persons and moving vehicles ... directly participating in the operation, and property on the surface; • If conducting operations over people or moving vehicles, ensure their small unmanned aircraft is eligible for the category or categories of operations (see Chapter 8); • Consider the potential for persons…

  • CHAPTER 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.3 Operations Over People › 8.3.2 Operations Over Open-Air Assemblies of Persons

    pilot’s familiarity with and ability to maneuver the small unmanned aircraft. Note: When conducting the small unmanned aircraft operation, the remote pilot should evaluate and make adjustments to this minimum distance from people as conditions change. 8.3.2 Operations Over ... Open-Air Assemblies of Persons. Remote pilots are prohibited from operating a small unmanned aircraft as a Category 1, 2, or 4 operation in sustained flight over open-air assemblies, unless the operation meets the requirements…

  • CHAPTER 5. PART 107 SUBPART B, OPERATING RULES (SMALL UAS) › 5.9 VLOS Aircraft Operation › 5.10.1 Small Unmanned Aircraft Operations Near an Airport—Notification and Permissions

    remote PIC must yield right-of-way to all other aircraft, including aircraft operating on the surface of the airport (§ 107.43). Remote PICs are prohibited from operating a small unmanned aircraft in a manner that interferes with operations and traffic ... violate the right-of-way provision of § 107.37(a), the small unmanned aircraft would have interfered with the operations of the traffic pattern at an airport. In order to avoid interfering with operations in a traffic pattern, remote PICs should…

  • Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) › Section 1. General › 11-1-1. General

    Multiple Helicopter LZ/Heliport Operation NOTE-If the LZ/hospital heliport weather conditions or airspace altitude restrictions prohibit the recommended vertical separation, 1 NM separations should be kept between helicopter orbit areas. Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Section 1. General ... operations include commercial aerial photography, commercial aerial survey, other operations for hire, and operations that are not conducted purely for pleasure/recreation. These operations will be referred to as part 107 operations. part 107 operations are limited to small UAS (sUAS…