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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 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.13 Remote Pilot Responsibilities When Conducting Operations Over People
Performance, Limitations, and Operating Characteristics: • Operating temperature limits (high and low limits); • Weather limitations to include wind, precipitation, and maximum wind gusts; • Altitude limitations to include maximum operating altitude; • Range limitations; • Power source to include endurance, power setting, and consumption ... levels appropriate to the type of propulsion system (fuel, battery, etc.); • Airspeed limitations; • Maximum weights; • Prohibited maneuvers; and • Other limitations necessary for safe operations over people. 8.12.2.5.2 Normal, Abnormal, and Emergency Operating Procedures: • Preflight inspection; and • Emergency or abnormal procedures…
- 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
restricted-access site must be on notice that a small unmanned aircraft may fly over them; or If the operation is not conducted within or over a closed- or restricted-access site, the small unmanned aircraft must not maintain sustained ... flight over any moving vehicle. Note: Category 4 small unmanned aircraft may be eligible to operate over moving vehicles as long as the operating limitations specified in the FAA-approved Flight Manual, or as otherwise specified by the Administrator…
- 14 CFR § 107.140 Category 4 operations.
Category 4 operations. (a) Remote pilot in command requirements. To conduct Category 4 operations— (1) A remote pilot in command— (i) Must use a small unmanned aircraft that is eligible for Category 4 operations pursuant to paragraph (b) of this ... section; and (ii) Must operate the small unmanned aircraft in accordance with all operating limitations that apply to the small unmanned aircraft, as specified by the Administrator. (2) No remote pilot in command may operate a small unmanned aircraft…