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Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 5-15
CHAPTER 5. PART 107 SUBPART B, OPERATING RULES (SMALL UAS) › 5.18 In-Flight Emergency
Emergency action should be taken in such a way as to minimize injury or damage to property (§ 107.21). 5.19 Careless or Reckless Operation. As with manned aircraft, remote PICs are prohibited from engaging in a careless or reckless operation ... small UAS have additional operating considerations that are not present in manned aircraft operations, additional activity may amount to careless or reckless operation if conducted using a small UAS. For example, careless or reckless operation may consist of failure…
14 CFR Part 107 — Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Open
14 CFR § 107.23 Hazardous operation.
Hazardous operation. No person may: (a) Operate a small unmanned aircraft system in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another; or (b) Allow an object to be dropped from a small unmanned…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.13 Careless or reckless operation.
Careless or reckless operation. (a) Aircraft operations for the purpose of air navigation. No person may operate an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another. (b) Aircraft operations other than ... aircraft for air commerce (including areas used by those aircraft for receiving or discharging persons or cargo), in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another…
Non-Towered Airport Flight Operations p. 12
9 GENERAL OPERATING PRACTICES › 9.12.5 Other Approaches to Land and Airports with Multiple Runways › 9.12.5.3 An Overhead Approach
Paragraph 5-4-27, Overhead Approach Maneuver). 9.13 Pilot Responsibility to See and Avoid and Pilot Avoiding Careless and Reckless Operations (§ 91.13). In the airport traffic pattern, effective communication and a pilot’s responsibility to see and avoid are essential ... could endanger the life or property of another and could expose the pilot to an investigation based upon their careless or reckless operation…