Micro UAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee Recommendations Summary
Category 1
Do the operators
have to comply
with operational
requirements
beyond those
imposed by the
proposed part 107?
less and submit that
declaration to the
FAA in a form and
manner acceptable to
the FAA.
No.
Category 2
industry consensus
standards.
Yes. The operator must
comply with the
manufacturer’s operator
manual. The operator
must also ensure that
the UAS maintains a
minimum distance of
20 feet above people’s
heads, or 10 feet
laterally away from,
people on the ground
and must not create an
undue hazard to people.
Category 3
standards.
Yes. Flight over crowds
or dense concentrations
of people is never
permitted under Category
3. In addition to that
restriction, small UAS
may only operate over
people if:
(1) The operation is
conducted over a closedor restricted-access work
site with the permission
of the site’s owner or
operator; or
(2) Overflight of people is
limited to those who are
transient or incidental to
the operation, i.e. the
overflight of people is
incidental to the
operation and is not
sustained.
Category 4
industry consensus
standards.
Yes. In addition to the
operational
requirements for
Category 2, the UAS
may only operate over
people if the operation
is conducted in
compliance with a
documented risk
mitigation plan, which
may include, among
other things, local
coordination and pilot
training commensurate
with the risk, and which
was adopted in
accordance with
industry consensus
standards.
Operational requirements
applicable to Category 2
(i.e., comply with the
manufacturer’s operator
manual and maintain
specified minimum setoff distances) also apply
to Category 3.
April 1, 2016
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