## Overview of Small UAS Noti ce of Proposed Rulemaking

Summary of Major Provisions of Proposed Part 107

The following provisions are bei ng proposed in the FAA’s Small UAS NPRM.

 Unmanned aircraft must w eigh less than 55 lbs. (25 kg). Operational Limitations

 Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) onl y; the unmanned aircraft must re main within VLOS of the opera tor or visual observer.

 At all times the small unmanned aircraft must remain close enou gh to the operator for the operator t o be capable of seeing the aircr aft with vision unaided by any device other than corrective lenses.

 Small unmanned aircraft may not operate over any persons not di rectly involved in the operation.

 Daylight-only operations (official sunrise to official sunset, local time).

 Must yield right-of-way to othe r aircraft, manned or unmanned.

 May use visual observer (VO) but not required.

 First-person view camera cannot s atisfy “see-and- avoid” require ment but can be used as long as requi rement is satisfied in other wa ys.

 Maximum airspeed of 100 mph (87 knots).

 Maximum altitude of 500 feet above ground level.

 Minimum weather visibility of 3 m iles from control station.

 No operations are allowed in Cla ss A (18,000 feet & above) airs pace.

 Operations in Class B, C, D and E airspace are allowed with the required ATC permission.

 Operations in Class G airspace are allowed without ATC permissi on

 No person may act as an operator or VO for more than one unmann ed aircraft operation at one time.

 No careless or reckless operations.

 Requires preflight inspe ction by the operator.

 A person may not operate a small unmanned aircraft if he or she knows or has reason to know of any physical or mental condition that would

interfere with the safe operation of a small UAS.

 Proposes a microUAS option that would allow operations in Class G airspace, over people not invol ved in the operation, provided t he operator certifies he or she ha s the requisite aeronautical kno wledge to perform the operation.

 Pilots of a small UAS would be considered “operators”. Operator Certification and Responsibilities  Operators would be required to:

o Pass an initial aeronautical know ledge test at an FAA-approved knowledge testing center.

o Be vetted by the Transportati on Security Administration.o Obtain an unmanned aircraft ope rator certificate with a small UAS rating (like existing pilot airman certificates, never expires).

o Pass a recurrent aeronautical knowledge test every 24 months.

o Be at least 17 years old.

o Make available to the FAA, upon r equest, the small UAS for inspection or testing, and any a ssociated documents/records required to be kept under the proposed rule.

o Report an accident to the F AA within 10 days of any operation that results in injury or property damage.

o Conduct a preflight inspection, t o include specific aircraft an d control station systems checks, to ensure the small UAS is safe for operation.

 FAA airworthiness certification not required. However, operato r mu Aircraft Requirements st
maintain a small UAS in condi tion for safe operation and prior to flight must inspect the UAS to ensure that it is in a condition for sa fe operation. Aircraft Registration r equired (same requirements th at apply to all other aircraft).

 Aircraft markings required (same requirements that apply to all other aircraft). If aircraft is too small to display markings in stan dard size, then the aircraft simply needs to display markings in the large st practicable manner.

 Proposed rule would not apply to mode l aircraft that satisfy al l of the Model Aircraft criteria specified in S ection 336 of Public Law 112-95.

 The proposed rule would codify t he FAA’s enforcement authority in part 101 by prohibiting model aircraft operators from endangeri ng the safety of the NAS.