Parts 89 & 107 index

This index routes a pilot to controlling text; it is not a substitute for reading the current rule. Links use the current eCFR. Checked August 23, 2026; eCFR Title 14 displayed current through August 20, 2026 when checked.

Part 107 — certification and small-UAS operations

Section	Operational question	Evidence or action	ACS route
107.1	Does Part 107 apply?	Classify aircraft and operation	UA.I.A.K1
107.3	What do defined terms mean?	Record takeoff weight/configuration	UA.I.A.K2
107.5	Are records/certificates authentic?	Never alter or make fraudulent statements	UA.I.A.K3
107.7	What must be available to FAA?	Certificate, ID, records, aircraft, compliance demonstration	UA.I.A.K5
107.9	Is an accident FAA-reportable?	Evaluate promptly; qualifying report within 10 days	UA.I.A.K4
107.12	Who may manipulate controls?	Certificate or direct supervision with immediate takeover	UA.I.B.K22
107.13	Is the aircraft registered?	Register/mark; carry certificate	UA.I.B.K1
107.15	Is the system safe?	Preflight and discontinue when condition becomes unsafe	UA.I.B.K2
107.17	Is a person medically fit?	Apply IMSAFE and do not serve when unsafe	UA.I.B.K3
107.19	Who has final authority?	Name remote PIC before flight; brief authority	UA.I.B.K4
107.21	May a rule be deviated from in emergency?	Only extent necessary; report if FAA requests	UA.I.B.K5
107.23	Is operation careless/reckless or dropping hazardous?	Remove hazard or do not fly	UA.I.B.K6
107.25	May crew operate from moving platform?	Apply aircraft/vehicle/population/property restrictions	UA.I.B.K7
107.27	Alcohol/drug restrictions satisfied?	Check time, BAC, impairment and incorporated Part 91 rules	UA.I.B.K8
107.29	Are night requirements met?	Current knowledge and qualifying anti-collision light	UA.I.B.K9/K24/K25
107.31	Is VLOS maintained?	Design route/positions inside actual visual capability	UA.I.B.K10
107.33	Is VO arrangement compliant?	Continuous effective communication and coordinated sight	UA.I.B.K11
107.35	Is anyone serving multiple operations?	One operation per remote PIC/VO at a time	UA.I.B.K12
107.36	Is hazardous material carried?	Do not carry prohibited hazardous material	UA.I.B.K13
107.37	Is right-of-way protected?	Yield and remain well clear of all aircraft	UA.I.B.K14
107.39	Will flight be over people?	Meet subpart D category or waiver	UA.I.B.K15; UA.I.E
107.41	Is controlled-airspace authorization needed?	Obtain and retain authorization; obey provisions	UA.I.B.K16; UA.II.B.K2
107.43	Could airport operation interfere with traffic/pattern?	Replan; authorization does not remove noninterference duty	UA.I.B.K17
107.45	Prohibited/restricted area involved?	Obtain controlling-agency permission when required	UA.I.B.K18
107.47	Other flight restriction active?	Check current restrictions/TFRs immediately before flight	UA.I.B.K19
107.49	Is preflight assessment complete?	Weather, airspace, people/property, hazards, briefing, links	UA.I.B.K20
107.51	Limits satisfied?	Speed, altitude/structure, visibility and cloud clearance	UA.I.B.K21
107.57–59	Drug/alcohol offenses or test refusal?	Understand certificate consequences	UA.I.C.K1/K2
107.61	Applicant eligible?	Verify age, English, fitness, knowledge path, vetting	UA.I.C.K3
107.65	Knowledge current?	Retain qualifying test/training evidence for preceding 24 months	UA.I.C.K4
107.67–73	Testing/training rules met?	Eligibility, conduct, retest and course requirements	UA.I.C

Operations over people and moving vehicles

Part 107 subpart D contains Category 1–4 eligibility and operating conditions, labeling/documentation, maintenance, and moving-vehicle rules. Use the current subpart D text with the aircraft's FAA-accepted Declaration of Compliance and operating instructions. Never infer Category 2/3 eligibility from weight or marketing alone.

Waivers

§107.200 establishes waiver policy and §107.205 lists waivable rules. Retain the issued waiver and build a provision-by-provision compliance matrix. A waiver is neither airspace authorization nor site permission.

Part 89 — Remote Identification

Section	Requirement	Pilot control/record
89.1	Definitions	Identify standard RID/module/home-built terms correctly
89.101–105	Applicability and RID requirement	Determine whether aircraft is registered/required and compliance path
89.110	Standard RID operation	Correct serial in registration; functional takeoff-to-shutdown; land after loss as soon as practicable
89.115	Module or FRIA alternative	Preflight module check, VLOS, correct serial; or remain entirely in FRIA and VLOS
89.120	Research/compliance authorization	Case-specific FAA authorization only
89.125	ADS-B Out prohibition	ADS-B Out cannot substitute for RID
89.130	Foreign-aircraft identification	NOI/confirmation current and at control station
89.201–230	FRIA establishment/maintenance	Relevant to eligible CBO/institution; pilot still checks current boundary/status
89.305	Standard RID message elements	Aircraft identity/location/altitude/velocity; control-station location/elevation; UTC time; emergency status
89.315	Module message elements	Module identity; aircraft data; takeoff location/elevation; UTC time

Per-mission rule audit

• Record applicable rule/authorization/waiver, not merely “Part 107.”
• Link each special operation to aircraft eligibility and documents.
• Recheck eCFR effective date and FAA guidance revision.
• Carry certificate, photo ID, registration, and issued approvals as required.
• Preserve authorization/waiver conditions with the mission record.
• Record why OOP, moving-vehicle, night, RID, and airspace gates pass.