Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 107.12

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Small unmanned aircraft means an unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55
pounds on takeoff, including everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft.
Small unmanned aircraft system (small
UAS) means a small unmanned aircraft
and its associated elements (including
communication links and the components that control the small unmanned
aircraft) that are required for the safe
and efficient operation of the small unmanned aircraft in the national airspace system.
Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft
operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within
or on the aircraft.
Visual observer means a person who is
designated by the remote pilot in command to assist the remote pilot in command and the person manipulating the
flight controls of the small UAS to see
and avoid other air traffic or objects
aloft or on the ground.

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Section 107.5 Falsification, reproduction or
alteration.
(a) No person may make or cause to
be made - 
(1) Any fraudulent or intentionally
false record or report that is required
to be made, kept, or used to show compliance with any requirement under
this part.
(2) Any reproduction or alteration,
for fraudulent purpose, of any certificate, rating, authorization, record or
report under this part.
(b) The commission by any person of
an act prohibited under paragraph (a)
of this section is a basis for any of the
following:
(1) Denial of an application for a remote pilot certificate or a certificate
of waiver,
(2) Suspension or revocation of any
certificate or waiver issued by the Administrator under this part and held by
that person; or
(3) A civil penalty.
Section 107.7 Inspection, testing, and demonstration of compliance.
(a) A remote pilot in command,
owner, or person manipulating the
flight controls of a small unmanned

aircraft system must, upon request,
make available to the Administrator:
(1) The remote pilot certificate with
a small UAS rating; and
(2) Any other document, record, or
report required to be kept under the
regulations of this chapter.
(b) The remote pilot in command,
visual observer, owner, operator, or
person manipulating the flight controls
of a small unmanned aircraft system
must, upon request, allow the Administrator to make any test or inspection
of the small unmanned aircraft system,
the remote pilot in command, the person manipulating the flight controls of
a small unmanned aircraft system,
and, if applicable, the visual observer
to determine compliance with this
part.
Section 107.9 Accident reporting.
No later than 10 calendar days after
an operation that meets the criteria of
either paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, a remote pilot in command must
report to the FAA, in a manner acceptable to the Administrator, any operation of the small unmanned aircraft
involving at least:
(a) Serious injury to any person or
any loss of consciousness; or
(b) Damage to any property, other
than the small unmanned aircraft, unless one of the following conditions is
satisfied:
(1) The cost of repair (including materials and labor) does not exceed $500;
or
(2) The fair market value of the property does not exceed $500 in the event
of total loss.

Subpart B - Operating Rules
Section 107.11 Applicability.
This subpart applies to the operation
of all civil small unmanned aircraft
systems subject to this part.
Section 107.12 Requirement for a remote
pilot certificate with a small UAS
rating.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(c) of this section, no person may manipulate the flight controls of a small
unmanned aircraft system unless:
(1) That person has a remote pilot
certificate with a small UAS rating

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