The following definitions apply to this part. If there is a conflict between the definitions of this part and definitions specified in § 1.1 of this chapter, the definitions in this part control for purposes of this part:
Control station means an interface used by the remote pilot to control the flight path of the small unmanned aircraft.
Corrective lenses means spectacles or contact lenses.
Declaration of compliance means a record submitted to the FAA that certifies the small unmanned aircraft conforms to the Category 2 or Category 3 requirements under subpart D of this part.
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.
[Docket FAA-2015-0150, Amdt. 107-1, 81 FR 42209, June 28, 2016, as amended by Amdt. 107-8, 86 FR 4381, Jan. 15, 2021]
Notes of Decisions
In Re September 11 Litig., 280 F. Supp. 2d 279 (S.D.N.Y. 2003).
“§ 44903 (b) (mandating the promulgation of “regulations to protect passengers and property on an aircraft” against acts of criminal violence or aircraft piracy); 14 C.F.R. § 107.3 (a)(1) (2001) (air carrier security programs shall “[p]rovide for the safety of persons and…”
Celso Lopez Lopez v. M. Aran, 844 F.2d 898 (1st Cir. 1988).
“In the case of any aircraft proceeding from Guam, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands of the United States destined directly and without touching on any foreign port or place ...”
Taylor v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 895 F.3d 56 (D.C. Cir. 2018).
“at 42 ,085 -86; see 14 C.F.R. § 107.3 . To mitigate risk, the rule limits small unmanned aircraft systems to "daylight and civil twilight operations with appropriate collision lighting, confined areas of operation, and visual-line-of-sight operations.”
Singer v. City of Newton, 284 F. Supp. 3d 125 (D.D.C. 2017).
“" 14 C.F.R. § 107.3 . In fact, Newton has acknowledged that "[c]ommercial drone use is heavily regulated by the FAA [and] pre-empted from municipal regulations.”
United States v. Pizarro-Calderon, 829 F. Supp. 511 (D.P.R. 1993).
“14 C.F.R. § 107.3 and 108 (1987). For purposes of the Fourth Amendment this constitutes “state action” and as such is subject to illegal search and seizure scrutiny.”
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