Compliance via FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA)

In plain language

If your drone does not have built-in Remote ID or an attached broadcast module, you are restricted to flying within a designated FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA), and you must keep the drone in sight.

Requirement as structured

Operators of drones without Remote ID equipment may fly without broadcasting if they operate within a FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) and maintain visual line of sight.

Original regulatory text

Fly within a FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA) . A FRIA is a defined geographic area where drones can be flown if they don’t have Remote ID equipment. Drones without Remote ID must operate within visual line of sight and within the FRIA.

Applies when

country

United States

regulatory category

General