Pilot Responsibility for Regulatory Compliance and Safe Flight

In plain language

As a drone pilot, you are responsible for knowing the FAA regulations and guidelines, and you must ensure you only fly in areas where it is safe and legal to do so.

Requirement as structured

Drone pilots are responsible for knowing the FAA guidelines and regulations, including where it is safe and unsafe to fly.

Original regulatory text

Anyone flying a drone is responsible for flying within FAA guidelines and regulations. That means it is up to you as a drone pilot to know the Rules of the Sky, and where it is and is not safe to fly.

Applies when

country

United States

regulatory category

General