Prohibition on Operating Over Unprotected Non-Participants
Verified from official sourcesOperations Over People General Overview | Why is this rule needed?Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
Do not fly directly over people who are not involved in your operation unless they are inside a building or a stationary vehicle, or you are operating under specific category rules that permit it.
Requirement as structured
The remote pilot must take steps using a safety risk-based approach to ensure that the small unmanned aircraft does not operate over non-participants who are not under a covered structure or in a stationary covered vehicle.
Original regulatory text
the remote pilot must take steps using a safety risk-based approach to ensure that: - the small unmanned aircraft does not operate over non-participants who are not under a covered structure or in a stationary covered vehicle;
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- Part 107 small UAS operation
- regulation
- 14 CFR Part 107
- operation regime
- part_107
- aircraft category
- small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)
- regulatory category
- General