Unmanned Aircraft Geometric Altitude Accuracy

In plain language

The remote ID system must report your drone's altitude with a vertical accuracy of 150 feet or better, 95% of the time.

Requirement as structured

The reported geometric altitude of the unmanned aircraft must be accurate to within 150 feet of the true geometric altitude, with 95 percent probability.

Original regulatory text

The reported geometric altitude of the unmanned aircraft must be accurate to within 150 feet of the true geometric altitude, with 95 percent probability.

Applies when

country

United States

equipment

remote identification broadcast module

operation

Remote identification of unmanned aircraft

regulatory area

remote_id

aircraft category

unmanned aircraft required to be registered

regulatory category

General