RPAS operational log maintenance

In plain language

If you operate a small or medium excluded drone, you must ensure the pilot logs details of each flight—including location, maximum height, drone ID, pilot name/ARN, and drone serviceability—as soon as possible after landing.

Requirement as structured

The operator of a small or medium excluded RPA must ensure that the remote pilot in command maintains an RPAS operational log containing specific flight and aircraft details as soon as practicable after the flight.

Original regulatory text

The operator must ensure that the remote pilot in command of the applicable RPA flight maintains an operational record (the RPAS operational log) in which the following is recorded as soon as practicable after the pilot ceases to operate the RPA: (a) the nature and purpose of the operation; (b) the specific location of the operation and the maximum height at which the RPA was flown; (c) information identifying the RPA, including the type, model and unique identification mark; (d) the remote pilot station for the operation; (e) the dates and times of the operation; (f) the name and ARN of the remote pilot in command; (g) whether the RPA was serviceable after the final flight of the day, and the nature of any unserviceability.

Applies when

operation

Excluded RPA