Exclusion of Part 91 Operations with Airworthiness Certificate

In plain language

If your small drone has an airworthiness certificate, you can choose to operate it under the general flight rules of Part 91 instead of Part 107.

Requirement as structured

Part 107 does not apply to any operation that a person elects to conduct under part 91 of this chapter with a small unmanned aircraft system that has been issued an airworthiness certificate.

Original regulatory text

This part does not apply to the following: ... (4) Any operation that a person elects to conduct under part 91 of this chapter with a small unmanned aircraft system that has been issued an airworthiness certificate.

Applies when

country

United States

operation

Part 107 small UAS operation

operation regime

part_107

aircraft category

small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)

regulatory category

General

has airworthiness certificate

true