Sustained Flight Over Open-Air Assemblies

In plain language

You are not allowed to hover or fly in a sustained manner over open-air assemblies of people unless your drone is equipped with and broadcasting Remote ID, or you are operating within an FAA-recognized identification area (FRIA).

Requirement as structured

No remote pilot in command may operate a small unmanned aircraft in sustained flight over open-air assemblies of human beings unless the operation meets the Remote ID requirements of either § 89.110 or § 89.115(a).

Original regulatory text

(b) No remote pilot in command may operate a small unmanned aircraft in sustained flight over open-air assemblies of human beings unless the operation meets the requirements of either § 89.110 or § 89.115(a) of this chapter.

Applies when

country

United States

operation category

Category 2 operations

regulatory category

General