Testing and Validation Procedures for Means of Compliance
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 89.405Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
This ensures that the manufacturer's compliance method includes clear testing protocols to prove the Remote ID system works.
Requirement as structured
A submitted means of compliance must include testing and validation procedures to demonstrate compliance with Subpart D and radio station operation requirements.
Original regulatory text
A means of compliance submitted for acceptance by the FAA must include testing and validation procedures for persons responsible for the production of standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or remote identification broadcast modules to demonstrate through analysis, ground test, or flight test, as appropriate, how the standard remote identification unmanned aircraft or the remote identification broadcast module performs its intended functions and meets the requirements in subpart D of this part, including any applicable FAA performance requirements for radio station operation.
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- Remote identification of unmanned aircraft
- regulatory area
- remote_id
- aircraft category
- unmanned aircraft required to be registered
- regulatory category
- General