Testing and Validation Procedures for Means of Compliance

Verified from official sources
14 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