FPV Visual Observer Co-location and Communication
Verified from official sourcesAC 91-57C ¶ 3.3.2.3Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
Your visual observer must stand next to you so you can talk directly without using radios or phones, and without causing a distraction.
Requirement as structured
VOs should be co-located with the FPV flyer to allow direct communication without technological assistance.
Original regulatory text
Guidelines about co-location of VOs with the FPV flyer, such as requiring VOs to be in direct communication with the FPV flyer without the use of technological assistance and without creating a distraction to the recreational flyer.
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- recreational
- regulatory category
- General