Carriage and Production of Confirmation of Identification

Verified from official sources
14 CFR § 89.130Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

You must obtain the Confirmation of Identification from the FAA, keep a copy of it at your drone's control station while flying, and show it if an FAA official or police officer asks to see it.

Requirement as structured

Operators of foreign registered civil unmanned aircraft must obtain a Confirmation of Identification, keep it at the control station, and present it upon request to the FAA or law enforcement.

Original regulatory text

No person may operate a foreign registered civil unmanned aircraft with remote identification in the United States unless the person obtains a Confirmation of Identification under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, maintains such Confirmation of Identification at the unmanned aircraft's control station, and produces the Confirmation of Identification when requested by the FAA or a law enforcement officer.

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
aircraft registration
foreign
remote identification equipped
true