Effective Date of the Operations Over People Rule
Verified from official sourcesOperations Over People General OverviewVersion 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
The rules allowing operations over people and at night became effective on April 21, 2021.
Requirement as structured
The effective date of the Operations Over People final rule is April 21, 2021.
Original regulatory text
Corrections to the final rule were published in the Federal Register on March 10, 2021 delaying the effective date from March 16, 2021 to April 21, 2021.
Applies when
- country
- United States
- operation
- Part 107 small UAS operation
- operation regime
- part_107
- aircraft category
- small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)
- regulatory category
- General