Required Small UAS Technical Details for Part 107 Waiver Application

In plain language

When applying for a Part 107 waiver, the FAA asks you to describe your drone: its type, power source, flight time, range and speed, size, how you keep it contained, any flight termination system, its loaded weight, and how any load is secured or kept from endangering people and property.

Requirement as structured

The FAA's Part 107 waiver guidance asks applicants to describe the small UAS they will use: its type, power or energy source, maximum flight time, range and speed, size, how it is kept where directed (containment), any flight termination system, its weight with payload, how any load is secured, and how people and property will be kept safe if a load could drop or detach.

Original regulatory text

- What kind of UAS will you use to fly the operations requested in this application? - For example: multi-rotor, fixed wing, hybrid (both multi-rotor and fixed wing), single rotor, lighter than air, etc. - What is your UAS's power or energy source in flight? - What is your UAS's maximum flight time (in minutes), range (in feet), and speed (in miles per hour)? - How big is the aircraft (length/width/height in inches)? - How do you ensure the aircraft only flies where it is directed (i.e. ensure containment)? - For example: geo-fencing, tether, etc. - What kind of termination system, if any, does the UAS have? - For example: immediate flight termination switch - How much will the aircraft and its payload weigh when flying? - If the aircraft carries any external or internal load (or object), how is the load secured? - What, if any, external or internal load (or object) could be dropped from the aircraft when flying, and how will you assure the safety of people, or other people's property, if it is dropped or detached when flying?

Applies when

country

United States

authority

FAA

operation

waiver_application

operation regime

part_107

aircraft category

small unmanned aircraft (under 55 lb)

regulatory category

Specific