CBO Safety Guidelines - Protections for People

In plain language

Recreational pilots should follow their CBO's guidelines regarding buffer zones and restrictions on flying over people to ensure public safety.

Requirement as structured

The FAA recommends that CBO safety guidelines include adequate protections and mitigations to prevent the UA from causing harm to any person, including restrictions on operations over people, buffer areas, and ground access limitations.

Original regulatory text

Adequate protections and mitigations to prevent the UA from causing harm to any person. CBOs should consider addressing how they will mitigate hazards to avoid creating a risk to people. CBOs are encouraged to include the following safe practices in their safety guidelines: restrictions on operations over people, establishing buffer areas between an aircraft’s planned flightpath and any people in the area, and limitations on ground access to areas for certain activities such as racing.

Applies when

country

United States

operation

recreational

operator type

Community-Based Organization

regulatory category

General