Action Required Upon In-Flight Loss of Remote ID Broadcast
Verified from official sources14 CFR § 89.115Version 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026
In plain language
If you lose your remote ID broadcast signal or the module stops working mid-flight, you must land the drone as soon as it is safe to do so.
Requirement as structured
The person manipulating the flight controls must land the unmanned aircraft as soon as practicable if the broadcast module stops transmitting the required message elements.
Original regulatory text
The person manipulating the flight controls of the unmanned aircraft system must land the unmanned aircraft as soon as practicable if the unmanned aircraft is no longer broadcasting the message elements of § 89.315.
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