Recreational Purpose Status for Higher Education Programs

In plain language

Drone flights conducted as part of a college or university educational program are legally considered recreational, allowing you to operate under the recreational flyer rules.

Requirement as structured

FAA Advisory Circular 91-57C states that educational programmes conducted by institutions of higher education are considered recreational for the purposes of the limited recreational operations exception.

Original regulatory text

unless associated with a CBO, though such programs are considered recreational when conducted by institutes of higher education.

Applies when

country

United States

operation

Limited recreational operation of unmanned aircraft

environment

higher_education_institutions

operation regime

recreational

regulatory category

General