Pilot Responsibility for Recreational Purpose

In plain language

Even if you are conducting specialized flights (like research or training) under CBO guidelines, you must ensure your specific flight is genuinely for recreational purposes to qualify under the recreational flyer rules.

Requirement as structured

Each individual pilot is responsible for ensuring that their operation is conducted solely for a recreational purpose.

Original regulatory text

Whether or not the specific operations listed here are considered recreational depends on the specific situation. Each individual pilot bears the responsibility for compliance with the 49 U.S.C. § 44809(a)(1) requirement that the operation must be conducted for a recreational purpose.

Applies when

country

United States

regulatory category

General