Aircraft registration
For Aircraft registration, weight limit is 0.55 pounds or less; what crossing it means is A drone flown exclusively under the recreational exception in 49 U.S.C. 44809 and weighing 0.55 pounds or less on takeoff does not have to be registered; otherwise the owner must have registered and marked it before anyone may operate it; citation is 14 CFR 48.15(b), recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.
- Threshold
- Aircraft registration our reading
- Weight limit
- 0.55 pounds or less verified
- What crossing it means
- A drone flown exclusively under the recreational exception in 49 U.S.C. 44809 and weighing 0.55 pounds or less on takeoff does not have to be registered; otherwise the owner must have registered and marked it before anyone may operate it. our reading
- Citation
- 14 CFR 48.15(b) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
§ 48.15 Requirement to register. No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft that is eligible for registration under <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/49/44101> 49 U.S.C. 44101-44103 unless one of the following criteria has been satisfied: (a) The owner has registered and marked the aircraft in accordance with this part; (b) The aircraft is operated exclusively in compliance with <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/49/44809> 49 U.S.C. 44809 and weighs 0.55 pounds or less on takeoff, including everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft; or (c) The aircraft is an aircraft of the Armed Forces of the United States.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-26
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-48