Part 107 eligibility (small unmanned aircraft)
For Part 107 eligibility (small unmanned aircraft), weight limit is less than 55 pounds; what crossing it means is Part 107 applies to the registration, airman certification and operation of civil small unmanned aircraft systems, and this part defines a small unmanned aircraft as weighing less than 55 pounds on takeoff including everything on board or attached -- a definition that controls over the one in § 1.1 of the chapter; citation is 14 CFR 107.3, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.
- Threshold
- Part 107 eligibility (small unmanned aircraft) our reading
- Weight limit
- less than 55 pounds verified
- What crossing it means
- Part 107 applies to the registration, airman certification and operation of civil small unmanned aircraft systems, and this part defines a small unmanned aircraft as weighing less than 55 pounds on takeoff including everything on board or attached -- a definition that controls over the one in § 1.1 of the chapter. our reading
- Citation
- 14 CFR 107.3 our reading
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What the source says
§ 107.1 Applicability. (a) Except as provided in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-107.1#p-107.1(b)> paragraph (b) of this section, this part applies to the registration, airman certification, and operation of civil small unmanned aircraft systems within the United States. This part also applies to the eligibility of civil small unmanned aircraft systems to operate over human beings in the United States. (b) This part does not apply to the following: (1) Air carrier operations; (2) Any aircraft subject to the provisions of <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/49/44809> 49 U.S.C. 44809 ; (3) Any operation that the holder of an exemption under section 333 of <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/112/public/95> Public Law 112-95 or <https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/49/44807> 49 U.S.C. 44807 elects to conduct pursuant to the exemption, unless otherwise specified in the exemption; or (4) Any operation that a person elects to conduct under <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/part-91> part 91 of this chapter with a small unmanned aircraft system that has been issued an airworthiness certificate. [Amdt. 107-8, <https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/86-FR-4381> 86 FR 4381 , Jan. 15, 2021] § 107.2 Applicability of certification procedures for products and articles. The provisions of <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/part-21> part 21 of this chapter do not apply to small unmanned aircraft systems operated under this part unless the small unmanned aircraft system will operate over human beings in accordance with <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-107.140> § 107.140 . [Amdt. 107-8, <https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/86-FR-4381> 86 FR 4381 , Jan. 15, 2021] § 107.3 Definitions. The following definitions apply to this part. If there is a conflict between the definitions of this part and definitions specified in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-1.1> § 1.1 of this chapter , the definitions in this part control for purposes of this part: Control station means an interface used by the remote pilot to control the flight path of the small unmanned aircraft. Corrective lenses means spectacles or contact lenses. Declaration of compliance means a record submitted to the FAA that certifies the small unmanned aircraft conforms to the Category 2 or Category 3 requirements under <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/part-107/subpart-D> subpart D of this part . Small unmanned aircraft means an unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds on takeoff, including everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-26
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-107