# Remote ID design and production — FAA drone weight thresholds that trigger a different rule set

For Remote ID design and production, weight limit is 0.55 pounds or less; what crossing it means is The remote identification design and production requirements do not apply to unmanned aircraft weighing 0.55 pounds or less on takeoff, unless the aircraft was designed and produced to be a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft; citation is 14 CFR 89.501(c)(3), recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **Threshold:** Remote ID design and production _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Weight limit:** 0.55 pounds or less _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What crossing it means:** The remote identification design and production requirements do not apply to unmanned aircraft weighing 0.55 pounds or less on takeoff, unless the aircraft was designed and produced to be a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft. _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Citation:** 14 CFR 89.501(c)(3) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Subpart F— Remote Identification Design and Production § 89.501 Applicability. (a) This subpart prescribes— (1) Requirements for the design and production of unmanned aircraft with remote identification produced for operation in the airspace of the United States. (2) Requirements for the design and production of remote identification broadcast modules. (3) Procedural requirements for the submission, acceptance, and rescission of declarations of compliance. (4) Rules governing persons submitting declarations of compliance for FAA acceptance under this part. (b) Except as provided in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-89.501#p-89.501(c)> paragraph (c) of this section, this subpart applies to the design and production of all unmanned aircraft operated in the airspace of the United States. (c) Except for unmanned aircraft designed and produced to be standard remote identification unmanned aircraft, this subpart does not apply to the design or production of: (1) Home-built unmanned aircraft. (2) Unmanned aircraft of the United States Government. (3) Unmanned aircraft that weigh 0.55 pounds or less on takeoff, including everything that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-89

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
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