FAA Part 107 Update Flying at Night and Over People

FAA Part 107 Update Flying at Night and Over People

FAA Part 107 is the portion of the FAA's rules governing the commercial operation of unmanned aircraft such as drones and RC airplanes. This update, sent out on April 21, 2021, covers a ranges of changes to Part 107 operations to include night operations and flight over people.

This update to Part 107 discusses the four categories of small unmanned aircraft systems, the need to no longer request a waiver for night flights, a discussion of the rules on flights over people, operations over moving vehicles, a beneficial change on currency testing for Part 107 remote pilot testing, a discussion of FAA inspection rules and finally a note on design and production of drones to meet these new requirements.

A copy of the FAA's executive summary is here:

https://www.faa.gov/news/media/attachments/OOP_Executive_Summary.pdf

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Update overview
02:47 - FAA website
03:24 - Four UAS categories
09:57 - Night operations
12:40 - Operations over people
15:30 - Operations over moving vehicles
16:34 - Part 107 test changes
18:19 - FAA inspections
20:12 - Production rules

Видео FAA Part 107 Update Flying at Night and Over People канала Tim McKay