14 CFR 107.125
§ 107.125 Category 3 operations: Operating requirements.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 107.125, § 107.125 Category 3 operations: Operating requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/56436
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To conduct Category 3 operations, a remote pilot in command—
(a) Must use a small unmanned aircraft that—
(1) Is eligible for Category 3 operations pursuant to § 107.130(a);
(2) Is listed on an FAA-accepted declaration of compliance as eligible for Category 3 operations in accordance with § 107.160; and
(3) Is labeled as eligible for Category 3 operations in accordance with § 107.130(b)(1);
(b) Must not operate the small unmanned aircraft over open-air assemblies of human beings; and
(c) May only operate the small unmanned aircraft above any human being if operation meets one of the following conditions:
(1) The operation is within or over a closed- or restricted-access site and all human beings located within the closed- or restricted-access site must be on notice that a small unmanned aircraft may fly over them; or
(2) The small unmanned aircraft does not maintain sustained flight over any human being unless that human being is—
(i) Directly participating in the operation of the small unmanned aircraft; or
(ii) Located under a covered structure or inside a stationary vehicle that can provide reasonable protection from a falling small unmanned aircraft.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.