Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

Regulations & Policies

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• |  Updated: 12:20 pm ET September 22, 2009

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations

• Part 1, Definitions, Civil Aircraft, section 1.1
• Part 21, Certification Procedures for Products and Parts
• Part 21, Subpart H, Airworthiness Certificates, Experimental Certificates, sections 21.191 and 21.193

Advisory Circulars

• AC 21-12, Application for U.S. Airworthiness Certificate, FAA Form 8130-6
• AC 45-2, Identification and Registration Marking
• AC 91-57, Model Aircraft Operating Standards

Forms

• FAA Form 8130-6 (PDF), Application for U.S. Airworthiness Certificate

Orders

• Order 1110.150, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC)
• Order 8130.2, Airworthiness Certification of Aircraft and Related Products
• Order 8130.20, Registration Requirements for the Airworthiness Certification of U.S. Civil Aircraft
• Order 8130.34, Airworthiness Certification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Policies

• Federal Register Notice - Clarification of FAA Policy (PDF), UAS Operations in the U.S. National Airspace System
• Interim Operational Approval Guidance 08-01 (PDF), Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations in the U.S. National Airspace System
• UAS Certification Status, November 15, 2006 (PDF), includes FAA focal points for UAS certification project coordination
• UAS Certification Status, Optionally Piloted Aircraft and Accidents Involving UAS, August 18, 2008 (PDF), Revision to AVS Policy

Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Rulemaking