Is package delivery allowed under the Small UAS Rule (Part 107)?

Part 107 permits the transportation of property for compensation or hire, provided the operator complies with all the provisions of the rule, including:

• The operator must keep the UAS or drone within his/her sight
• The flight is conducted within visual line-of-sight and not from a moving vehicle
• External loads must be securely attached and cannot adversely affect the flight characteristics or controllability of the aircraft
• The aircraft with payload must weigh less than 55 pounds at takeoff.

The transportation must also occur wholly within the bounds of a state and may not involve transportation of property between:

• Hawaii and another place in Hawaii through airspace outside of Hawaii
• The District of Columbia and another place in the District of Columbia
• A territory or possession of the United States and another place in the same territory or possession.

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