14 CFR §89.501
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- (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 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.
- (4)Unmanned aircraft designed or produced exclusively for the purpose of aeronautical research or to show compliance with regulations.