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Remote identification Get Remote ID Ready
Which Drones Must Comply With Remote ID?
(Remote ID) is coming. Drones which are required to be registered or have been regis-
tered, including those flown for recreation, business, or public
Are you ready? safety, must comply with the rule on Remote ID.

Information provide by: https://www.faa.gov/uas/ Registering Drones
getting_started/remote_id Recreational drone pilots may register once and apply their regis-
tration number to all the devices listed within their inventory. Dur-
Drone pilots are expected to comply with the September 16, 2023, ing registration, you must list the serial number(s) of each Stan-
compliance date for Remote ID. However, the FAA understands dard Remote ID drone and/or the Remote ID broadcast module.
that some drone pilots may not be able to comply because of If you use a Remote ID broadcast module, the Remote ID serial
limited availability of broadcast modules and lack of approved number attached to the module must be listed for each drone not
FAA-Recognized Identification Areas. In those instances, the FAA equipped with Standard Remote ID you add to your inventory. This
will consider all factors in determining whether to take enforce- will permit you to move the module from one drone not equipped
ment action through March 16, 2024. with Standard Remote ID to another so long as each of the drones
make/model are listed within the same inventory.
Drones are fundamentally changing aviation, and the FAA is com- This is not the case for Part 107 pilots who must register each
mitted to working towards fully integrating drones into the National individual device (Standard Remote ID drone or Remote ID broad-
Airspace System (NAS). All drone pilots who are required to register cast module) separately within their inventory and each device will
or have registered their drone must operate in accordance with the get a unique registration number
rule on Remote ID. Safety and security are top priorities for the FAA
and Remote ID for drones is crucial to our integration efforts. Important! Before You Get Started:
What is it? Remote ID is the ability of a drone in flight to provide • Ensure your device has an FAA-approved Remote ID
identification and location information that can be received by Declaration of Compliance
other parties through a broadcast signal. o Have your Remote ID serial number handy. If
Why do we need it? Remote ID lays the foundation of the safety you are not sure how to locate it, please check
and security groundwork needed for more complex drone opera- with the manufacturer for assistance.
tions. Remote ID also helps the FAA, law enforcement, and other • If you previously listed a drone and answered “No” to the
federal agencies locate the control station when a drone appears Remote ID question, you will now create a new listing for
to be flying in an unsafe manner or where it is not allowed to fly. that same drone.
How to be Remote ID Ready Recreational Flyers Registration
There are three ways drone pilots can meet the identification Recreational flyers will need to add each Standard Remote ID
requirements of the Remote ID rule: drone and/or the Remote ID broadcast module to their inventory,
then if applicable, remove the drone not equipped with Standard
• Operate a Standard Remote ID drone Remote ID that it replaces.
(PDF) that broadcasts identification and
location information of the drone and
control station. A Standard Remote ID
drone is one that is produced with built-
in Remote ID broadcast capabilities in
accordance with the Remote ID rule’s
requirements.
• Operate a drone with a Remote ID
broadcast module (PDF). A broadcast
module is a device that broadcasts iden-
tification and location information about
the drone and its take-off location in ac-
cordance with the Remote ID rule’s re-
quirements. The broadcast module can
be added to a drone to retrofit it with
Remote ID capabilities. Pilots operat-
ing a drone with a Remote ID broadcast
module must be able to see their drone
at all times during flight.
• Operate (without Remote ID equipment)
(PDF) at FAA-recognized identification
areas (FRIAs) sponsored by commu-
nity-based organizations (CBOs) or
educational institutions. FRIAs are the
only locations where UAS (drones and
radio-controlled airplanes) may operate
without broadcasting Remote ID mes-
sage elements.

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