Registration and Remote ID are federal rules every remote pilot must follow, in 14 CFR parts 48 and 89.
Registration
- The owner registers the aircraft under their legal name. An owner under 13 must have someone at least 13 register it.
- A registration certificate lasts 3 years; a renewal runs three years from the previous expiration date.
- Update the registration within 14 calendar days of any change, including a sale, transfer or the aircraft's destruction.
- Display the registration number legibly on an external surface of the aircraft.
Documents to carry
Before flight, the remote pilot makes sure the required documents are available for inspection, including the Remote Pilot Certificate, identification and the aircraft's registration.
Remote ID: three ways to comply
- Fly a standard Remote ID aircraft, which broadcasts its own identification.
- Add a broadcast module to an aircraft without built-in Remote ID, and keep it in visual line of sight.
- Fly without Remote ID only inside an FAA-recognized identification area (FRIA).
If the broadcast stops in flight, land as soon as practicable.
What gets broadcast
Both a standard Remote ID aircraft and a broadcast module broadcast the aircraft's position. A standard Remote ID aircraft also broadcasts the control station's position and altitude and an emergency status; a broadcast module broadcasts the takeoff location instead.
ADS-B is not Remote ID
ADS-B Out equipment cannot be used to meet Remote ID, and Part 107 bars flying with ADS-B Out in transmit mode unless the FAA authorizes it.