Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
Federal Register Publication Date Title
June 28, 2016Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PDF)
April 21, 2016Registration of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operated Under Exemptions Issued by the FAA (PDF)
December 21, 2015Registration and Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft; OMB approval of information collection (PDF)
December 16, 2015Registration and Marking Requirements for Small Unmanned Aircraft (PDF)
October 22, 2015Clarification of the Applicability of Aircraft Registration Requirements for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Request for Information Regarding Electronic Registration for UAS (PDF)
Proposed Rules (NPRMs)
Federal Register Publication Date Title
October 17, 2016Rotorcraft Pilot Compartment View (PDF)
October 7, 2016Pilot Professional Development (PDF)
July 14, 2016Safety Management System for Certificated Airports (PDF)
June 1, 2016Updates to Rulemaking and Waiver Procedures and Expansion of the Equivalent Level of Safety Option (PDF)
December 23, 2016Transponder Requirement for Gliders; Withdrawal (PDF)
Final Rules
Federal Register Publication DateTitle
January 11, 2017Alternative Pilot Physical Examination and Education Requirements (PDF)
January 9, 2017Revisions to Operational Requirements for the Use of Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) and to Pilot Compartment View Requirements for Vision Systems; Correction (PDF)
December 30, 2016Revision of Airworthiness Standards for Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes (PDF)
December 16, 2016Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft Dispatchers; Related Aircraft Amendment (PDF)
December 29, 2016Qualification, Service, and Use of Crewmembers and Aircraft Dispatchers; Related Aircraft Amendment (PDF)
Federal Register Notices
Federal Register Publication Date Title
January 10, 2017RTCA Drone Advisory Committee (PDF)
January 10, 2017RTCA 216 Aeronautical Systems Security Plenary (PDF)
January 9, 2017RTCA SC-233 Addressing Human Factors/Pilot Interface Issues for Avionics Plenary (PDF)
January 9, 2017RTCA SC-229 406 MHz ELT Plenary Joint with WG���98 (PDF)
December 20, 2016RTCA SC-224 Plenary (PDF)
December 13, 2016RTCA SC-225 Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Battery Systems Plenary (PDF)
December 13, 2016Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics SC-214 Standards for Air Traffic Data Communications Services Plenary (PDF)
December 2, 2016Non Rechargeable Lithium Batteries Plenary (SC-235) (PDF)
December 23, 2016RTCA SC-222 AMS(R)S Systems New Air-Ground Data Link Technologies Related to SATCOM (PDF)