14 CFR Part 48
15 sections · 3 subparts · Amended 2026-09-15
REGISTRATION AND MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
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Authority49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, 40103, 40113-40114, 41703, 44101-44103, 44105-44106, 44110-44113, 44809(f), 45302, 45305, 46104, 46301, 46306.
SourceDoc. No. FAA-2015-7396; Amdt. No. 48-1; 80 FR 78645, Dec. 16, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A— General 7 sections
Subpart B— Certificates of Aircraft Registration for Small Unmanned Aircraft 6 sections
- § 48.100 Registration: Small unmanned aircraft operated for any purpose other than exclusively limited recreational operations.
- § 48.105 Registration: Small unmanned aircraft intended exclusively for limited recreational operations.
- § 48.110 Application.
- § 48.115 Requirement to maintain current information.
- § 48.120 Invalid registration.
- § 48.125 Foreign civil aircraft.
Subpart C— Aircraft Marking 2 sections
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