How to Register Your UA with the FAA
Introducing the FAADroneZone Website
The FAA DroneZone website is the official platform provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for drone pilots to register their unmanned aircraft and to manage their certification.
It’s an online portal designed to help drone pilots comply with FAA regulations.
You will be assigned a unique registration number that identifies your drone in the FAA database.
Registration requires providing the following specific information:
- Physical address & mailing address
- Remote ID Serial Number
- Credit Card
- Make & Model of UA
- Phone Number
- Email Address
FAA DroneZone.com Website
What Information is Public?
The FAA drone registration database publicly discloses the owner’s name and address, but not the drone’s serial number.
Moving? Update Registration within 30 Days:
Notify the FAA of your address change within 30 days of moving. This requirement applies to the registered owner of the drone.
FAA Drone Registration Requirements
The following is required to register your drone(s):
Cost & Length (covers all drones for 3 years):
Registration costs $5, covers all drones in your inventory, and is valid for three (3) years.
Age Limits:
The person who registers the drone must be at least 13 years old. If the owner is less than 13 years of age, a person 13 years of age or older must register the drone.
Who Can Register:
The sUAS can be registered by someone other than the owner.
USA Registration Requirement:
An sUAS that is registered in a foreign country must be registered in the United States before operation.
Weight Limitations:
According to FAA regulations, an sUAS is an unmanned aircraft system weighing less than 55 pounds.
If the drone is 55 pounds or more, there is a separate paper-based registration system.
Labels:
Label the sUAS with its registration number on the exterior of the drone before flying. It must be legible and durable.
Certificates:
Keep the registration certificate in your possession when flying. An electronic copy is acceptable.
Citizenship:
The FAA does not require U.S. citizenship to obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate (Part 107) or fly drones for commercial purposes. Both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens can become certified drone pilots by following the same application process.
Practice Quiz
How to Register Your UA with the FAA
The FAA DroneZone website is the official platform provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for drone pilots to register their unmanned aircraft and to manage their certification. It’s an online portal designed to help drone pilots comply with FAA regulations.
You will be assigned a unique registration number that identifies your drone in the FAA database.
Registration requires providing the following specific information:
- Physical address & mailing address
- Remote ID Serial Number
- Credit Card
- Make & Model of UA
- Phone Number
- Email Address
FAA DroneZone.com Website
What Information is Public?
The FAA drone registration database publicly discloses the owner’s name and address, but not the drone’s serial number.
What if you Move?
Notify the FAA of your address change within 30 days of moving. This requirement applies to the registered owner of the drone.
FAA Drone Registration Requirements
The FAA requires drone operators to register their drones under Part 107 through the FAA DroneZone website.
The following is required to register your drone(s):
Cost:
Registration costs $5, covers all drones in your inventory, and is valid for three (3) years.
Age:
The person who registers the drone must be at least 13 years old.
If the owner is less than 13 years of age, a person 13 years of age or older must register the drone.
Who Can Register:
The sUAS can be registered by someone other than the owner.
US Registration:
An sUAS that is registered in a foreign country must be registered in the United States before operation.
Weight:
If the drone is 55 pounds or more, there is a separate paper-based registration system.
According to FAA regulations, an sUAS is an unmanned aircraft system weighing less than 55 pounds.
Labels:
Label the sUAS with its registration number on the exterior of the drone before flying. It must be legible and durable.
Certificates:
Keep the registration certificate in your possession when flying. An electronic copy is acceptable.
Citizenship:
The FAA does not require U.S. citizenship to obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate (Part 107) or fly drones for commercial purposes. Both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens can become certified drone pilots by following the same application process.
This section and the last 2 items in the tabs below relate to Part 107 certification, not drone registration. They shouldn’t be in this section.Certification Documentation Requests
As a remote pilot in command, owner, or person manipulating the flight controls of a small unmanned aircraft system, you are required to:
(1) Have your remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating and identification in your physical possession (or electronically) and readily accessible when exercising the privileges of that remote pilot certificate.
(2) Present your remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating and identification upon request, should any of the following parties request this of you:
- 1
Federal Aviation Administrator
- 2
An authorized representative of the National Transportation Safety Board
- 3
Any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer
- 4
An authorized representative of the Transportation Security Administration
– Practice Quiz –
question 2 is written like a trick question. The word ‘not’ is easily missed. Might be better to delete ‘not, and have the correct answer be B.
question 5: there is no mention of the civil penalty up to $27,500 in the content.
QUESTION 13 have to take the recurrent knowledge test every 2 years. The question should be: How often do you need to take the Part 107 Recurrent Knowledge Test to maintain your Part 107 certificate? And answer is: Every two years.
