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title: "Check a proposed small-unmanned-aircraft operation against Part 107"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space/check-a-proposed-drone-operation-against-the-rules-and-the-client-s-appr/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A60-N20261018-2-US"
practice_area: "Aviation, Drones & Space"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a proposed small-unmanned-aircraft operation against Part 107

> Compare the lawyer's operation note with the limits you have been given from Part 107: groundspeed, altitude, cloud clearance, visual line of sight, operations over people, and airspace authorisation.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Aviation, Drones & Space](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Compare the lawyer's operation note with the limits you have been given from Part 107: groundspeed, altitude, cloud clearance, visual line of sight, operations over people, and airspace authorisation. Quote the section. Do not say the flight is legal. |
| What the lawyer must review | Section 107.51 limits groundspeed to 87 knots (100 miles per hour), altitude to 400 feet above ground level unless the aircraft is within a 400-foot radius of a structure and not higher than 400 feet above that structure's immediate uppermost limit, flight visibility to 3 statute miles, and cloud clearance to 500 feet below and 2,000 feet horizontally. Section 107.39 limits operations over human beings. Section 107.41 requires prior Air Traffic Control authorisation for Class B, C or D airspace and for the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport. Section 107.31 is the visual-line-of-sight rule. Waivers are under § 107.205 for the provisions that section lists. You decide whether this flight needs a waiver or an authorisation. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a proposed drone operation against the rules and the client's approvals](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space/check-a-proposed-drone-operation-against-the-rules-and-the-client-s-appr.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Compare the lawyer's operation note with the limits you have been given from Part 107: groundspeed, altitude, cloud clearance, visual line of sight, operations over people, and airspace authorisation. Quote the section. Do not say the flight is legal.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Night operations are in § 107.29. Open that section before treating anti-collision lighting as optional.
- State privacy and trespass law can still apply. Part 107 does not displace them.

## Sources

- [14 CFR Part 107, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-107) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8 (maintaining competence, including technology)](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Drone (RPA) operation compliance checklist for a business client (CASR Part 101, RePL, ReOC and CASA approvals)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/drone-operation-compliance-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Pre-operation checklist for a commercial drone job: operator category, registration, RePL and ReOC holdings, the CASA drone safety rules (120 m, visual line of sight, 30 m from people, populous… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*