---
title: "Record whether a remote pilot certificate is in the file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space/prepare-the-inputs-for-an-excluded-category-operator-accreditation/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A60-QU20261022-8-US"
practice_area: "Aviation, Drones & Space"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record whether a remote pilot certificate is in the file

> Record the pilot's name and any remote pilot certificate number the file shows. Do not say the person may manipulate the controls and do not call the certificate an exclusion.

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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 | Record the pilot's name and any remote pilot certificate number the file shows. Do not say the person may manipulate the controls and do not call the certificate an exclusion. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide whether the person may fly. Section 107.12(a) says that, except as paragraph (c) provides, no person may manipulate the flight controls of a small unmanned aircraft system unless that person has a remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating and satisfies § 107.65, or is under the direct supervision of a remote pilot in command who can immediately take direct control. Section 107.12(b) says that, except as paragraph (c) provides, no person may act as remote pilot in command without that certificate and without satisfying § 107.65. Paragraph (c) allows the Administrator, consistent with international standards, to authorize an airman to operate a civil foreign-registered small unmanned aircraft without an FAA-issued certificate. The operative text of § 107.65 was not set out beyond its heading, so you open it before you say a certificate is current. An excluded-category accreditation is not this certificate. Model Rule 1.4(b) is the explanation you give the client. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the inputs for an excluded-category operator accreditation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space/prepare-the-inputs-for-an-excluded-category-operator-accreditation.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record the pilot's name and any remote pilot certificate number the file shows. Do not say the person may manipulate the controls and do not call the certificate an exclusion.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not treat supervision in § 107.12(a)(2) as permission to act as pilot in command.
- Open § 107.65 before you call a certificate current.

## 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 Model Rule 1.4, Communications](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_4_communications/) (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)

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