Pilot Briefing
What the FAA has published about drones, and whether it changes what you can do today. Each briefing is written from the official Federal Register document and links to it.
All notices
Part 107 Test Change: Chart Images Move Into the Questions on October 26, 2026
Who should care: Anyone sitting the Part 107 knowledge test on or after October 26, 2026.
Read the briefing →Southern Border Drone Restrictions: What Pilots Need to Know for 2026–2027
Who should care: Drone operators planning flights near the U.S.–Mexico border, including Part 107 pilots and public-safety organizations.
Read the briefing →Proclamation 11055: Tariffs on Imported Drones and Drone Components
This is a trade tariff, not an FAA rule. It does not change any operating requirement, registration rule, or exam content for remote…
Read the briefing →FAA Publishes Final Environmental Assessment for UAS Package Delivery Operations
Who should care: Part 135 drone-delivery operators.
Read the briefing →Counter-Drone Authority for State and Local Police: What Remote Pilots Should Know
Nothing in Part 107 changes. This Justice Department and Homeland Security rule, in effect since July 1, 2026, sets out how trained state…
Read the briefing →Radar Data Pilot Program (RDPP) – Solicitation of Participants
Who should care: Qualifying state, local, tribal and territorial government entities.
Read the briefing →UAFR Near Fixed Site Facilities: Comment Period Extended to Aug 5, 2026 (Closed)
Who should care: Pilots who fly near critical infrastructure and other fixed sites.
Read the briefing →UAFR: Proposed Rule for Fixed-Site Facility Drone Restrictions
Who should care: Pilots who fly near critical infrastructure and other fixed sites, and the facilities' operators.
Read the briefing →FAA Announces DETER Program: Expedited Settlement for First-Time UAS Violations
Who should care: Individual first-time violators who meet the program's criteria.
Read the briefing →Implementing Section 927 Waiver Process for Certain Unmanned Aircraft Operations
Who should care: Operators who want relief beyond the standard Part 107 limits.
Read the briefing →FAA Seeks OMB Approval to Survey Stakeholders on Droneport Planning and Infrastructure
Who should care: Airport and droneport operators, industry and researchers the FAA plans to interview.
Read the briefing →Petition for Exemption Summary: Drone Amplified Inc. (FAA-2025-2279)
Who should care: The petitioner, and anyone who wanted to comment on its petition.
Read the briefing →ParaZero Accepted Means of Compliance for Category 2 & 3 Operations Over People
Who should care: Drone makers and modifiers seeking Category 2 or 3 eligibility, and pilots who later fly those aircraft.
Read the briefing →FAA CUAS Coordination Form – Paperwork Reduction Act Notice (Not a Rule Change)
Who should care: Law enforcement and other agencies that deploy counter-drone systems.
Read the briefing →FAA Denies Extension of BVLOS Comment Period
Who should care: People commenting on the proposed BVLOS rule.
Read the briefing →FAA Corrects Docket Number on Small UAS Registration System Notice
Who should care: Anyone citing that docket in a comment.
Read the briefing →FAA Routine Renewal: Small UAS Registration System (Paperwork Reduction Act Notice)
Who should care: No pilot action is needed.
Read the briefing →BVLOS NPRM: Comment Period Reopened (Electronic Conspicuity & Right-of-Way), January 2026
Who should care: Anyone following the proposed BVLOS rule.
Read the briefing →FAA Extends Comment Period for Drone Package Delivery Environmental Assessment
Who should care: People commenting on the drone-delivery environmental assessment.
Read the briefing →FAA's December 2025 Draft Environmental Assessment for Drone Package Delivery: Comment…
Who should care: Companies seeking FAA authorization for Part 135 drone delivery.
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