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AIM 

4/20/23 

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1. GENERAL 

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2. ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM (NAS) FOR UAS OPERATORS 

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1. PART 107 SMALL UAS AND RECREATIONAL FLYERS 

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2. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS 

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1. LARGE PUBLIC UAS OPERATIONS 

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2. EXEMPTIONS UNDER 49 USC 44807, SPECIAL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN 

UNMANNED SYSTEMS 

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3. EMERGING LARGE CIVIL UAS OPERATIONS 

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1. RECREATIONAL FLYERS 

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2. 14 CFR PART 107, AND WAIVERS TO 14 CFR PART 107 

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3. AIRSPACE ACCESS FOR PUBLIC AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS (PAOs) 

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4. 14 CFR PART 89 REMOTE IDENTIFICATION AND FAA RECOGNIZED 

IDENTIFICATION AREA (FRIA) 

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5. AIRSPACE ACCESS FOR 14 CFR PART 135 AND PART 137 

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6. AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS TO FLIGHT 

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7. UAS AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (UTM) 

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1. UAS PILOT CERTIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PART 107 AND 

RECREATIONAL FLYERS 

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2. PILOT CERTIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC AIRCRAFT 

OPERATIONS (PAOs) 

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3. PILOT CERTIFICATION FOR 14 CFR PART 135, PART 137, AND LARGE CIVIL UAS 

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4. FOREIGN PILOT CERTIFICATION 

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1. GENERAL 

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1. UAS OPERATIONS ON AIRPORTS 

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1. BEST PRACTICES FOR UAS OPERATIONS 

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2. UAS OPERATIONS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) 

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3. PRECAUTIONS: FLIGHT OVER OR NEAR PEOPLE, VEHICLES, MANNED 

AIRCRAFT, AND NIGHT OPERATIONS 

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4. ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS: UAS OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

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5. EMERGENCY UAS AUTHORIZATIONS THROUGH SPECIAL GOVERNMENT 

INTEREST (SGI) AIRSPACE WAIVERS 

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6. ENVIRONMENTAL BEST PRACTICES 

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7. RESOURCES FOR UAS OPERATIONS 

APPENDIX 3. ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS 

This change adds Chapter 11, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), to the AIM. 

k.  Editorial Changes 

Editorial changes include clarifying the location of ICAO publications in subparagraph 9

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5d; adding three 

airports to TBL 7

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11, TWIP

Equipped Airports; correcting hyperlinks in paragraphs 7

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15 and Appendix 

4; replacing FIG 2

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12 to a unit of measurement issue; fixing a number typo in 4

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2d Example 14; removing 

an obsolete provision relating to Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal (FAROS) in subparagraph 

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6d5; updating examples of FAA Form 7233

4 and FAA Form 7233

1; fixing phrasing in subparagraph 

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15g2(a); and removing a confusing note regarding colored airway systems from subparagraph 5

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4a1(b). 

l.  Entire Publication 

Additional editorial/format changes were made where necessary. Revision bars were not used because of the 

insignificant nature of these changes. 

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Explanation of Changes