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For example, would a group photo Unless you can either ensure that the people working
be allowed as long as it doesn’t fly in the field will not be overflown by the UAV or those
directly overhead? people are under safe cover during the flight, they
should be removed from the field prior to the flight.
Under Part 107, flying over human beings not directly Careful preflight planning and coordination may make
involved in the operation of the UAV (that is, the
crew) requires a waiver. A condition of the waiver it possible to ensure that you don’t overfly anyone.
may be that the flight is conducted at a closed-set or
controlled-access area (a film shoot or a construction Q In the construction industry, we
site, for example) and that the people being sometimes need to be able to fly over a
overflown have all received safety briefings, are aware job site or quarry during working hours
that the flight is happening, and are aware of the when many different types of workers are
risks. It’s important to note that these are provisions onsite. We will obviously need to waive the
of the waiver, not Part 107 itself, which does not allow rule that prohibits flight over unsheltered
flying over human beings not directly involved in the persons. Does the fact that construction
operation of the UAV. This is a little different from or quarry workers are required to wear
a section 333 Exemption which grants permission personal protective equipment such as
to operate over people on a closed set or controlled safety glasses and hard hats mean that
access area.
they are protected?
Part 107 does not seem to consider personal protective
Q I regularly fly over privately owned equipment (PPE) such as hardhats or safety glasses as
agriculture fields. Will crews working in being equivalent to “safe cover.” That said, you should
the fields need to be removed before include that information along with the fact that the
flights? Will I need to get special approval operation will be conducted at a controlled-access site,
to be conducting flights over people? and that you will notify all the workers before the flight
in your request for a waiver. This will demonstrate to
the FAA that you can operate with an equivalent level
of safety and not endanger anyone on the ground.
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