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Which operations-over-people category may never fly over open-air assemblies of people?

Category 3.

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  1. Category 1
  2. Category 2
  3. Category 3 ✔

Why: Category 3 drones must not operate over open-air assemblies of human beings at all. Categories 1 and 2 may hold sustained flight over crowds only when they meet Remote ID requirements.

Huh, didn't know that: Category 3 drones may pass over a person briefly without sustained flight over them, even outside a closed site.

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Why did the Category 3 drone skip the concert? It is not a crowd person.
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Answer: Category 3. Category 3 drones must not operate over open-air assemblies of human beings at all. Categories 1 and 2 may hold sustained flight over crowds only when they meet Remote ID requirements.

  1. 14 CFR 107.125 Category 3 operations (eCFR) www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-107.125
    Must not operate the small unmanned aircraft over open-air assemblies of human beings
    Checked 2026-10-07.

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