On October 5, 2018 Congress established new requirements for recreational flying of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The following are links to the new federal requirements, to the FAA Advisory Circular guidance, and to the AMA Safety Handbook:
49 USC SS 44809 This is the actual federal code
FAA AC 191-57B This is the advisory Circular which provides guidance on the federal requirements
AMA Handbook This is the safety handbook including guidelines we must use to satisfy requirement 2 below.
The quick summary of the eight requirements for recreational flyers is:
1.Fly Strictly for Recreational Purposes
2.Operate Within CBO (usually AMA) Safety guidelines
3.Maintain Visual Line of Sight
4.Give Way to Manned Aircraft
5.Need ATC Permission for Controlled Airspace
6.400 Foot altitude limit in Class G Airspace
7.Pass an Aeronautical Knowledge Test **
8.Register your aircraft
** Note: This test has not been developed yet.