Per Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, UM related community members (staff, faculty, contractors, etc.) wishing to fly an unmanned aerial system (UAS) or drone outdoors for UM related activities will need to fly under one of our public Certificates of Authorization (COA) or under 14 CFR Part 107. A COA grants access to a defined block of airspace and includes special safety provisions unique to the proposed operation.
UM has a COA for up to 2,000 feet with extended line of sight in permitted airspace. University research and other public operations can be flown under this COA.
View UM's Certificate of Authorization and contact us for more details.
