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Your Category 2 drone's label fell off. What must you do before flying it over people?

Label it yourself, in English, with the correct category.

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  1. Relabel it yourself in English before flying over people ✔
  2. Mail it back to the manufacturer
  3. Fly anyway, the declaration is on file

Why: If a Category 2 or 3 label is damaged, destroyed or missing, the remote pilot must add a legible, prominent English label naming the correct category. It must stay on for the whole flight.

Huh, didn't know that: The label must match the categories the drone actually qualifies for.

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Why did the drone feel lost? It couldn't find its label anywhere.
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Answer: Relabel it yourself in English before flying over people. If a Category 2 or 3 label is damaged, destroyed or missing, the remote pilot must add a legible, prominent English label naming the correct category. It must stay on for the whole flight.

  1. 14 CFR 107.135 Labeling by remote pilot in command www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-107/section-107.135
    is damaged, destroyed, or missing, a remote pilot in command must label the aircraft in English
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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