14 CFR § 107.52 - ATC transponder equipment prohibition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s107.52"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "14 CFR § 107.52 - ATC transponder equipment prohibition."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "107.52"
section_name: "ATC transponder equipment prohibition."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "AIR TRAFFIC AND GENERAL OPERATING RULES"
part_number: "107"
part_name: "SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101 note, 40103(b), 44701(a)(5), 46105(c), 46110, 44807."
regulatory_source: "Docket FAA-2015-0150, Amdt. 107-1, 81 FR 42209, June 28, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "107"
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# 107.52 ATC transponder equipment prohibition.

Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, no person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system under this part with a transponder on.

[Amdt. 107-7, 86 FR 4513, Jan. 15, 2021]