14 CFR § 375.38 - Other foreign civil aircraft: Small unmanned aircraft operated exclusively as model aircraft.

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title: "14 CFR § 375.38 - Other foreign civil aircraft: Small unmanned aircraft operated exclusively as model aircraft."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "375.38"
section_name: "Other foreign civil aircraft: Small unmanned aircraft operated exclusively as model aircraft."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL REGULATIONS"
part_number: "375"
part_name: "NAVIGATION OF FOREIGN CIVIL AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 40102, 40103, and 41703."
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# 375.38 Other foreign civil aircraft: Small unmanned aircraft operated exclusively as model aircraft.

Foreign civil aircraft that are small unmanned aircraft used exclusively as model aircraft may be operated in the United States only when the individual:

(a) Completes the registration process in accordance with §§ 48.30, 48.100(b) and (c), 48.105, and 48.115 of this title;

(b) Identifies the aircraft in accordance with the aircraft marking requirements in §§ 48.200 and 48.205 of this title; and

(c) Complies with the requirements of Sec. 336 of Pub. L. 112-95 (Feb. 14, 2012).

[80 FR 78648, Dec. 16, 2015]