Certificate of Waiver or Authorization application (91.903) - aviation events, banner tow, low altitude 91.119, 91.111, motion picture
FAA Form 7711-2 (issued as 7711-1) · 14 CFR 91.903/91.905
When you need it
Waivable rules in 91.905
What the FAA does with it
Issued 7711-1, submitted by FSDO (or DroneZone for UAS).
What you'll need to provide
Rules to waive, area, times, safety plan
What the FSDO looks for
Inspectors evaluate submissions using FAA Order 8900.1 guidance and, for certificate holders, SAS Data Collection Tools.
- 8900.1: V3 C3 S1 Issue or Renew a Certificate of Waiver Banner Towing (CHG 654, Current) | V3 C3 S2 Issue a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization: § 91.111(c) (CHG 654, Current) | V3 C3 S4 Issue a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization: § 91.119(b) (CHG 945, Current) | V3 C3 S5 Issue a Certificate of Waiver for Motion Picture and Televis (CHG 654, Current) | V3 C6 S1 Issue a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization for an Aviati (CHG 694, Current)
- Advisory Circulars: AC 91-63D (TFRs)
- DCTs: none mapped
Common reasons submissions are returned
- Aircraft data (make, model, serial, N-number) inconsistent across the application, the document and the registration certificate
- Outdated revision of a referenced AC, MMEL or template
- Missing signatures, dates or revision control on each page
- Missing required attachments: Rules to waive, area, times, safety plan
- Submitting to the wrong office or by the wrong method (expected: FSDO (or DroneZone for UAS))
General issues drawn from the requirements above, not statistics.
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Sources: the regulations, ACs and 8900.1 sections listed above (public FAA documents). Guides explain requirements; they are not the document and not legal advice.
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