Part 107 PIC — contractor policy and flight procedure

You are engaged, if selected, as an independent contractor Remote Pilot in Command (PIC) under 14 CFR Part 107. You are not an employee, partner, officer, or agent of Nucleo International Corporation.

You do not have authority to bind the corporation, open accounts, speak to press, or represent Atomic Network as live infrastructure.

You invoice as a contractor. The corporation does not withhold U.S. income tax as an employer, does not provide employee benefits, and does not place you on payroll from this site. Puerto Rico service-payment withholding (commonly 7% unless a Hacienda waiver is on file) and Form 480.6 reporting are the corporation’s tax file — you still complete whatever W-9, employer-identification, or Hacienda form the contractor packet asks for.

PIC authority under Part 107 (you decide go / no-go) does not make you an employee. Counsel will keep operational control of the flight with you, and commercial control of the engagement with the corporation. You may not subcontract the PIC seat without written consent.

One controlled daytime VLOS test in southern Puerto Rico. The exact site, date, and launch window are issued in writing after credential review. Do not self-deploy.

Aircraft: DJI Air 3S, furnished by Nucleo International Corporation. Registration, Remote ID serial, and DJI account stay in the corporation’s name. Do not bring a personal aircraft unless the corporation asks in writing.

Mission: execute the briefed pattern, capture the briefed media and telemetry, land, and return the aircraft and data. No freestyle, no sightseeing, no extra sites, no second aircraft (14 CFR 107.35).

This is not BVLOS. This is not night. This is not operations over people. This is not a waivered operation unless a written FAA waiver or authorization is later issued to the corporation and attached to the brief. Until then: daytime, VLOS, Part 107 as written. A 2026 BVLOS NPRM does not authorize this test.

This is not a public network operation, not a deposit product, not a token event, and not a passenger or cargo-for-hire flight. NDAA / federal-funds aircraft rules, if they ever apply to the corporation, are the corporation’s problem — you do not swap the Air 3S on your own.

Current FAA Remote Pilot Certificate with a small UAS rating. You must be at least 16. TSA vetting is already behind a real certificate — do not apply on a UAG passing score alone.

Aeronautical knowledge recency under 14 CFR 107.65: initial UAG, or free FAA recurrent ALC-677 (or ALC-515 if you also hold a current Part 61 flight review), completed within the previous 24 calendar months on the test date. Recurrent from before 6 April 2021 does not count.

Government photo identification. The certificate and that ID must be in your physical possession and readily accessible for the entire operation (14 CFR 107.7).

Resume describing PIC time, platforms, and any Puerto Rico or Caribbean field work.

Certificate image or PDF and UAG / recurrent proof, uploaded on Apply (PDF or JPG).

A reachable phone and email. If you are not eligible to contract in Puerto Rico, do not apply.

The corporation may request a short prior-flight video, proof of recurrent training, tax forms, and a signed independent contractor agreement before any aircraft is issued.

You are the Remote Pilot in Command (14 CFR 107.19). If it is not safe, you do not launch. No person on site may order you to violate Part 107 or the brief.

Hard limits unless a later written brief and, where required, an FAA waiver say otherwise: daytime only (abort before official sunset); visual line of sight, unaided except corrective lenses; one small UAS; at or below 400 ft AGL unless within 400 ft of a structure as 107.51 allows; groundspeed at or below 100 mph (87 kt); visibility at least 3 statute miles; 500 ft below clouds and 2,000 ft horizontally from clouds; yield right of way to all aircraft; no flight over unprotected people; no operations from a moving vehicle; no hazardous materials; no alcohol within eight hours or with a BAC of 0.04 or more (14 CFR 107.27).

Medical: you do not need an FAA medical certificate, but you may not act as PIC, observer, or direct participant if you know or have reason to know of a physical or mental condition that would interfere with safe operation (14 CFR 107.17). Heat illness, dehydration, and fatigue in southern Puerto Rico count.

Remote ID: the Air 3S is a Standard Remote ID aircraft. You confirm RID is broadcasting before launch. If RID is inoperative, you do not launch. FRIA is not the plan for this test.

Airspace: Class B, C, D, and surface Class E require FAA authorization before launch (LAANC or FAADroneZone). UAS Facility Maps are planning aids, not permission. If the issued site is Class G and clear of TFRs, you still check. If it is not authorized, you do not launch.

Weather: you make the go / no-go against METAR/TAF for the nearest field (often TJPS / Ponce Mercedita or as the brief names), wind, rain, density altitude, and the Air 3S manual.

The Air 3S, batteries, RC, cables, ND filters, memory cards, and case remain property of Nucleo International Corporation. You hold them as a bailee for the test window only. FAA registration marking and RID serial stay as issued — you do not resticker the airframe.

Do not take the aircraft off the issued site. Do not install unofficial firmware. Do not pair the aircraft to a personal DJI account. Do not pirate a GEO unlock. If DJI geofencing covers the site, the corporation handles any lawful unlock before you arrive.

Preflight and postflight inspections are yours (14 CFR 107.15, 107.49). Log airframe, batteries, and any nicks. Report damage immediately. Do not fly a damaged or swollen-cell aircraft. Lithium packs stay in shade, never on a dashboard, never in a sealed hot car.

All media, telemetry, logs, and stills from the test are work product of the corporation. Memory cards stay with the corporation at close of day. Do not keep copies on a personal phone or cloud.

Loss, theft, or unrepaired damage caused by willful misconduct or gross negligence is the contractor’s responsibility under the signed agreement. Ordinary test risk is addressed in that agreement — not on this page.

Landowner or lawful occupier permission is the corporation’s to obtain. You do not launch until that permission is in the site pack. Private land in Puerto Rico is not public airfield. Sensitive ground (wildlife refuges, dry forest, ports, power, schools) is a no if it is not in the brief.

Arrive on time, sober, hydrated, and in clothing that can take sun and rotor wash. Closed-toe shoes. Water. No bystanders in the launch box. No guests.

A visual observer may be assigned. If assigned, 14 CFR 107.33 applies: effective communication at all times, and VLOS still met by you or the observer. You remain PIC. Brief the observer before first launch.

Do not film uninvolved people as the subject. If a person enters the frame, you divert or land. No live streams. No TikTok, Instagram, or X posts of the aircraft, site, or personnel without written consent.

You will not say, on or off camera, that Atomic Network is live, that NUCLO DeFi is open, or that this test is a public product launch. It is a controlled field test.

You keep confidential: site coordinates, the brief, logs, who was present, and any banking or corporate material you overhear. That duty survives the test day.

You may abort without permission. HOLD, LAND, KILL are the abort words. Yield to manned aircraft. If VLOS, RID, link, battery, people in the box, or weather fail, you land.

Injuries or property damage: stop flying, secure the scene, call 9-1-1 if needed, then the corporation contact. Do not post. Do not admit legal fault on camera.

14 CFR 107.9: no later than 10 calendar days after an operation that causes serious injury or loss of consciousness, or property damage (other than the sUAS) over $500 to repair or to replace, the PIC reports to the FAA in a manner acceptable to the Administrator. You also notify the corporation the same day so counsel can open a file. A flyaway with no injury still gets a written internal report.

On FAA or law-enforcement request you present certificate and photo ID, and you allow inspection of the sUAS (14 CFR 107.7). You are polite, you do not argue airspace on the roadside, and you call the corporation contact. You do not consent to a search of personal devices beyond what the law requires — that is a counsel question, not a field argument.

Engagement is at-will until a written independent contractor agreement is signed, and remains limited to the scope in that agreement.

Governing posture: Puerto Rico, for a field test conducted here. FAA Part 107 is the aviation floor. This page does not create a waiver, a 44807 grant, a 107.41 authorization, or BVLOS authority. LAANC for a waivered operation is not a substitute for the waiver.

You represent that your certificate is valid, recency is current, you will not fly if medically or chemically unfit, and you will comply with Part 107 and this policy.

You have no authority to sign FAA documents in the corporation’s name unless a written power or operations manual later says so. Registration and RID of the Air 3S are the corporation’s aircraft file; you verify them before flight.

Counsel’s packet, when issued, is expected to include: independent contractor agreement; confidentiality / IP assignment of all test media and logs; media non-publication; safety brief acknowledgment; emergency-contact sheet; tax forms (W-9 or Puerto Rico equivalent; Hacienda 480.6 / 7% withholding or waiver); and, if counsel requires it, proof of contractor liability insurance. Hull insurance on the Air 3S, if any, is the corporation’s. Do not invent a coverage number on this page.

No securities, deposits, tokens, or network access are offered to you or by you. NUCLO DeFi remains coming soon.

Those signed documents outrank this page. This page outranks a verbal instruction to break Part 107.