A remote pilot believes extra onboard equipment, such as geo-fencing, makes an operation in controlled airspace safe enough to proceed without going through the ATC airspace authorization process. According to AC 107-2A § 5.10.2, what should this pilot do instead?

Why: AC 107-2A § 5.10.2 explains that the Air Traffic Organization does not approve or deny small UAS airspace-authorization requests on the basis of equipage exceeding part 107 requirements; a remote pilot who wants credit for mitigations through extra equipment must instead apply for a certificate of waiver under § 5.20.

• AC 107-2A § 5.10.2 is explicit that equipage beyond part 107 requirements is not a basis for ATC to grant airspace authorization, so extra equipment cannot substitute for the authorization process.
• Part 107 remote pilots do not have a radio-based ATC clearance channel; controlled-airspace access is granted through the airspace authorization/waiver process, not a tower radio call.