Under 14 CFR § 89.110(a)(2), if a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft stops broadcasting its remote identification message elements during flight, the person manipulating the flight controls must —

Why: 14 CFR § 89.110(a)(2) requires the person manipulating the flight controls to land the unmanned aircraft as soon as practicable if it is no longer broadcasting the message elements of § 89.305.

• No post-flight reporting option excuses continued flight without an RID broadcast; § 89.110(a)(2)'s remedy is landing as soon as practicable, not continuing and reporting afterward.
• A flight already underway cannot be retroactively converted into a FRIA operation by continuing to fly; § 89.110(a)(2) requires landing, not a mid-flight switch to a different compliance path.