Every Course Practice Question Flashcards
According to 14 CFR Part 107, an sUAS is an unmanned aircraft system weighing
Less than 55 lbs
Unmanned Aircraft means an aircraft operated:
without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft
What is excluded from Part 107 requirements?
Model Aircraft for hobby use
Part 107 applies to :
civil unmanned aircraft operations
Update FAA about home address change within how many days?
30 days
Part 107 renewal happens how frequently?
every 24 months
How old to to apply for Part 107?
16
A person without a Part 107 license may operate an sUAS for commercial operations:
under the direct supervision of a Remote PIC
Visual Observer
Sole task is watching the sUAS to report hazards to the rest of the crew
Who is responsible for inspecting a sUAS?
Remote PIC
While you don’t have a Part 107 license, you’re planning to use a buddy box system with a certified RPIC to conduct a commercial operation together. How would this work?
You’d need to have two control stations set up where the RPIC could take over the flight operations immediately with the flip of a swich
Who is responsible for determining the performance of a sUAS?
Remote PIC
Objects carried on the sUAS must be:
ensured to be secure by the RPIC
All sUAS systems must:
be verified by the Remote PIC before every operation
sUAS can be registered online with what requirements?
total aircraft weight is less than 55 lbs. including fuel and battery
If your UA is destroyed, sold, lost or transferred, do you need to do anything?
Yes, you should cancel your online sUAS registration
How often must you re-register your commercially at $5 per UAV?
every 3 years
Drones purchased in foreign nations :
must be registered in the US
Drone must be registered:
When the sUA is used for any purpose other than as a model aircraft
How many days to report an incident to FAA?
10
If you are forced to take aircraft over 600 ft AGL who must you make a report to?
FAA
When can a Remote PIC deviate from the Part 107 rules to go into Class C Airspace?
When an in flight emergency occurs
In accordence with Part 107, except within a 400’ radius of a structure, at what maximum altitude can you operate a sUAS?
400 feet
Under 14 CFR Part 107, an sUAS must remain no closer than_________ from clouds?
500 feet below and 2,000 feet horizontally from clouds
How many feet below clouds?
500ft
What’s the maximum ground speed a fixed wing sUAS ?
87 knots
What is the maximum allowable speed of a UAV in Class B Airspace?
100 mph
You have been contracted to inspect a tower located in Class G airspace that is 402 ft AGL. What is the maximum altitude AGL you are authorized to fly while inspecting the tower?
802 feet AGL as long as you remain within a 400 ft radius of the tower
Who can request to see your Part 107 documentation?
Any agent of the FAA or law enforcement
Scheduled maintenance should be performed in accordance with the:
Manufacturers’s suggested procedures
In accordance with 14 CFR Part 107, when can you operate an sUAS from a moving vehicle?
Over a sparsely populated area
To conduct Category 1 operations the weight of sUAS must be
.55 lbs or less
Which category of small unmanned aircraft must have an airworthiness certificate issued by the FAA?
Category 4
For category 2 operations over people, the sUAS
Must not contain any exposed rotating parts that could lacerate human skin