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Stuff Every Drone Pilot Should Know

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FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot (UAG) knowledge test: 60 questions, 120 minutes, pass with 42 right (70%). (official format)

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  1. A real estate agent flies a drone to photograph a listing. Which rules apply?
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    Part 107, with a Remote Pilot Certificate. Flying for work or business is not recreational. The FAA says anyone flying for commercial, government or other non-recreational purposes must follow Part 107 as a certificated remote pilot.

  2. According to the FAA, what decides whether a drone flight counts as recreational?
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    Whether it was for fun and personal enjoyment. Recreational means flying for fun and personal enjoyment. The FAA says pay, or the lack of it, does not decide it. Even unpaid volunteer work for a non-profit can be non-recreational.

  3. What must a recreational drone flyer pass and carry proof of when flying?
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    The TRUST completion certificate. Recreational flyers must take TRUST, a free online safety test. The FAA says it is required by law and you must carry proof when you fly.

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  1. A real estate agent flies a drone to photograph a listing. Which rules apply?
  2. According to the FAA, what decides whether a drone flight counts as recreational?
  3. What must a recreational drone flyer pass and carry proof of when flying?
  4. What is the minimum age to get an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate?
  5. How often must a remote pilot complete recurrent training to keep flying under Part 107?
  6. What do most remote pilots do every 24 calendar months to keep their Part 107 privileges current?
  7. How long is a temporary Remote Pilot Certificate valid?
  8. Can someone without a Remote Pilot Certificate work the controls on a Part 107 flight?
  9. For drones flown under Part 107, how much does FAA registration cost?
  10. How long is an FAA drone registration valid before it must be renewed?
  11. Where must the FAA registration number be displayed on a small drone?
  12. A recreational flyer must register any drone that weighs more than how much?
  13. Where may a registered drone without Remote ID equipment legally fly?
  14. Besides the drone's position, what location does a Standard Remote ID drone broadcast?
  15. A Remote ID broadcast module sends the drone's location plus which other location?
  16. When flying with a Remote ID broadcast module, what visual rule always applies?
  17. Your Standard Remote ID drone stops broadcasting mid-flight. What must you do?
  18. Without a structure nearby or a waiver, what is the maximum altitude for a Part 107 drone?
  19. Inspecting a 600-foot tower, how high may a Part 107 drone fly?
  20. What is the maximum groundspeed for a small drone under Part 107?
  21. What minimum flight visibility does Part 107 require, as seen from the control station?
  22. Under Part 107, how far must a drone stay from clouds?
  23. Which vision aid may be used to keep a Part 107 drone in visual line of sight?
  24. What is required to fly a Part 107 drone within 30 minutes after official sunset?
  25. At night, Part 107 anti-collision lights must be visible for at least how far?
  26. When may a remote pilot reduce the brightness of the anti-collision lights?
  27. What is the weight limit for a Category 1 drone flying over people?
  28. A Category 2 drone must not cause injury worse than a rigid-object impact of how much energy?
  29. What injury threshold, as rigid-object impact energy, applies to Category 3 drones?
  30. Which operations-over-people category may never fly over open-air assemblies of people?
  31. Which operations-over-people category requires an FAA airworthiness certificate?
  32. Without meeting a Category 1 to 4 standard, over which people may a Part 107 pilot still fly?
  33. When may a Part 107 drone be flown from a moving car or boat?
  34. Without a waiver, how many drones may one person fly as remote PIC at the same time?
  35. Under Part 107, a small drone must yield the right of way to whom?
  36. May a Part 107 drone drop an object, like a small package, during flight?
  37. What alcohol concentration bars someone from acting as a remote pilot?
  38. Who must make sure a Part 107 drone is in safe condition before each flight?
  39. Within how many days must a remote pilot report a serious-injury accident to the FAA?
  40. A drone mishap damages someone's property. Above what repair cost must it be reported to the FAA?
  41. Which Part 107 rule can the FAA waive with a certificate of waiver?
  42. What does LAANC give drone pilots?
  43. What must a remote pilot have before flying a drone in Class C airspace?
  44. To fly a drone in a restricted area, whose permission does a remote pilot need?
  45. Drone flight is restricted within what distance of a major stadium event?
  46. Your company sponsors a race team. Can you fly your drone inside the race's TFR?
  47. After breaking a Part 107 rule to handle an in-flight emergency, when must you send a written report?
  48. Who can require a remote pilot to present their Remote Pilot Certificate?
  49. Which set of conditions creates a high density altitude?
  50. On a hot day at a high-elevation site, what happens to your drone's propeller efficiency?
  51. Which weather is typical of a moist, unstable air mass? 🔒
  52. Stable air usually brings which combination? 🔒
  53. A low-level temperature inversion with high humidity usually means what? 🔒
  54. What signals that a thunderstorm cell has reached its mature stage? 🔒
  55. Flying into a microburst, what does an aircraft usually meet first? 🔒
  56. When wind blows over a ridge or big building, where should you expect turbulent downdrafts? 🔒
  57. What makes advection fog different from radiation fog? 🔒
  58. The temperature and dew point are only 1 degree apart. What should you expect? 🔒
  59. In a METAR, wind 14021G26KT is from 140 degrees measured from what? 🔒
  60. A METAR reports BKN008. How high is that cloud layer? 🔒
  61. A TAF forecast covers what area around an airport? 🔒
  62. In a level, coordinated turn at 60 degrees of bank, what is the load factor? 🔒
  63. What happens to stall speed when load factor increases, like in a steep turn? 🔒
  64. What happens as an aircraft's center of gravity moves aft? 🔒
  65. Which is a real effect of overloading a drone or airplane? 🔒
  66. What do lines of latitude measure? 🔒
  67. On a sectional, an obstacle shows 1549 with (1049) below it. What is the number in parentheses? 🔒
  68. On a sectional chart, what does a blue airport symbol mean? 🔒
  69. What does a Maximum Elevation Figure (MEF) on a sectional show? 🔒
  70. Guy wires can extend about how far horizontally from a tall antenna tower? 🔒
  71. A runway's centerline points about 183 degrees magnetic. What is its runway number? 🔒
  72. Unless charts or markings say otherwise, which way do airplanes turn in an airport traffic pattern? 🔒
  73. A pilot radios 'midfield left downwind, runway 18.' Where is that plane relative to the runway? 🔒
  74. What is a CTAF used for? 🔒
  75. How do pilots say the number 9 on the radio? 🔒
  76. Cessna 172 N123AB calls on the radio. What does the pilot usually say? 🔒
  77. What is usually the first noticeable effect of dehydration? 🔒
  78. After a 15-hour drive to a job site, how should you treat your fatigue? 🔒
  79. Which statement about alcohol and flying is true? 🔒
  80. After the first dose of a new medication, how long should you wait before flying? 🔒
  81. What's the best way to scan the sky for other aircraft? 🔒
  82. About how long do your eyes need to fully adapt to darkness? 🔒
  83. A pilot takes risks to impress friends who are watching. Which hazardous attitude is that? 🔒
  84. What is the antidote for the impulsive attitude, 'Do it quickly'? 🔒
  85. Which hazardous attitude thinks, 'What's the use?' 🔒
  86. Crew resource management means making effective use of which resources? 🔒
  87. Which of these can cause a lithium drone battery fire? 🔒
  88. During preflight, your drone battery is bulging. What does that signal? 🔒
  89. Flying on an airliner with spare drone batteries, where must the spares go? 🔒
  90. If an automated drone loses its control link, what is it typically programmed to do? 🔒
  91. Near dense office buildings full of Wi-Fi, what drone problem does the FAA warn about? 🔒
  92. During checks, your drone's control inputs seem delayed or out of sync. What should you do? 🔒
  93. Your drone's manufacturer gives no maintenance schedule. What should you do? 🔒
  94. How long after drinking alcohol must you wait before acting as a remote pilot? 🔒
  95. Radiation fog most often forms under which conditions? 🔒
  96. What actually causes a wing to stall? 🔒
  97. In the IMSAFE fitness checklist, what does the final E stand for? 🔒
  98. In the PAVE risk checklist, what does the E stand for? 🔒
  99. For Part 107, how much may a small unmanned aircraft weigh at takeoff? 🔒
  100. Under Part 107, what is included in a small unmanned aircraft system? 🔒
  101. What can result from intentionally falsifying a required Part 107 document? 🔒
  102. A Part 107 operation causes someone to lose consciousness. Is an FAA report required? 🔒
  103. What must a drone crew allow when the FAA requests a Part 107 compliance check? 🔒
  104. When may one drone qualify for multiple operations-over-people categories? 🔒
  105. How long must Category 4 maintenance work records generally be kept? 🔒
  106. May a visual observer serve while a known condition interferes with safe drone operation? 🔒
  107. When must a Part 107 remote pilot in command be designated? 🔒
  108. Who has final authority over a Part 107 drone operation? 🔒
  109. What must the remote PIC ensure if a drone loses control? 🔒
  110. Which flying behavior does Part 107 specifically prohibit? 🔒
  111. What must direct visual observation let the drone crew determine? 🔒
  112. When a visual observer is used, how long must the crew maintain effective communication? 🔒
  113. What must the crew coordinate with a visual observer? 🔒
  114. What is forbidden when flying near an airport, heliport, or seaplane base? 🔒
  115. What must the remote PIC ensure about an object attached to a drone? 🔒
  116. What must the remote PIC assess before a Part 107 flight? 🔒
  117. Who must be briefed on conditions, hazards, procedures, and duties before flight? 🔒
  118. What must the remote PIC verify about control links before flight? 🔒
  119. How much available power must a powered drone have before takeoff? 🔒
  120. A licensed airplane pilot with a current flight review wants a drone certificate. What can replace the knowledge test? 🔒
  121. Besides age, which language skill does the FAA require for a Remote Pilot Certificate? 🔒
  122. During an automated drone mission, what must the remote pilot in command still be able to do? 🔒
  123. For FAA rules, when does night begin? 🔒
  124. To fly at night under Part 107, the remote pilot's initial test or training must be completed after what date? 🔒
  125. A drone business delivers packages for pay under Part 107. Where must each delivery take place? 🔒
  126. When a Part 107 drone carries a package, what must the total weight be under? 🔒
  127. Can the FAA waive visual line of sight for a drone carrying someone else's property for hire? 🔒
  128. Unless the FAA authorizes it, may a Part 107 drone fly with a transponder on? 🔒
  129. May a Part 107 drone fly with ADS-B Out equipment transmitting? 🔒
  130. A drug conviction can delay a Remote Pilot Certificate application for up to how long? 🔒
  131. What can happen if a remote pilot refuses an alcohol test properly requested under FAA rules? 🔒
  132. The FAA recommends a Part 107 waiver start date at least how long after applying? 🔒
  133. Besides weighing 0.55 pounds or less, what must a Category 1 drone flying over people not have? 🔒
  134. What must a Category 2 drone display to show it may fly over people? 🔒
  135. Your Category 2 drone's label fell off. What must you do before flying it over people? 🔒
  136. Category 3 drones may fly over people at a closed or restricted-access site if those people are what? 🔒
  137. Outside a closed or restricted-access site, how may a Category 1, 2 or 3 drone fly over people in moving cars? 🔒
  138. You make a modification to a Category 2 drone that its operating instructions don't allow. What happens? 🔒
  139. What three methods can an FAA-accepted means of compliance use to show a drone meets Category 2 or 3 rules? 🔒
  140. What minimum stand-off distance from people does Part 107 require? 🔒
  141. Do the operations-over-people categories change at night? 🔒
  142. Without a waiver, what must a Category 1, 2 or 4 drone meet for sustained flight over an open-air assembly? 🔒
  143. Class B airspace generally surrounds which airports? 🔒
  144. How high does Class C airspace usually extend above its airport? 🔒
  145. What airport feature normally sits inside Class D airspace? 🔒
  146. Which class is controlled airspace not designated A, B, C, or D? 🔒
  147. Which airspace class is uncontrolled? 🔒
  148. Where does a warning area begin relative to the U.S. coast? 🔒
  149. Why is a military operations area established? 🔒
  150. What activity might an alert area contain? 🔒
  151. What happens in a controlled firing area when an aircraft approaches? 🔒
  152. What does a four-digit military training route number indicate? 🔒
  153. What kind of information does a NOTAM provide? 🔒
  154. Which FAA-listed website provides online Flight Service weather information? 🔒
  155. Which special weather observation may be issued between routine METARs? 🔒
  156. How long is a scheduled TAF valid? 🔒
  157. How often can ASOS and AWOS provide automated observations? 🔒
  158. A microburst's downdrafts can reach about how fast? 🔒
  159. What is often the only visible clue that a microburst is happening? 🔒
  160. Besides freezing temperatures, what else must be present for structural icing to form? 🔒
  161. In the International Standard Atmosphere, what is standard sea level pressure? 🔒
  162. In aviation weather, what is a front? 🔒
  163. Low-level wind shear is commonly associated with which of these? 🔒
  164. Smooth, lens-shaped standing clouds sit over mountains. What do they warn you about? 🔒
  165. Severe turbulence can be expected up to how far from a severe thunderstorm? 🔒
  166. What does vivid and frequent lightning tell you about a thunderstorm? 🔒
  167. A Convective SIGMET is issued for thunderstorms with surface hail at least how big? 🔒
  168. What does a Tornado Watch mean? 🔒
  169. Your drone is loaded to max takeoff weight on a hot day at a high site. What may you need to do? 🔒
  170. Where do you find the loading instructions that keep a drone's center of gravity within limits? 🔒
  171. Your drone's maker publishes no performance data. What does the FAA suggest? 🔒
  172. At a non-towered airport with no FSS or UNICOM, which frequency do pilots use? 🔒
  173. An airport's ATIS changes from 'Information Alpha' to 'Information Bravo.' What happened? 🔒
  174. How does a pilot say an altitude of 12,500 feet on the radio? 🔒
  175. On the radio, headings and wind directions are given relative to what, unless 'true' is said? 🔒
  176. At night you see an airport beacon flashing white and green. What is it marking? 🔒
  177. What do runway holding position markings look like? 🔒
  178. Which FAA form is used to report a collision between an aircraft and a bird or other wildlife? 🔒
  179. At an airport, what is a SIDA? 🔒
  180. Your drone's battery catches fire. May you climb above 400 feet AGL to reach a safe landing spot? 🔒
  181. How should spare lithium drone battery terminals be protected during airline travel? 🔒
  182. When charging a lithium drone battery, whose instructions should you follow when available? 🔒
  183. What capability may disappear when a drone loses a usable GPS signal? 🔒
  184. What can a building between the controller and drone do to the command link? 🔒
  185. On a commercial drone job, who is responsible for briefing participants about emergency procedures? 🔒
  186. During which parts of a drone operation should crew resource management be used? 🔒
  187. How can a remote pilot keep a busy operation from becoming task overload? 🔒
  188. What does good situational awareness require during a drone flight? 🔒
  189. What is the correct order of the FAA's 3P risk-management model? 🔒
  190. During a hot drone job, when should the pilot drink water? 🔒
  191. What is the best first response to hyperventilation during a drone operation? 🔒
  192. What should a pilot do when chronic stress makes performance fall sharply? 🔒
  193. How should a pilot look for a very dim object at night? 🔒
  194. At night, a stationary light seems to drift after you stare at it. What is this illusion? 🔒
  195. A preflight finds a component needing an unscheduled repair. When may the drone fly? 🔒
  196. What useful detail should a drone maintenance record include for a serviced component? 🔒
  197. If recommended repair personnel are unavailable, what should guide the choice of another maintainer? 🔒
  198. Before a night drone flight, what special equipment must the preflight check confirm works? 🔒
  199. Before Category 2 or 3 flight over people, what FAA listing must the pilot verify? 🔒
  200. Before launch, how much GPS reception should the drone have? 🔒