FAA 107 Privacy & Public Safety Considerations 5

Question 1

A commercial drone pilot is asked to photograph a competitor's manufacturing facility from public airspace. The primary ethical and legal concern is:

Accepted Answer

Potential trade secret misappropriation and industrial espionage

Answer

Systematically photographing a competitor's facility to capture proprietary processes or layouts can constitute trade secret misappropriation under the Defend Trade Secrets Act.

Question 2

Under FAA Remote ID rules, which public safety benefit does broadcast Remote ID provide?

Accepted Answer

It allows the public and law enforcement to identify the operator of a nearby drone

Answer

Remote ID broadcasts the drone's position, altitude, velocity, and operator location so law enforcement and the public can identify and locate the operator of any drone in flight.

Question 3

A remote pilot is contracted to survey a large outdoor music festival. The contract requires hovering over the crowd for 30 minutes. Without an approved waiver, this operation is:

Accepted Answer

Prohibited under Part 107 because it involves sustained flight over people

Answer

Part 107.39 prohibits operating over human beings not involved in the operation without a waiver or qualifying drone category approval, regardless of event organizer consent.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a 'categorical exclusion' that would allow flight over moving vehicles without a Part 107 waiver?

Accepted Answer

Operating a Category 4 drone on a closed-road film set with no public access

Answer

FAA waivers and category-specific approvals can include operations on closed sets where the public is excluded; a controlled environment removes the hazard to uninvolved persons.

Question 5

A remote pilot discovers that footage from a previous commercial job contains images of a private individual that were not requested by the client. Best practice is to:

Accepted Answer

Review and delete incidental personal images not needed for the contracted purpose

Answer

Deleting unneeded personal data aligns with privacy best practices, reduces exposure under state privacy law, and limits potential misuse of incidentally captured personal imagery.

FAA Practice Test

FAA Practice Test

FAA 107 Privacy & Public Safety Considerations 5