FAA 107 Remote Pilot Decision-Making 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A remote pilot is offered payment to fly over a crowd at a public event. Without a waiver, what must the pilot do?
- Fly at or below 50 feet to remain safe
- Decline the flight; operations over people require an FAA waiver or specific Part 107 category authorization (Correct answer)
- Accept only if the crowd stays behind a barrier
- Proceed if the client signs a liability waiver
Correct answer: Decline the flight; operations over people require an FAA waiver or specific Part 107 category authorization
Part 107 prohibits flight over moving vehicles and people without an FAA waiver or meeting Category I-IV requirements.
Question 2: The 3P model of aeronautical decision-making stands for:
- Plan, Perform, Pivot
- Perceive, Process, Perform (Correct answer)
- Prepare, Plan, Proceed
- Perceive, Process, Prevent
Correct answer: Perceive, Process, Perform
The 3P model—Perceive, Process, Perform—is a structured framework the FAA recommends for continuous risk assessment during flight.
Question 3: A remote pilot observes smoke and reports seeing a manned helicopter approaching at the same altitude. What is the correct action?
- Flash the drone's lights to alert the helicopter
- Immediately descend and land to yield right-of-way (Correct answer)
- Maintain position; the helicopter must yield to slower aircraft
- Radio the helicopter on 121.5 MHz
Correct answer: Immediately descend and land to yield right-of-way
Manned aircraft always have right-of-way over sUAS; the remote pilot must yield immediately by descending or landing.
Question 4: Which action best demonstrates the 'Antiauthority' hazardous attitude being corrected?
- A pilot who says 'Rules are for other people' decides to follow the regulations after all (Correct answer)
- A pilot overcomes fear of the weather and launches despite a storm
- A pilot stops worrying about what could go wrong and flies confidently
- A pilot ignores crew concerns and departs on schedule
Correct answer: A pilot who says 'Rules are for other people' decides to follow the regulations after all
Antiauthority is the attitude that rules don't apply to you; correcting it means choosing to follow regulations even when you disagree with them.
Question 5: During a commercial real estate shoot, the remote pilot realizes the GPS signal is unreliable. What should the pilot do?
- Switch to attitude mode and continue carefully
- Land immediately; GPS-dependent operations require a reliable signal (Correct answer)
- Move 100 feet away and retry the GPS lock
- Increase the home-point altitude as a safety buffer
Correct answer: Land immediately; GPS-dependent operations require a reliable signal
Unreliable GPS during a commercial flight is a significant risk factor; the safest decision is to land and resolve the issue before continuing.
Question 6: What does the term 'single-pilot resource management' emphasize for remote pilots?
- Limiting flights to a single battery charge
- Using all available resources—checklists, weather data, visual observers—to make safe decisions (Correct answer)
- Operating the drone with only one hand on the controller
- Assigning all responsibilities to the visual observer
Correct answer: Using all available resources—checklists, weather data, visual observers—to make safe decisions
Single-pilot resource management means leveraging every available tool and person to maintain safety when operating without a co-pilot.
Question 7: A remote pilot is flying at dusk when visibility suddenly drops below 3 SM. The correct action is to:
- Activate the drone's lights and continue
- Land immediately; Part 107 requires at least 3 SM visibility (Correct answer)
- Request a SVFR clearance from the nearest ATC
- Climb above the haze layer to restore visibility
Correct answer: Land immediately; Part 107 requires at least 3 SM visibility
Part 107 requires a minimum flight visibility of 3 statute miles; falling below this limit requires the pilot to land.
FAA 107 Remote Pilot Decision-Making 3
A remote pilot is offered payment to fly over a crowd at a public event.
Without a waiver, what must the pilot do?