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Flight Operations Flashcards

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  1. What is the primary hazard of flying a sUAS in the presence of thunderstorms?

    Answer: Severe turbulence, lightning strikes, and rapid wind shear

    Thunderstorms produce violent updrafts, downdrafts, wind shear, hail, and lightning, all of which can cause loss of control or aircraft destruction.

  2. Under Part 107, which of the following operations requires a Certificate of Waiver (COW)?

    Answer: Flying at night without an anti-collision light visible for 3 statute miles

    Night operations without the required anti-collision lighting deviate from Part 107 and require a waiver from the FAA.

  3. What is the correct response when a manned aircraft enters the airspace where a sUAS is operating?

    Answer: Immediately yield right-of-way by descending, hovering, or landing the sUAS

    Part 107 requires sUAS operators to always yield right-of-way to all manned aircraft, without exception.

  4. What preflight weather check is required under Part 107 before conducting sUAS operations?

    Answer: The remote PIC must assess weather conditions at the planned area of operation

    Part 107.49 requires the remote PIC to assess local weather conditions before flight, though no formal FSS briefing format is mandated.

  5. If a remote PIC suffers an incapacitating medical event during a sUAS flight, who may take over control?

    Answer: A person manipulator who is briefed and ready to take control

    A designated person manipulator (PM) can take over flight controls if briefed by and operating under the supervision of the remote PIC, but only one person may manipulate controls at a time.

  6. What does the term 'see and avoid' mean in the context of sUAS Part 107 operations?

    Answer: The remote PIC must scan for and yield to all other aircraft and hazards in the area

    The remote PIC bears responsibility for actively scanning the airspace and taking action to avoid collisions with all other aircraft and hazards.

  7. Under 14 CFR Part 107, what is the maximum altitude for sUAS operations in uncontrolled airspace?

    Answer: 400 feet above ground level (AGL)

    Part 107 limits sUAS flight to 400 feet AGL in uncontrolled airspace, unless within 400 feet of a structure.