Drone School Recognition Prompts

AGL

Above Ground Level

MSL

Mean Sea Level

V71

Victor Airway

Victor Airway

1,200 ft AGL to 18,000 ft MSL

MOA

Exercise extreme caution when military activity is being conducted; no clearance is required to enter

R-2531

Restricted Area

VR1667

Military Training Route

VR (followed by a number)

VFR Military Training Route

IR (followed by a number)

IFR Military Training Route

4-digit MTR

Generally flown at 1,500 ft AGL and below

3-digit MTR

Has at least one segment above 1,500 ft AGL

C in a circle

CTAF

CTAF

Common Traffic Advisory Frequency; air-to-air communication between pilots near an airport without an operating control tower

Chart Supplement U.S.

Most comprehensive information about a given airport

CHECK NOTAMS

Contact Flight Service

TFR

Temporary Flight Restriction

FDC NOTAM

Regulatory information, including TFRs

Temperature inversion

Temperature increases as altitude increases; stable air

Temperature inversion weather

Smooth air, poor visibility, fog, haze, or low clouds

Radiation fog

Clear, calm nights with moist air and ground cooling

Icing

Visible moisture with freezing temperatures

TAF cloud type

Cumulonimbus

Cumulonimbus

Thunderstorm

DECIDE final step

Evaluate

Part 107 maximum altitude

400 ft AGL, except when within 400 ft of a structure

Class C core

Surface to 4,000 ft above airport elevation

Class C outer shelf

Typically 1,200 ft to 4,000 ft above airport elevation

Class B

ATC authorization required

Emergency deviation

Remote PIC may deviate from Part 107 as necessary to respond to an in-flight emergency

See-and-avoid

Unaided vision / Remote PIC diligence

Binoculars

May assist general situational awareness but cannot replace unaided eyesight for see-and-avoid

FPV camera

Cannot replace unaided eyesight for see-and-avoid

MEF

Minimum altitude needed to clear all terrain and obstructions in a quadrangle

MEF around BXK

3,500 ft MSL

Statesboro TBR Class E floor

887 ft MSL

Class E 700 ft AGL conversion

Add airport elevation to 700 ft

Hyperventilation

Over-breathing; excessive breathing lowers carbon dioxide in the blood

Hypoventilation

Too slow or shallow breathing; increases carbon dioxide in the blood

Hypoxemia

Abnormally low oxygen level in the blood

Radiation fog conditions

Warm, moist air over low, flat areas on clear, calm nights

R-####

Restricted Area

MOA information

Sectional Chart legend/border

Restricted Area information

Sectional Chart legend/border

Airport parachute/glider information

Chart Supplement U.S.

NOTAM information

Flight Service

Dallas Executive CTAF

127.25 MHz

Coeur D'Alene CTAF

122.8 MHz

KJFK 18004KT

180° true at 4 knots

Addison Airport tower

126.0 MHz

Class B at Ft. Worth Alliance floor

At the surface

Part 48 minimum registration age

13 years old

Drone registration period

3 years

FAADroneZone registration update

14 calendar days

Remote ID under Part 107 for UA under 0.55 lb

TRUE — it must comply with Remote ID requirements

Aftermarket Remote ID broadcast module

VLOS only

Category 2 over people

No exposed rotating parts that could lacerate human skin

Category 3 kinetic energy limit

25 foot-pounds

Category 1, 2, and 4 sustained flight over open-air assembly

Must meet applicable Part 89 Remote ID requirements

Recreational livestock video

Recreational

Helping sell a friend's house

Non-recreational / Part 107 because it supports a business purpose

Volunteering drone photos for a school's website

Non-recreational / Part 107

TFR for President/VIP movement

TFR

TFR operation

Only when permitted by the TFR and with required authorization

Night operation without anti-collision lighting

Wait until official sunrise

Night scanning

Scan in 30° increments; don't pause more than 2–3 seconds

Risk management

Prevents the final link in the accident chain

Waiver documents

Submit at least 90 days before planned operation

600+ ft deviation reporting

FAA upon request