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Must be minimum age for Remote Pilot Certificate

16 years old

Accident reporting requirement

Report to FAA within 10 days if serious injury or >$500 damage

Recurrent training requirement

Every 24 months (ALC-677)

Definition of small UAS

Less than 55 pounds

Who Part 107 applies to

Commercial/civil operations

Change of address reporting

Within 30 days

Remote PIC responsibility

Final authority over operation

Transfer of controls requirement

Incoming pilot must be certified, briefed, and acknowledge transfer

Non-certificated operator rule

Must be supervised by Remote PIC

Drone registration cost and validity

$5, valid for 3 years

Minimum age to register drone

13 years old

Max drone speed

87 knots (100 mph)

Minimum visibility requirement

3 statute miles

Cloud clearance rules

500 ft below, 2000 ft horizontal

Max altitude rule

400 ft AGL (or 400 ft above structure)

Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)

Must be maintained with unaided vision

Blood alcohol limit

0.04%

Time after drinking before flying

8 hours

IMSAFE checklist meaning

Illness, Medication, Stress, Alcohol, Fatigue, Emotion

Flying from moving vehicle rule

Only allowed in sparsely populated areas

Operations over people allowed when

Only if category rules met or protected

Category 1 drone weight

≤0.55 lbs

Category 2 injury limit

≤11 foot-pounds

Category 3 injury limit

≤25 foot-pounds

Category 4 requirement

Airworthiness certificate

Sustained flight over open-air assemblies

Generally prohibited unless compliant

Operations over moving vehicles

Transit only, no sustained flight

Remote ID purpose

Provides identification and location info

Remote ID requirement

Required for most registered drones

FRIA definition

Area where drones without Remote ID can fly

Remote ID failure rule

Cannot take off if system fails

Civil twilight definition

30 min before sunrise / after sunset

Night flying requirement

Anti-collision lights visible 3 SM

Dark adaptation time

30 minutes

Off-center viewing

Looking slightly away to see objects at night

Autokinesis illusion

Light appears to move when stared at

False horizon illusion

Misjudging level flight due to visual cues

Class B airspace

Big city airports, authorization required

Class C airspace

City airports, authorization required

Class D airspace

Small towered airports

Class E airspace

Controlled, often no authorization needed at higher altitudes

Class G airspace

Uncontrolled

Prohibited area rule

No flying allowed

Restricted area rule

Permission required from controlling agency

MOA rule

Pilot responsible for collision avoidance

TFR definition

Temporary restriction for events or hazards

NOTAM definition

Time-critical airspace information

Latitude definition

Horizontal lines measuring north/south

Longitude definition

Vertical lines measuring east/west

AGL definition

Above ground level

MSL definition

Mean sea level

MEF definition

Max elevation in a quadrangle

Victor airway altitude

Starts at 1,200 ft AGL

Runway numbering

Based on magnetic heading

Runway 9 direction

90° (east)

Runway 27 direction

270° (west)

Traffic pattern

Default is left turns

Right-of-way rule

Drones yield to all manned aircraft

Distressed aircraft priority

Always has right-of-way

Standard temperature at sea level

15°C (59°F)

Standard pressure

29.92 inHg

Density altitude effect

Higher DA = lower performance

Wind shear definition

Sudden change in wind speed/direction

Temperature inversion

Stable air, poor visibility

Dew point definition

Temperature where air is saturated

Thunderstorm cloud type

Cumulonimbus

Most dangerous storm stage

Mature stage

Stable air characteristics

Smooth, stratiform clouds

Unstable air characteristics

Turbulent, cumuliform clouds

2,000 ft rule near towers

Avoid guy wires

First rule in emergency

Maintain aircraft control

Error chain definition

Series of mistakes leading to accident

ADM definition

Systematic decision-making process

CRM definition

Using all available resources

PAVE model

Pilot, Aircraft, Environment, External pressures

DECIDE model

Process for risk evaluation

Hazardous attitude Anti-authority

Don't tell me → Follow the rules

Hazardous attitude Impulsivity

Do it quickly → Think first

Hazardous attitude Invulnerability

It won't happen to me → It can happen

Hazardous attitude Machismo

I can do it → Taking chances is foolish

Hazardous attitude Resignation

What's the use → I can make a difference

CTAF definition

Common traffic advisory frequency

UNICOM definition

Non-government airport communication

MULTICOM frequency

122.9 MHz

ATIS definition

Automated airport info broadcast

UTC meaning

Coordinated Universal Time (Zulu)

Lift vs weight (level flight)

Lift equals weight

Thrust vs drag (level flight)

Thrust equals drag

Stall definition

Loss of lift due to airflow disruption

Critical angle of attack

Angle where stall occurs

Center of gravity importance

Affects stability and control