DRONE PILOT TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
14 CFR Part 107 - Answers - Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 107
Basic eligibility requirements for applying for a Remote Pilot Certificated from the FAA -
Answers - -at least 16
-read, speak, write English language
-stable physical and mental condition
-pass initial aeronautical knowledge test at an FAA-approved knowledge testing center
(KTC)
-pass a background check by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
maintaining your remote pilot certificate - Answers - -pass recurrent aeronautical test
every 24 months
-conduct pre-flight inspections
-report an accident to the FAA within 10 calendar days of any operation that results in
serious injury or property damage over $500
-make sUAS available for inspection if requested
How old must you be to apply for a Remote Pilot Certificate? - Answers - 16
When do you have to take the recurrent aeronautical knowledge test? - Answers -
Every 24 months
When do you have to report an accident to the FAA? - Answers - Within 10 calendar
days of any operation that results in a serious injury or property damage over $500
What constitutes an "accident?" - Answers - Any operation that results in a serious
injury or property damage over $500 (to repair or replace)
unmanned aircraft (UA) - Answers - An aircraft operated without the possibility of direct
human intervention from within or on the aircraft
Small Unmanned Aircraft (Small UA) - Answers - A Unmanned Aircraft (UA) weighing
less than 55 pounds, including everything that is onboard or otherwise attached to the
aircraft, and can be flown without the possibility of direct human intervention from within
or on the aircraft
Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) - Answers - A small Unmanned Aircraft (UA)
and its associated elements
Who do Part 107 regulations apply to? - Answers - commercial/civil, unmanned aircraft
(sUAS) operations
How long do you have to notify the FAA of your change of address? - Answers - 30
days
,remote pilot-in-command (remote PIC) - Answers - -person who holds a current
remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating and has the final authority and
responsibility for the operation and safety of the small UAS
-assesses operating environment
-inform and educate all participants in the flight
-ensure sUAS is working properly and safely
-has necessary documentation
Person Manipulating the Controls - Answers - A person other than the Remote Pilot in
Command (PIC) who is controlling the flight of an Small Unmanned Aircraft System
(sUAS) under the supervision of the remote PIC
How can someone operate the sUAS without a current remote pilot certificate? -
Answers - -under direct supervision of a remote PIC
-if the remote PIC has the ability to immediately take direct control of the sUAS (through
proximity, safe-mode system, or "buddy box")
What are the methods that a remote PIC can take over flight controls from a person
manipulating the controls? - Answers - -physical proximity
-pre-programmed safe-mode system with "home" or "hover" functions
-"buddy box"
what is a "buddy box" training system? - Answers - A system with one cord that
connects two different control stations/remote controls/transmitters
-one operated by person manipulating the flight controls
-one operated by remote PIC (who can immediately override other control station with
the flip of the master switch)
Visual Observer (VO) - Answers - A person acting as a flightcrew member who helps
to see and avoid other air traffic or objects aloft or on the ground
-positioned in location where they're able to see the sUAS continuously and sufficiently
to maintain visual-line-of-sight
-able to effectively communicate the sUAS position and position of other aircraft
how much does drone registration cost? - Answers - $5
how long is a drone regulation good for? - Answers - 3 years
how do you register a UAS weighing more than 55 pounds? - Answers - through the
FAA's paper-based registration process
how old do you have to be to register your UAS? - Answers - 13
how can you report an accident? - Answers - -through your free FAADroneZone
account
, -contacting nearest FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO)
operating limitations of sUAS under Part 107 regulations - Answers - -may not be flown
faster than ground-speed of 87 knots/100 mph
-minimum visibility may not be less than 3 statute miles (sm)
-UA must be at least 500 ft below and 2000 ft horizontally from clouds
what is the maximum speed your sUAS may be flown? - Answers - ground-speed of
87 knots/100 mph
what is the minimum visibility requirement, as observed from where you're operating the
sUAS/where your transmitter is? - Answers - no less than 3 statute miles (sm)
what is the distance a sUAS must maintain from clouds? - Answers - 500 ft below and
2000 feet horizontally
maximum altitude limit - Answers - 400 ft AGL, unless flown within a 400-ft radius of a
structure and does not fly higher than 400 ft above the structure's immediate uppermost
limit
Who is allowed to inspect your sUAS operations? - Answers - Any officer of the FAA
how should scheduled maintenance of your sUAS be carried out? - Answers - in
accordance with the manufacturer's suggested procedures (usually after every 200
flights or 50 flight hours)
when can you operate your sUAS from a moving vehicle? - Answers - if it's a land or
waterborne vehicle and you're operating the sUAS over a sparsely populated area
hos does The Air Almanac define night? - Answers - the period between the end of
evening civil twilight (sunset until 30 minutes after sunset) and the beginning of morning
civil twilight (30 minutes prior to sunrise until sunrise)
what must your sUAS have if you're flying in that 30 minute civil twilight period? -
Answers - special anti-collision lights that are capable of being visible for at least 3
miles in all directions
what constitutes daylight by The Air Almanac (the period of time during the day you can
fly your drone)? - Answers - 30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after
official sunset, but during the 30-minute twilight period, you must have lights that are
visible for at least 3 miles
when are you allowed to operate your sUAS over a human being? - Answers - if the
person is directly participating in the operation or if they are located under a covered
structure or inside a stationary vehicle
14 CFR Part 107 - Answers - Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 107
Basic eligibility requirements for applying for a Remote Pilot Certificated from the FAA -
Answers - -at least 16
-read, speak, write English language
-stable physical and mental condition
-pass initial aeronautical knowledge test at an FAA-approved knowledge testing center
(KTC)
-pass a background check by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
maintaining your remote pilot certificate - Answers - -pass recurrent aeronautical test
every 24 months
-conduct pre-flight inspections
-report an accident to the FAA within 10 calendar days of any operation that results in
serious injury or property damage over $500
-make sUAS available for inspection if requested
How old must you be to apply for a Remote Pilot Certificate? - Answers - 16
When do you have to take the recurrent aeronautical knowledge test? - Answers -
Every 24 months
When do you have to report an accident to the FAA? - Answers - Within 10 calendar
days of any operation that results in a serious injury or property damage over $500
What constitutes an "accident?" - Answers - Any operation that results in a serious
injury or property damage over $500 (to repair or replace)
unmanned aircraft (UA) - Answers - An aircraft operated without the possibility of direct
human intervention from within or on the aircraft
Small Unmanned Aircraft (Small UA) - Answers - A Unmanned Aircraft (UA) weighing
less than 55 pounds, including everything that is onboard or otherwise attached to the
aircraft, and can be flown without the possibility of direct human intervention from within
or on the aircraft
Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) - Answers - A small Unmanned Aircraft (UA)
and its associated elements
Who do Part 107 regulations apply to? - Answers - commercial/civil, unmanned aircraft
(sUAS) operations
How long do you have to notify the FAA of your change of address? - Answers - 30
days
,remote pilot-in-command (remote PIC) - Answers - -person who holds a current
remote pilot certificate with a small UAS rating and has the final authority and
responsibility for the operation and safety of the small UAS
-assesses operating environment
-inform and educate all participants in the flight
-ensure sUAS is working properly and safely
-has necessary documentation
Person Manipulating the Controls - Answers - A person other than the Remote Pilot in
Command (PIC) who is controlling the flight of an Small Unmanned Aircraft System
(sUAS) under the supervision of the remote PIC
How can someone operate the sUAS without a current remote pilot certificate? -
Answers - -under direct supervision of a remote PIC
-if the remote PIC has the ability to immediately take direct control of the sUAS (through
proximity, safe-mode system, or "buddy box")
What are the methods that a remote PIC can take over flight controls from a person
manipulating the controls? - Answers - -physical proximity
-pre-programmed safe-mode system with "home" or "hover" functions
-"buddy box"
what is a "buddy box" training system? - Answers - A system with one cord that
connects two different control stations/remote controls/transmitters
-one operated by person manipulating the flight controls
-one operated by remote PIC (who can immediately override other control station with
the flip of the master switch)
Visual Observer (VO) - Answers - A person acting as a flightcrew member who helps
to see and avoid other air traffic or objects aloft or on the ground
-positioned in location where they're able to see the sUAS continuously and sufficiently
to maintain visual-line-of-sight
-able to effectively communicate the sUAS position and position of other aircraft
how much does drone registration cost? - Answers - $5
how long is a drone regulation good for? - Answers - 3 years
how do you register a UAS weighing more than 55 pounds? - Answers - through the
FAA's paper-based registration process
how old do you have to be to register your UAS? - Answers - 13
how can you report an accident? - Answers - -through your free FAADroneZone
account
, -contacting nearest FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO)
operating limitations of sUAS under Part 107 regulations - Answers - -may not be flown
faster than ground-speed of 87 knots/100 mph
-minimum visibility may not be less than 3 statute miles (sm)
-UA must be at least 500 ft below and 2000 ft horizontally from clouds
what is the maximum speed your sUAS may be flown? - Answers - ground-speed of
87 knots/100 mph
what is the minimum visibility requirement, as observed from where you're operating the
sUAS/where your transmitter is? - Answers - no less than 3 statute miles (sm)
what is the distance a sUAS must maintain from clouds? - Answers - 500 ft below and
2000 feet horizontally
maximum altitude limit - Answers - 400 ft AGL, unless flown within a 400-ft radius of a
structure and does not fly higher than 400 ft above the structure's immediate uppermost
limit
Who is allowed to inspect your sUAS operations? - Answers - Any officer of the FAA
how should scheduled maintenance of your sUAS be carried out? - Answers - in
accordance with the manufacturer's suggested procedures (usually after every 200
flights or 50 flight hours)
when can you operate your sUAS from a moving vehicle? - Answers - if it's a land or
waterborne vehicle and you're operating the sUAS over a sparsely populated area
hos does The Air Almanac define night? - Answers - the period between the end of
evening civil twilight (sunset until 30 minutes after sunset) and the beginning of morning
civil twilight (30 minutes prior to sunrise until sunrise)
what must your sUAS have if you're flying in that 30 minute civil twilight period? -
Answers - special anti-collision lights that are capable of being visible for at least 3
miles in all directions
what constitutes daylight by The Air Almanac (the period of time during the day you can
fly your drone)? - Answers - 30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after
official sunset, but during the 30-minute twilight period, you must have lights that are
visible for at least 3 miles
when are you allowed to operate your sUAS over a human being? - Answers - if the
person is directly participating in the operation or if they are located under a covered
structure or inside a stationary vehicle
