FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Test Preparation: Operations over people, registration and Remote ID

1. Vraag 1 van 17

   Without using an operations-over-people category, over whom may you fly under 14 CFR 107.39?

   • AAnyone who is wearing a helmet
   • BAnyone standing more than 20 feet away
   • CAnyone who gave you verbal permission by phone
   • DPeople directly taking part in the operation
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. People directly taking part in the operation

   14 CFR 107.39 allows flight over people directly participating, people under a covered structure, or people inside a stationary vehicle.

2. Vraag 2 van 17

   What is the maximum takeoff weight for a Category 1 drone?

   • A2.5 pounds, including everything on board
   • B0.55 pounds, not counting the battery or camera
   • C0.55 pounds, including everything on board
   • D5.5 pounds, including everything on board
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. 0.55 pounds, including everything on board

   A Category 1 drone weighs 0.55 pounds or less, including everything on board or attached, at takeoff and throughout the flight.

3. Vraag 3 van 17

   Besides weight, what else must be true of a Category 1 drone?

   • AIt must have an FAA airworthiness certificate
   • BIt must carry a parachute
   • CIt must fly below 100 feet
   • DNo exposed rotating parts that could cut skin
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   Antwoord: D. No exposed rotating parts that could cut skin

   A Category 1 drone must have no exposed rotating parts that would lacerate human skin.

4. Vraag 4 van 17

   For Category 2, a drone must not cause an injury equal to or greater than what a rigid object causes with how much kinetic energy?

   • A5 foot-pounds
   • B25 foot-pounds
   • C11 foot-pounds
   • D55 foot-pounds
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   Antwoord: C. 11 foot-pounds

   Under 14 CFR 107.120, a Category 2 drone must not cause injury equal to that from a rigid object with 11 foot-pounds of kinetic energy.

5. Vraag 5 van 17

   What injury threshold applies to Category 3?

   • A0.55 pounds of weight
   • B25 foot-pounds of kinetic energy
   • C11 foot-pounds of kinetic energy
   • D50 foot-pounds of kinetic energy
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   Antwoord: B. 25 foot-pounds of kinetic energy

   Under 14 CFR 107.130, Category 3 uses the injury level of a rigid object with 25 foot-pounds of kinetic energy.

6. Vraag 6 van 17

   Which category needs a drone with a Part 21 airworthiness certificate?

   • ACategory 1
   • BCategory 4
   • CCategory 3
   • DCategory 2
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   Antwoord: B. Category 4

   Category 4 is for drones that hold a Part 21 airworthiness certificate, with extra maintenance rules.

7. Vraag 7 van 17

   Which category may never fly over open-air assemblies of people?

   • ACategory 4
   • BCategory 1
   • CCategory 3
   • DCategory 2
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   Antwoord: C. Category 3

   The FAA says Category 3 drones may not operate over open-air assemblies at all.

8. Vraag 8 van 17

   For sustained flight over an open-air assembly in Category 1, 2 or 4, what else is required?

   • AThe drone must meet the Remote ID rule
   • BLocal police must be told about the flight in advance
   • CThe drone must fly above 200 feet
   • DEach person must sign a waiver
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   Antwoord: A. The drone must meet the Remote ID rule

   The FAA says sustained flight over open-air assemblies in Categories 1, 2 and 4 requires Remote ID compliance.

9. Vraag 9 van 17

   Which of these counts as sustained flight over an open-air assembly?

   • ACircling so the drone stays above part of the crowd
   • BFlying over an empty parking lot
   • COne brief, single crossing on the way to another work site
   • DFlying beside the crowd, never above it
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   Antwoord: A. Circling so the drone stays above part of the crowd

   The FAA says hovering, flying back and forth or circling over a crowd is sustained flight. A brief one-time transit is not (in Categories 1, 2 and 4).

10. Vraag 10 van 17

    When may a Category 3 drone fly over people?

    • AOver a public concert, as long as the drone stays above 200 feet
    • BAt a closed site where everyone has notice a drone may fly over
    • COver any crowd during daylight
    • DOver people only at night with lights on
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. At a closed site where everyone has notice a drone may fly over

    Category 3 may fly over people at a closed or restricted-access site where everyone has notice, or without sustained flight over non-participants.

11. Vraag 11 van 17

    Under Categories 1 to 3, when may you fly over moving vehicles?

    • AWhenever all the traffic below is moving slower than 30 miles per hour
    • BOnly on highways at night
    • CWithout sustained flight over them, or at a closed site with notice
    • DNever; it always needs a waiver
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. Without sustained flight over them, or at a closed site with notice

    The FAA allows flight over moving vehicles in Categories 1–3 within a closed or restricted-access site with notice, or without sustained flight over them.

12. Vraag 12 van 17

    Which drones must follow the Remote ID rule (14 CFR Part 89)?

    • AOnly drones that weigh more than 55 pounds
    • BDrones that must be registered or are already registered
    • COnly drones flown at night
    • DOnly drones that are used for paid work under Part 107 rules
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    Antwoord: B. Drones that must be registered or are already registered

    The FAA says drones required to be registered, or already registered, must meet Remote ID, for recreation, business and public safety.

13. Vraag 13 van 17

    Your older drone has no built-in Remote ID. Which is one legal way to fly it?

    • AFly it only below 100 feet
    • BWrite your phone number on the drone
    • CAdd an FAA-accepted Remote ID broadcast module
    • DTurn off its GPS so that it cannot be tracked by anyone
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    Antwoord: C. Add an FAA-accepted Remote ID broadcast module

    The three ways to comply are a standard Remote ID drone, a broadcast module, or flying inside an FAA-Recognized Identification Area (FRIA).

14. Vraag 14 van 17

    A standard Remote ID drone broadcasts the location of the drone and the location of what?

    • AThe take-off point only
    • BThe nearest airport
    • CThe control station
    • DThe owner's home address
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    Antwoord: C. The control station

    The FAA says a standard Remote ID drone broadcasts identification and location of the drone and its control station.

15. Vraag 15 van 17

    When you use a Remote ID broadcast module, what extra limit applies?

    • AYou must be able to see the drone at all times
    • BYou may fly only inside a FRIA
    • CYou may fly it only during morning or evening civil twilight
    • DYou must stay below 200 feet
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    Antwoord: A. You must be able to see the drone at all times

    The FAA says pilots using a broadcast module must keep the drone in visual line of sight at all times.

16. Vraag 16 van 17

    How much does Part 107 drone registration cost, and how long does it last?

    • A$25 per drone, valid for 5 years
    • B$5 per drone, valid for 3 years
    • CFree, valid for life
    • D$5 per pilot, valid for 1 year
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. $5 per drone, valid for 3 years

    The FAA says Part 107 registration costs $5 per drone and is valid for three years.

17. Vraag 17 van 17

    How does Part 107 registration work for a pilot with three Remote ID drones?

    • AOnly the heaviest drone must be registered
    • BEach drone is registered separately and gets its own number
    • COne number covers all three drones
    • DRemote ID drones do not need any registration under Part 107
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Each drone is registered separately and gets its own number

    The FAA says Part 107 pilots register each standard Remote ID drone or broadcast module separately, with its own registration number.

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