UAVs and the FAA:What You Need to Know to FlyCaitlin Reuschstudent pilot

Routes to Remote Pilot CertificationAlready a Sport Pilot or better:• Submit application to Flight

Standards District Office, designated pilot examiner, airman certification representative at pilot school, CFI, or other authorized FAA representative

• Have identity verified with driver’s license, passport, etc.

• Logbook endorsement to illustrate they meet flight review requirements

• Certification reviewed every 24 months and must take a currency course

No previous pilot certification:• Submit application to Flight

Standards District Office, designated pilot examiner, airman certification representative at pilot school, CFI, or other authorized FAA representative

• Have identity verified with driver’s license, passport, etc.

• Evidence to show the applicant passed the aeronautical knowledge test

• Certication reviewed every 24 months and operator must take a recurrent aeronautical knowledge test.

You may operate a UAV without a certificate if you are under the supervision of a certificated operator.

Aeronautical Knowledge Test

More than just Part 107

FAA Definitions

FAR AIM Part 1 – Definitions and Abbreviations

Aircraft: a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air

This is why the FAA is the final authority on UAVs and why they have the power to fine operators and remove pilot privileges.

FAR AIM: The Bible of Aviation205 pages of guidance and 58 of regulations

• 14 CFR part 47 – Aircraft Registration• 14 CFR part 48 – Registration and Marking Requirements for Small

UAS• 14 CFR part 71 – Airspace Areas; Air Traffic Service Rotes; Reporting

Points• 14 CFR part 73 – Special Use Airspace (Restricted and Prohibited

Areas)• 91.17 – Alcohol or Drugs• 91.19 - Carriage of narcotic drugs, marijuana, and

depressants/stimulants• 91.141 - Flight restrictions in the proximity of the Presidential and

other parties• 91.143 – Flight limitations in the proximity of space flight operations• 91.144 – Temporary restriction on flight operations during abnormally

high barometric pressure conditions• 91.145 – Management of aircraft operations in the vicinity of aerial

demonstrations and major sporting events• 91.203(a)(2) – Civil aircraft: certifications required• 14 CFR 99.7 – Special security instructions• 14 CFR Part 101 Subpart E – Special Rule for Model Aircraft• 14 CFR Part 107 – Operation and Certification of Small UAS• 49 CFR Part 830 – Notification and Reporting of Aircraft Accidents or

Incidents and Overdue Aircraft, Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, and Records

Aeronautical Information Manual(AIM)• General Airspace• Authorization for Certain Airspace• Airport Operations Aeronautical Charts• Radio Communications – Non-towered• Radio Communications – Towered• Traffic Patterns• Traffic Advisory Services• Phonetic Alphabet• Scanning/See and Avoid• Right-of-Way Rules• NOTAMs• Temporary Flight Restrictions• Hyperventilation• Military Operating Areas (MOA)• Sources – Weather Briefings/Sources• Prescription and OTC Medications

• SAFO (Safety Alert for Operators) 15010 – Carriage of Spare Lithium Batteries in Carry-on and Checked Baggage

• SAFO 10015 – Flying in the wire environment• SAFO 10017 – Risks in Transporting Lithium Batteries in Cargo by

Aircraft• SAFO 09013 – Fighting fires caused by lithium type batteries in

portable electronic devices• AC (Air Circular) 150/5200-32 – Reporting Wildlife Aircraft Strikes• AC 107-2 – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)• FAA-S-ACS-10 (33 pages) – Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Airman Certification Standards• FAA-G-8082-22 (87 pages) – Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft

Systems Study Guide• FAA-G-8082-20 (17 pages) – Remote Pilot Knowledge Test Guide• Aeronautical Chart User’s Guide Pages 1-36• AC 00-6 (200 pages) – Aviation Weather categories (thunderstorms,

winds/currents, density altitude, effects – temperature, effects – frost formation, effects – air masses and fronts)

• AC 00-45 – Aviation Weather Services (terminal aerodrome forecasts [TAF], thunderstorms/severe weather)

• Risk Management Handbook• Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25)• Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement for Sport Pilot, Recreational

Pilot, and Private Pilot• Sporty’s Pilot Study App

Additional Resources

Airspace

Small Airports

• Find a good mentor• Buy a radio and keep it in

your kit• Buy the FAR AIM ebook• Know where to get local

weather (1-800-Wx-Brief)• File NOTAMs!• Keep a log book• Download Avare for charts

• Know airspace and rights-of-

way• Learn to read charts• Download the Sporty’s Pilot

Study App• Have insurance• Learn to manage risk and

assess yourself

Some Good Ideas/Best Practices from Pilot Standpoint

Summary• Register your aircraft• Get a certificate• Get a log book• Get a mentor• Understand the regulations• Get a plan• Hobbyist versus Commercial uses (Part 101 vs Part 107)

• Fines from $400 - $5000 for civilians• Fines up to $1.9 million for commercial

Citations

http://jrupprechtlaw.com/part-107-test-study-guide

http://thedronegirl.com/2016/06/21/part-107-aeronautical-drone-test-heres-can-expect/

U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Regulations Aeronautical Information Manual. Aviation Supplies and Academics, Inc. June 28, 2016.