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  1. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    Your company purchased a Category 4-approved sUAS. Because of time constraints, you have not been able to notify everyone on the construction site that you will be flying. What should you do?

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    ensure that the human beings who are not participating in the operation are under a covered structure or inside a non-moving vehicle. (For Category 4, for operations without notify non-participants, the human beings must be either participating or under a covered structure/inside a moving vehicle.)

    ensure that the human beings who are not participating in the operation are under a covered structure or inside a non-moving vehicle.

    (For Category 4, for operations without notify non-participants, the human beings must be either participating or under a covered structure/inside a moving vehicle.)

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  2. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    After selling your UAS on eBay, how many days do you have to update the registration information on the FAA Drone Zone website?

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    14 days. (According to 48.105(b), the holder of a certificate of registration must update the information on the Drone Zone within 14 calendar days when selling, transferring, destroying or exporting a UAS. This is done on the FAA DroneZone website. Don't confuse this with the 30-day limit for addreRead more

    14 days.

    (According to 48.105(b), the holder of a certificate of registration must update the information on the Drone Zone within 14 calendar days when selling, transferring, destroying or exporting a UAS. This is done on the FAA DroneZone website. Don’t confuse this with the 30-day limit for address change set for your pilot certificate (done on the FAA website).)

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  3. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    You hire a German company to help you work on a technical project that requires special UAS equipment. All their aircraft are currently registered in Germany and will be flown by your team of Part 107 pilots. Can they register their UAS with the FAA Drone Zone under Part 107?

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    No, they will have to obtain operating authority from the Department of Transportation. (According to 48.20, if a foreign operator, who already registered their UAS in another country, wants to operate for commercial purposes, they must register their UAS in the country in which they are eligible (GRead more

    No, they will have to obtain operating authority from the Department of Transportation.

    (According to 48.20, if a foreign operator, who already registered their UAS in another country, wants to operate for commercial purposes, they must register their UAS in the country in which they are eligible (Germany in this case) and obtain operating authority from the Department of Transportation (as highlighted in 14 CFR Part 375).)

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  4. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    The FAA may approve your application for a waiver of provisions in Part 107 only when it has been determined that the proposed operation

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    Can be safely conducted under the terms of that certificate of waiver. (The waiver process is primarily in place to determine that you can safely conduct the flight under the terms you specified in your application.)

    Can be safely conducted under the terms of that certificate of waiver.

    (The waiver process is primarily in place to determine that you can safely conduct the flight under the terms you specified in your application.)

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  5. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    What source should a remote pilot use to determine if a drone or module is remote ID compliant?

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    The FAA's DOC list.

    The FAA’s DOC list.

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  6. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    According to 14 CFR Part 48, when would a small UA owner not be permitted to register it?

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    If the owner is less than 13 years of age. (According to 14 CFR Part 48.25 (b), "a small unmanned aircraft must be registered by its owner using the legal name of its owner, unless the owner is less than 13 years of age. (…)")

    If the owner is less than 13 years of age.

    (According to 14 CFR Part 48.25 (b), “a small unmanned aircraft must be registered by its owner using the legal name of its owner, unless the owner is less than 13 years of age. (…)”)

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  7. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    For older drones that are not remote ID compliant, how can a remote pilot comply with part 89?

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    Equip the aircraft with a remote ID broadcast module.  

    Equip the aircraft with a remote ID broadcast module.

     

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  8. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    To conduct Category 4 operations, the remote Pilot in Command must use a small Unmanned Aircraft that

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    documents maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and inspections. (According to 49 CFR Part 830, the operator must report immediately to the NTSB any of the following: Aircraft accident, Flight Control System malfunction or failure, In-flight fire, Aircraft collision in flight, Damage toRead more

    documents maintenance, preventive maintenance, alterations, and inspections.

    (According to 49 CFR Part 830, the operator must report immediately to the NTSB any of the following: Aircraft accident, Flight Control System malfunction or failure, In-flight fire, Aircraft collision in flight, Damage to property, other than the aircraft, estimated to exceed $25,000 for repair (including materials and labor) or fair market value in the event of total loss, whichever is less.)

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  9. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    When can ADSB-Out be used on small Unmanned Aircraft?

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    The FAA does not allow the use of ADSB-out for sUAS.

    The FAA does not allow the use of ADSB-out for sUAS.

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  10. Asked: May 31, 2024In:

    Standard Remote ID broadcasts which of the following information

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    Location and altitude of the controller.

    Location and altitude of the controller.

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