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Regulations
1. Which of these counts as sustained flight over an open-air assembly of people?
Why: Sustained flight includes hovering above people in the assembly, flying back and forth over it, or circling so that the drone stays above some part of it. A single transit that is merely incidental to a point-to-point flight unrelated to the gathering is not sustained flight. Hovering beside the crowd, however long, is not flight over it at all.
2. What is the maximum groundspeed permitted for a small unmanned aircraft under standard Part 107 rules?
Why: Section 107.51(a) limits the groundspeed of a small unmanned aircraft to 87 knots (100 miles per hour). The limit is groundspeed, so a tailwind counts toward it. It can be waived; the other figures are not Part 107 limits.
3. During a Part 107 operation, the remote pilot notices that the drone's Remote ID broadcast has stopped functioning while the aircraft is still airborne. What must the pilot do?
Why: The land-as-soon-as-practicable option is correct. When Remote ID fails in flight, the rule requires the pilot to land the aircraft as soon as practicable. The report-within-10-days option is wrong because that reporting requirement applies to serious injury, loss of consciousness, or significant property damage, not to a Remote ID malfunction. The reduce-altitude option is wrong because no such provision exists; lowering altitude does not cure the Remote ID failure and the pilot must still land.
4. Which of the following is a valid purpose for which the FAA issues a Remote ID Letter of Authorization?
Why: The FAA explicitly states that it issues Remote ID Letters of Authorization to drone operators for the purpose of aeronautical research or to show compliance with regulations. This is a distinct mechanism from the standard Part 107 waiver process; it is a letter specifically tied to Remote ID requirements. The registration-extension option is wrong because a Remote ID Letter of Authorization has no bearing on registration validity, which is governed by separate registration rules. The altitude option is wrong because a Remote ID Letter of Authorization addresses only Remote ID compliance and does not modify any operational restriction such as the altitude limit, which would require a separate waiver or authorization.
5. What registration does a drone flown under Part 107 need?
Why: A drone operated under Part 107 must have the required FAA registration regardless of its weight. DroneZone registration is the usual route for small drones; qualifying aircraft may instead be registered through the aircraft registry. State registration does not replace FAA registration, and 55 pounds is not a minimum registration threshold.
6. What standard must be met for the FAA to grant a waiver from a Part 107 rule?
Why: Part 107 states that the FAA may grant a waiver from a rule in Part 107 if it finds that the small UAS can safely operate under the proposed conditions. There is no minimum flight-time requirement for a waiver, and the FAA—not the FSDO—is the issuing authority for Part 107 waivers.
7. A remote pilot holds a Part 107 waiver for operations from a moving vehicle. Which of the following is NOT permitted under that waiver?
Why: A waiver of the moving-vehicle rule cannot permit the transport of another person's property for compensation or hire. This is an absolute limitation that no waiver can override. The other two options describe activities that fall within the standard rule (flight from a moving land or water vehicle over a sparsely populated area) or a properly scoped waiver, and neither involves compensated transport of another person's property.
8. A recreational flyer previously registered a drone and answered 'No' to the Remote ID question during that registration. The flyer now wants to add Remote ID compliance for that same drone. What must the flyer do?
Why: The FAA's instructions for recreational flyers state that if you previously listed a drone and answered 'No' to the Remote ID question, you will now create a new listing for that same drone. This is different from the Part 107 workflow, where the pilot edits the existing registration to change the Remote ID selection to 'Yes.' The 'edit the existing registration' option describes the Part 107 process, not the recreational process. The 'cancel and re-register' option is unnecessary because the FAA specifically directs recreational flyers to create a new listing rather than canceling and starting over.
9. A remote pilot holds a Part 107 waiver for operations over people and wants to fly without broadcasting Remote ID. Which statement is correct?
Why: A Part 107 waiver covers only the Part 107 sections listed in 107.205. Remote ID is a separate rule: no person may operate without meeting the Remote ID requirements except as otherwise authorized by the Administrator or in an FAA-recognized identification area (14 CFR 89.105). The FAA gives that authorization separately and only for limited purposes, such as aeronautical research, so holding a Part 107 waiver of any kind does not remove the Remote ID requirement.
10. A recreational flyer has two drones of the same make and model and one Remote ID broadcast module. The flyer wants to attach the module to either drone as needed for different flights. Under the registration rules, what must be true for this arrangement to be compliant?
Why: FAA registration guidance lets a recreational flyer move one broadcast module between drones in their inventory, provided the module's serial number is listed for each drone it will be used with. The regulation allows more than one module serial number on a registration and bars listing one module on more than one Certificate of Aircraft Registration at the same time (14 CFR 48.110(a)(7)); a recreational flyer's inventory is a single certificate. Nothing requires a dedicated module for each drone, and a Letter of Authorization is for operating without Remote ID at all, not for sharing a module.