Operations Over People & Vehicles Flashcards
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To operate a small UAS over people under Category 1, what two conditions must be met?
Answer: The drone must weigh 0.55 pounds or less and have no exposed rotating parts that could lacerate human skin.
Category 1 operations have the least stringent requirements because the drones are very light. The drone must have a maximum takeoff weight of 0.55 pounds (250 grams) or less, and it must not contain any exposed rotating parts that could cut skin upon impact.
According to Part 107, which of these scenarios is permissible without a waiver?
Answer: Flying over people who are inside a stationary, covered vehicle.
The regulations for operations over people do not apply if the people are located under a covered structure or inside a stationary vehicle that can provide reasonable protection from a falling drone. This is because the vehicle itself acts as a protective barrier.
What is a primary requirement for a small UAS to be operated over people under Category 4?
Answer: It must have an airworthiness certificate issued under Part 21.
Category 4 is for drones that do not meet the kinetic energy or weight limits of Categories 1, 2, or 3. To qualify, these drones must undergo a rigorous FAA certification process and receive an airworthiness certificate under Part 21, similar to manned aircraft.
Under the rules for Operations Over Moving Vehicles, a remote pilot is generally prohibited from...
Answer: maintaining sustained flight over a moving vehicle.
While transient flight over moving vehicles is permitted for certain categories of drones, sustained flight is not. Sustained flight includes hovering over, flying back and forth over, or circling the same moving vehicle, which poses a greater risk.
A key distinction between Category 2 and Category 3 operations over people is that...
Answer: Category 3 drones must not have any exposed rotating parts that could cause skin lacerations.
Both Category 2 and Category 3 are based on impact kinetic energy limits, with Category 3 allowing for a higher impact energy. However, a critical safety requirement for Category 3 is that the drone must be designed to prevent lacerations from exposed rotating parts, a requirement not explicitly placed on Category 2 drones.
For the purpose of Part 107 operations over people, the flight is not considered to be 'over' people if...
Answer: the drone passes over them so quickly that it is not sustained.
The FAA clarifies that a brief, transient passage over a person is not the focus of the rule. The rule applies to sustained flight over people, such as hovering or circling. A drone that passes over a person for a brief moment is not considered to be operating 'over' them in the context of this rule.