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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 13-8
  Chapter 13: Aviation Weather Services › Aviation Weather Reports › Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs)

  Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs) PIREPs provide valuable information regarding the conditions as they actually exist in the air, which cannot be gathered from any other source. Pilots can confirm the height of bases and tops of clouds, locations of wind ... solicit PIREPs from pilots in the area. When unexpected weather conditions are encountered, pilots are encouraged to make a report to a FSS or ATC. When a pilot weather report is filed, the ATC facility or FSS adds…

• Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 4-6
  CHAPTER 4. PART 107 SUBPART A, GENERAL › 4.4 Accident Reporting › 4.4.1 Submitting the Report

  Submitting the Report. The accident report must be made within 10 calendar-days of the operation that created the injury or damage. The report may be submitted to the appropriate FAA Regional Operations Center (ROC) electronically or by telephone. Electronic ... reporting can be completed at https://www.faa.gov/uas/. To make a report by phone, see Figure 4-1, FAA Regional Operations Centers Telephone List. Reports may also be made to the responsible Flight Standards office (refer to https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/).…

• Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 4-7
  CHAPTER 4. PART 107 SUBPART A, GENERAL › 4.4 Accident Reporting › 4.4.2 National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Reporting

  National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Reporting. In addition to the report submitted to the ROC, and in accordance with the criteria established by the NTSB, certain small unmanned aircraft accidents must also be reported to the NTSB. NTSB’s regulations…

• Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 4-5
  CHAPTER 4. PART 107 SUBPART A, GENERAL › 4.4 Accident Reporting

  Accident Reporting. The remote PIC of the small unmanned aircraft is required to report an accident to the FAA within 10 days if it meets any of the following thresholds: 1. At least serious injury to any person ... repair the damage. Because the fair market value is below $500, this accident is not required to be reported. Similarly, if the aircraft causes $200 worth of damage to property with a fair market value of $600, that accident…

• Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Study Guidep. 28
  Chapter 3b: Effects of Weather on Small Unmanned Aircraft Performance › Ceiling

  Ceiling For aviation purposes, a ceiling is the lowest layer of clouds reported as being broken or overcast, or the vertical visibility into an obscuration like fog or haze. Clouds are reported as broken when fiveeighths to seven-eighths ... covered with clouds. Overcast means the entire sky is covered with clouds. Current ceiling information is reported by the aviation routine weather report (METAR) and automated weather stations of various types. Visibility Closely related to cloud cover and reported ceilings…

• Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 8-26
  CHAPTER 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.10 Accountability for Holders of DOCs › 8.10.1 Safety Defects

  must notify the FAA of any safety issues it identifies. Although the FAA could use sources other than reports to identify potentially hazardous products, reporting can provide the most timely and effective source of information about small unmanned aircraft. Manufacturers ... This information includes, but is not limited to, consumer complaints, warranty returns, insurance claims or payments, product liability lawsuits, reports of production problems, product testing, or other critical analyses of products. Reporting a safety issue to the FAA would…