Remote Pilot – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems › I. Regulations › Task B. Operating Rules

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Hazardous operations.

Dropping an object

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Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. C-3
Appendix D. REMOTE PILOT CERTIFICATION AND APPLICANT IDENTITY VERIFICATION › D.1 Remote Pilot Certification
hardware/fasteners. Loose or missing hardware/fasteners may pose a risk of negatively impacting flight characteristics, structural failure of the aircraft, dropped objects, loss of the aircraft, and risk to persons and property on the ground. For continued safe flight operations, secure…
14 CFR Part 107 — Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Open
14 CFR § 107.23 Hazardous operation.
careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another; or (b) Allow an object to be dropped from a small unmanned aircraft in a manner that creates an undue hazard to persons or property…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 17-7
Chapter 17: Aeromedical Factors › Health and Physiological Factors Affecting Pilot Performance › Vestibular Illusions
Take care when retrieving charts and other objects in the flight deck—if something is dropped, retrieve it with minimal head movement and be alert for the coriolis illusion. Graveyard Spiral As in other illusions, a pilot in a prolonged…
Remote Pilot - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Study Guide p. 25
Chapter 3b: Effects of Weather on Small Unmanned Aircraft Performance › Temperature/Dew Point Relationship › Dew and Frost
Frost On cool, clear, calm nights, the temperature of the ground and objects on the surface can cause temperatures of the surrounding air to drop below the dew point. When this occurs, the moisture in the air condenses and deposits…
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge p. 12-15
Chapter 12: Weather Theory › Atmospheric Stability › Dew and Frost
Frost On cool, clear, calm nights, the temperature of the ground and objects on the surface can cause temperatures of the surrounding air to drop below the dew point. When this occurs, the moisture in the air condenses and deposits…
14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight Rules Open
14 CFR § 91.15 Dropping objects.
Dropping objects. No pilot in command of a civil aircraft may allow any object to be dropped from that aircraft in flight that creates a hazard to persons or property. However, this section does not prohibit the dropping…