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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. G-33
  Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual

  upper limit of the white arc. VFR. See visual flight rules. VFR on top. ATC authorization for an IFR aircraft to operate in VFR conditions at any appropriate VFR altitude. VFR over the top. A VFR operation in which ... aircraft operates in VFR conditions on top of an undercast. VFR terminal area chart. At a scale of 1:250,000, a chart that depicts Class B airspace, which provides for the control or segregation of all the aircraft within…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 4-5-10
  Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-5-6. Traffic Information Service (TIS)

  maneuvers are neither provided nor authorized as a direct result of a TIS intruder display or TIS alert. 2. While TIS is a useful aid to visual traffic avoidance, it has some system limitations that must be fully ... understood to ensure proper use. Many of these limitations are inherent in secondary radar surveillance. In other words, the information provided by TIS will be no better than that provided to ATC. Other limitations and anomalies are associated with…

• Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 8-9
  CHAPTER 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.3.7 Category 4 Operations › 8.3.7.4 Applicability of Maintenance and Record Retention Requirements

  requirements. The provisions of any agreement should address, at a minimum, the requirements of § 107.140(c). Table 8-3. Operations Over People – Over or Within a Closed/Restricted Access Site *Allowed **Allowed Must be on Notice ****Operating Limitations * Remote pilots ... prohibited from operating as a Category 1 operation in sustained flight over open-air assemblies, unless the operation meets the requirements of § 89.110 or § 89.115(a). This prohibition is subject to waiver. ** Remote pilots are prohibited from operating…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 11-7-1
  Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) › Section 8. Other Information and Best Practices › 11-8-2. UAS Operations and Air Traffic Control (ATC)

  airport operation requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis due to the inherent risks associated with operating in close proximity to areas frequented by manned aircraft. NOTE-The FAA’s DroneZone website may be viewed at: https://faadronezone.faa.gov ... Operations on Airports Section 8. Other Information and Best Practices 11-8-1. Best Practices for UAS Operations Responsibility of the UAS pilot. Just as is the case with a manned aircraft, the UAS remote pilot or recreational flyer…

• Aeronautical Information Manualp. 11-1-2
  Chapter 11. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) › Section 1. General › 11-1-2. Access to the National Airspace System (NAS) for UAS Operators

  NOTE-Emergency airspace authorizations for Special Government Interest (SGI) UAS operations will be addressed in paragraph 11-8-5. 2. Recreational flyer operations. Recreational flyers may operate in certain controlled and uncontrolled airspace under specific conditions. In Class ... surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport. The operator must obtain authorization prior to operating. In Class G airspace, the aircraft must be flying not more than 400 feet AGL and comply with all airspace restrictions…

• Small Unmanned Aircraft System (Small UAS)p. 8-7
  CHAPTER 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.3 Operations Over People › 8.3.7 Category 4 Operations

  Category 4 Operations. Certification is how the FAA manages risk through safety assurance. It provides the FAA confidence that a proposed product or operation will meet FAA safety expectations to protect the public. Eligible Category 4 small unmanned aircraft must ... have an airworthiness certificate issued by the FAA under part 21 and must be operated in accordance with the operating limitations specified in the FAA-approved Flight Manual or as otherwise specified by the Administrator. The airworthiness certificate allows small…