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  • Appendix B. SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONAL INFORMATION › B.5 Battery Fires

    simply defective. The remote PIC should consider following the manufacturer’s recommendations, when available, to help ensure safe battery handling and usage…

  • Chapter 5: Aerodynamics of Flight › Load Factors

    their operational use. Generally, the gust load factors control the design of aircraft which are intended for strictly nonacrobatic usage. An entirely different situation exists in aircraft design with maneuvering load factors. It is necessary to discuss this matter separately ... flight deck, which states the operational category (or categories) in which the aircraft is certificated. The maximum safe load factors (limit load factors) specified for aircraft in the various categories are: CATEGORY LIMIT LOAD FACTOR Normal1 3.8 to –1.52 Utility…

  • CHAPTER 5. PART 107 SUBPART B, OPERATING RULES (SMALL UAS) › 5.6 Medical Condition

    Small Unmanned Aircraft Maintenance, Inspections, and Condition for Safe Operation Operation. A small unmanned aircraft must be maintained in a condition for safe operation. Prior to flight, the remote PIC is responsible for conducting a check of the small unmanned ... aircraft to verify it is actually in a condition for safe operation (§ 107.15). Guidance regarding how to determine that a small unmanned aircraft is in a condition for safe operation is found in Chapter 7, Small Unmanned Aircraft Maintenance…

  • Chapter 5: Emergency Procedures › Inflight Emergency

    Inflight Emergency A remote pilot is responsible for the safe operation of the small UA at all times. A remote pilot must ensure that the aircraft is in a safe operating condition before flight, that there is not any hazard ... remote should develop a checklist that will provide enough information that the aircraft will be operated in a safe condition. When a remote pilot does experience an inflight emergency, the pilot may take any action to ensure that there…

  • Appendix C. SMALL UAS MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BEST PRACTICES › C.3 For Category 4 record retention requirements, see Chapter 8, paragraph 8.3.7.4.1

    Small UAS Condition Chart Conditions that may result in the small unmanned aircraft not being in a condition for safe operation include, but are not limited to, the following: Condition Action 1. Structural or skin cracking Further inspect to determine ... damage that may compromise structural integrity. Assess the need and extent of repairs that may be needed for continued safe flight operations. 2. Delamination of bonded surfaces Further inspect to determine scope of damage and existence of possible hidden damage…

  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Flight Training › Safety Considerations › Use of Checklists

    Figure 1-16] The checklist is a memory aid and helps to ensure that critical items necessary for the safe operation of aircraft are not overlooked or forgotten. Checklists need not be “do lists.” In other words, the proper actions ... will serve pilots well throughout their entire flying career. The flight instructor should promote a positive attitude toward checklist usage, and the learner should realize its importance. At a minimum, prepared checklists should be used for the following phases…