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  • CHAPTER 5. PART 107 SUBPART B, OPERATING RULES (SMALL UAS) › 5.7 Civil Twilight and Operations at Night › 5.7.2 Operations at Night

    recurrent training contains the topics of night physiology and night visual illusions. Chapter 6 provides a detailed explanation of both paths for night operations privileges. As is the case for civil twilight operations, the small unmanned aircraft must be equipped ... Discretion is an important component of § 107.19, which states that the remote PIC is directly responsible for the operation of the small unmanned aircraft. The remote PIC must ensure the operation of the small unmanned aircraft complies with all regulations…

  • CHAPTER 8. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER PEOPLE › 8.14 Operations Over People at Night

    Operations Over People at Night. The categories and their respective restrictions for operations over people do not change due to conditions of night. The test methods, analyses, or manner of inspection an applicant uses for determining that a small unmanned ... performance-based safety requirements are time-of-day neutral. The risk mitigation measures apply equally to day and night operations when operating over people, with specific requirements for both the manufacturer of the small unmanned aircraft and the remote pilot…

  • CHAPTER 5. PART 107 SUBPART B, OPERATING RULES (SMALL UAS) › 5.9 VLOS Aircraft Operation › 5.10.1 Small Unmanned Aircraft Operations Near an Airport—Notification and Permissions

    remote PIC must yield right-of-way to all other aircraft, including aircraft operating on the surface of the airport (§ 107.43). Remote PICs are prohibited from operating a small unmanned aircraft in a manner that interferes with operations and traffic ... violate the right-of-way provision of § 107.37(a), the small unmanned aircraft would have interfered with the operations of the traffic pattern at an airport. In order to avoid interfering with operations in a traffic pattern, remote PICs should…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 14 CFR § 135.621 Briefing of medical personnel.

    Physiological aspects of flight; (3) Patient loading and unloading; (4) Safety in and around the helicopter; (5) In-flight emergency procedures; (6) Emergency landing procedures; (7) Emergency evacuation procedures; (8) Efficient and safe communications with the pilot; and (9) Operational ... differences between day and night operations, if appropriate. (b) The briefing required in paragraphs (a)(2) through (9) of this section may be omitted if all medical personnel on board have satisfactorily completed the certificate holder's FAA-approved medical…