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Timestamp: 2020-02-17 10:42:02
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Prepare for your Remote PIC with sUAS rating (Part 107) written knowledge test
The following web pages (UAG Test Prep 1- 9) are aimed at preparing you for the Remote PIC with sUAS rating written knowledge test (UAG), and recurrent written knowledge test (UGR) and are based upon:
- FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airman Certification Standards (ACS) - FAA-S-ACS-10A
- FAA Remote Pilot Knowledge Test Guide - FAA-G-8082-20.
FAA views ACS as the foundation to an integrated and systematic approach to airman certification
ACS is part of the safety management system (SMS) framework that the FAA uses to mitigate risks associated with airman certification training and testing
ACS, associated guidance, and test question components of the airman certification system are constructed around the four functional components of an SMS:
1. Safety Policy - aeronautical knowledge and risk management as integrated components of the airman certification system;
2. Safety Risk Management - processes through which internal stakeholders identify and evaluate regulatory changes, safety recommendations, or other factors that require modification of airman testing and training materials;
3. Safety Assurance - processes to ensure the prompt and appropriate incorporation of changes arising from new regulations and safety recommendations; and
4. Safety Promotion - ongoing engagement with both external stakeholders and FAA policy divisions
2016 June 21 - FAA finalized 14 CFR 107 (624-page document) governing commercial UAS operations in the U.S.
2016 August 29 - 14 CFR 107 went into effect
3-page summary - quicker read but scarce in detailed knowledge
AC 107-2 - Guidance to help teach you how to follow the rule
Remote pilots of small UAS, weighing less than 55 pounds, are required to pass a written knowledge test per these FAA instructions
2017 August 1 - FAA ORDER JO 7200.23A - went into effect
2017 August 1 - FAA Remote Pilot Study Guide - FAA-G-8082-22 went into effect
FAA legal interpretation of the term "congested area"
My annotated copy of the part 107 preamble which contains many explanations for why the law was written the way it was, together with the FAA's interpretation of "sparsely populated"
Applicants who do not meet the requirements in 14 CFR 107.61(d)(2) must pass the knowledge test before applying for a Remote Pilot Certificate with an sUAS rating.
Applicants who do meet the requirements use:
Initial ALC-451
Recurrent ALC-515
Initial 2-hour knowledge test (UAG) consists of 60 objective, multiple-choice questions
- single correct response for each test question
- each test question is independent of other questions
- correct response to one question does not depend upon, or influence, the correct response to another
Recurrent 1 hour and 30 minutes knowledge test (UGR) consists of 40 objective, multiple-choice questions
- important part of ensuring that airmen who hold a remote pilot certificate with sUAS rating can operate safety in the National Airspace System (NAS)
- required for Airmen who do not hold a pilot certificate that was issued under 14 CFR part 61
- required for airmen who do hold a pilot certificate that was issued under 14 CFR part 61, but do not have a current Flight Review as per 14 CFR part 61, section, 61.56
2016 June 28 - FSIMS updated Volume 16 to incorporate the new Part 107 material
- provides information and policy guidance regarding how civil UAS operators, public, UAS operators, and model aircraft operators are authorized to conduct flight operations in a manner which complies with the applicable 14 CFRs
- primary audience for this volume is Flight Standards Service (AFS) aviation safety inspectors (ASI), their managers and supervisors, and other operational and administrative employees
- UAS users may find this volume helpful for informational and planning purposes
- 14 CFR Part 11 grants of exemption are what were formerly known as Section 333 examptions
(I have added pertinent parts of Volume 16 to the course material)
ACS includes Areas of Operation and Tasks
Each Area of Operation is further broken down into Tasks
Each Task is coded according to a scheme that includes 4 elements
The elements are then even further broken down into Task Element Knowledge
e.g. UA.I.C.K1:
Initial Knowledge Test
5 main Areas of Operation in total, some more complex than others
Regulations (UA.I) 15-25% of items on Initial Knowledge Test and 30-40% of items on Recurrent Knowledge Test
Airspace Classification and Operating Requirements (UA.II) 15-25% of items on Initial Knowledge Test and 30-40% of items on Recurrent Knowledge Test
Weather (UA.III) 11-16% of items on Initial Knowledge Test
Loading and Performance (UA.IV) 7-11% of items on Knowledge Test
Operations (UA.V) 35-45% of items on Initial Knowledge Test and 20-30% of items on Recurrent Knowledge Test