Part 107 Review

(Refer to Figure 21.) You have been hired by a farmer to use your small unmanned aircraft to inspect his crops. The area that you are to survey is in the Devil's Lake West MOA, east of area 2. How would you find out if the MOA is active?

• Contact Flight Service (controlling agency)

• Locate the information in the Small UAS database

• Refer to the Military Operations Directory

(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 21) There's a cluster of towers 13 statute miles south of Minot Airport. What's the height of the tallest tower?

• 2,676 ft. MSL

• 3,147 ft. MSL

• 1,031 ft. AGL

(Refer to Figure 20, area 5.) Who would a Remote Pilot in Command contact to "CHECK NOTAMS" as it is noted in the CAUTION box regarding the unmarked balloon?

• Flight Service (controlling agency)

• NTSB office

• FAA district office

(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 59, Area 2) The four lines that are labeled beginning with VR indicate

• Military training routes.

• Military operating areas.

• Designated aircraft approach paths.

__________ areas are depicted on aeronautical charts with an “A” followed by a number (e.g., A-211) to inform nonparticipating pilots of areas that may contain a high volume of pilot training or an unusual type of aerial activity. Pilots should exercise caution in these areas.

• Alert

• Warning

• MOA

(Refer to Figure 23.) What does a restricted area like R-3005C mean?

• Unusual, often invisible, hazards to aircraft like artillery firing, aerial gunnery, or guided missiles.

• High-speed military training that requires unexpected maneuvers

• Unusual type of aerial activity like a high volume of flight training

(Refer to Figure 26, area 2.) You've been asked to inspect the tower 4 to 5 statute miles northwest of Cooperstown airport (S32). How high must the cloud base be for you to be able to fly the maximum allowable height over the tower?

• 650 ft. AGL

• 1,150 ft. AGL

• 700 ft. AGL

Answer explanation

Explanation:This is a complex question! First, let’s address what the “maximum allowable height over the tower” means. While the Part 107 regulations state a maximum altitude of 400 ft. AGL, you’re allowed to fly higher than that as long as you’re within 400 ft. of a tower / obstruction. You’re even allowed to fly up to 400 ft. over the topmost part of that tower. In this case, the tower 4 to 5 statute miles northwest of Cooperstown airport (S32) is 250 ft. AGL. If you’re flying “as high as allowed under Part 107,” you’d be flying 250 ft. AGL + 400 ft., or 650 ft. AGL. So if you’re flying at 650 ft. AGL, how high must the cloud base be for that flight to be possible? Remember that you need to be flying at least 500 ft. from the cloud base, so you can add 500 ft. to 650 ft. to get 1,150 ft. AGL. The cloud base needs to be at least 1,150 ft. AGL, otherwise you’d be violating the cloud clearance regulation of at least 500 ft. when flying over the top of the tower.

(Refer to Figure 25, area 4.) The airspace directly overlying Fort Worth Meacham International airport (FTW) is

• Class D airspace to 3,200 feet MSL.

• Class B airspace to 10,000 feet MSL.

• Class C airspace to 5,000 feet MSL.

(Refer to Figure 21, area 2.) What's the minimum altitude / lowest elevation of the area depicted by the blue line labeled V15?

• 1,200 ft. AGL

• 700 ft. AGL

• 2,600 ft. AGL

(Refer to FAA-CT-8080-2H, Figure 20, area 2.) The elevation of the Chesapeake Regional Airport is

• 19 feet.

• 36 feet.

• 360 feet.