FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot (UAG)OperationsMedium
A remote pilot is conducting a sUAS flight for a commercial video shoot. During the flight, the remote pilot observes a manned aircraft approaching their operating area at the same altitude. Which action is the remote pilot required to take?
- AMaintain altitude and course, as sUAS have the right-of-way over manned aircraft.
- BContinue the mission, but monitor the manned aircraft's trajectory.
- CYield the right-of-way to the manned aircraft and take appropriate evasive action.
- DIncrease altitude to pass above the manned aircraft.
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Correct answer: C. Yield the right-of-way to the manned aircraft and take appropriate evasive action.
Under Part 107, sUAS operations must yield the right-of-way to all manned aircraft. This means taking immediate and appropriate evasive action to avoid a collision, regardless of who initiated the encounter.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. sUAS must always yield to manned aircraft; they do not have the right-of-way.
- B. Simply monitoring is insufficient; immediate evasive action is required to yield the right-of-way.
- D. Increasing altitude without knowing the manned aircraft's intentions could be dangerous; yielding involves clear evasive action.
Right-of-Way Rules (107.37)
A small unmanned aircraft must yield the right-of-way to all aircraft, airborne vehicles, and launch and reentry vehicles.
- sUAS always yield to manned aircraft.
- Remote pilot must take evasive action to avoid collision.
- Applies to all types of manned aircraft.
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