Regulations: FAA Part 107 topic guide
Regulations carries 30% of the FAA Part 107 blueprint used in this course, the second-largest of its 5 weighted areas. It spans 7 concepts. The course teaches it in 2 study units: Regulations — Certification & Aircraft and Regulations — Compliance & Waivers.
These percentages are this course's practice emphasis, not an official question distribution.
What Regulations covers
- Remote Pilot Certificate Required for Commercial Ops — 14 CFR 107.12, 107.19
- Certificate Eligibility — Age 16 & English Proficiency — 14 CFR 107.61
- FAA Registration & Exterior Marking Requirement — 14 CFR Part 47/48
- Remote ID Broadcast Requirement — 14 CFR Part 89
- Incident Reporting — 14 CFR 107.9
- RPIC Preflight Inspection Responsibility — 14 CFR 107.15, 107.49
- Waivers — Certificate of Waiver via FAA DroneZone — 14 CFR 107.200, 107.205
Common mistakes in Regulations
- Confusing the recreational/hobby line with commercial Part 107
- Assuming registration alone authorizes flight in controlled airspace
- Reporting every minor crash (only the 107.9 thresholds require a report)
- Confusing waivable vs non-waivable rules
Key terms for Regulations
Remote ID · Certificate of Waiver · ALC-677
How Regulations connects to other areas
- Waivers — Certificate of Waiver via FAA DroneZone links to 400 ft AGL Altitude Limit & Structure Exception — Operations
- Waivers — Certificate of Waiver via FAA DroneZone links to Visual Line of Sight Requirement — Operations
- Waivers — Certificate of Waiver via FAA DroneZone links to Night Operations & Anti-Collision Lighting — Operations
- Waivers — Certificate of Waiver via FAA DroneZone links to Operations Over People — Category 1-4 Framework — Operations
- Waivers — Certificate of Waiver via FAA DroneZone links to Airspace Authorization — Airspace & Sectional Charts
Official references for Regulations
- 14 CFR 107.12, 107.19
- 14 CFR 107.61
- 14 CFR Part 47/48
- 14 CFR Part 89
- 14 CFR 107.9
- 14 CFR 107.15, 107.49
- 14 CFR 107.200, 107.205
- 14 CFR 107.65
In the app this area comes with 8 memory cards and 13 module-quiz questions in the full course.