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Remote Pilot – Small UAS (Part 107) Knowledge Test cheat sheet

A one-page summary of the five UAG topic areas (FAA-S-ACS-10B).

Regulations (15–25%)

  • Under 55 lb; 400 ft AGL; 100 mph (87 kt); 3 SM visibility
  • 500 ft below / 2,000 ft horizontally from clouds
  • Visual line of sight; 8 hours and under 0.04% alcohol; recurrent training every 24 months

Airspace & Requirements (15–25%)

  • Class B solid blue, C solid magenta, D dashed blue, E surface dashed magenta
  • ATC authorization for B, C, D and surface E (LAANC or DroneZone)
  • Class G needs no authorization

Weather and Loading (11–16% + 7–11%)

  • METAR = current observation; TAF = forecast
  • Thunderstorm stages: cumulus, mature, dissipating
  • High density altitude and overloading reduce performance; 60° bank = 2 G

Operations (35–45%)

  • Yield to all aircraft; left-hand traffic patterns; runway 27 ≈ 270°
  • CTAF at non-towered airports; phonetic alphabet
  • IMSAFE; hazardous attitudes and antidotes; preflight and lost-link planning

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