Required Knowledge Areas for Initial Test and Recurrent Training

In plain language

To obtain or maintain your remote pilot certificate, you must pass an initial test or complete recurrent training covering regulations, airspace, weather, loading, emergencies, CRM, radio, performance, drugs/alcohol, decision-making, airport operations, maintenance, and night operations.

Requirement as structured

It is a condition of the cited provision that an initial aeronautical knowledge test and recurrent training does cover the thirteen specified areas of knowledge, including regulations, airspace, weather, loading, emergency procedures, crew resource management, radio communications, performance, physiological effects of drugs and alcohol, decision-making, airport operations, maintenance, and night operations.

Original regulatory text

An initial aeronautical knowledge test and recurrent training covers the following areas of knowledge: (a) Applicable regulations relating to small unmanned aircraft system rating privileges, limitations, and flight operation; (b) Airspace classification, operating requirements, and flight restrictions affecting small unmanned aircraft operation; (c) Aviation weather sources and effects of weather on small unmanned aircraft performance; (d) Small unmanned aircraft loading; (e) Emergency procedures; (f) Crew resource management; (g) Radio communication procedures; (h) Determining the performance of the small unmanned aircraft; (i) Physiological effects of drugs and alcohol; (j) Aeronautical decision-making and judgment; (k) Airport operations; (l) Maintenance and preflight inspection procedures; and (m) Operation at night.

Applies when

country

United States

regulatory category

General