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Unit 1A UAS Cert
First 16 vocabulary words Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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14 CFR Part 61- | Regulations for pilot certification. It outlines the topics covered during flight training and the amount of flight hours required to obtain specific flight certificates |
14 CFR Part 107- | Regulations for Remote pilot certification. It outlines the topics covered during training and the requirements to obtain a certificate. |
Aeronautical Knowledge Test | One of the requirements for legally flying drones commercially. The Federal Aviation Administration announced that drone operators will have to pass a UAS Aeronautical Knowledge Test. |
Airman Certification Representative (ACR) | someone representing a specific FIRC (Flight Instructor Refresher Course) provider who is authorized to accept FAA applications for renewal of valid flight instructor certs. from successful graduates of that sponsor’s program and to issue temporary flight |
Altitude | a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. |
Certificated Flight Instructor | a person who teaches others to fly manned aircraft. A person who holds a flight instructor certificate is authorized to give training and endorsements required for and relating to enhancing or evaluating the knowledg |
Authorization | The FAA will issue an this if an applicant requests access to controlled airspace contrary to the requirements of Part 107. Airspace Authorizations can be for a specific location or for broad areas governed by a single ATC jurisdiction. |
civil aviation | one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military aviation, both private and commercial. Civil aviation includes two major categories: (1) Scheduled air transport, including all passenger and cargo flights operating on |
Class G Airspace | FAA controlled airspace designation whereby operations may be conducted under IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) or VFR (Visual Flight Rules). ATC (Air Traffic Control) has no authority but VFR minimums are to be known by pilots. Traffic Information may be giv |
commercial use | Flying drones in connection with a business or for some form of compensation. |
Department of Transportation (DOT) | a federal Cabinet department of the U.S. government concerned with transportation. |
Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) | a senior pilot designated by the FAA to conduct oral examinations and inflight or flight simulator check rides with manned pilot applicants to determine their suitability to be issued a Pilot Certificate or additional rating on their Pilot Certificate. |
European Aviation and Safety Agency (EASA) | an agency of the European Union (EU) with regulatory and executive tasks in the field of civilian aviation safety. |
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | a national authority with powers to regulate all aspects of civil aviation. These include the construction and operation of airports, air traffic management, the certification of personnel and aircraft, and the protection of U.S. assets during the launch |
FSDO (Flight Standards District Office) | a locally affiliated field office of the United States Federal Aviation Administration. |
gram | a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. |