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Frequently Asked Questions
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Applicants for medical certification must be able to see the colors they need to perform airman duties safely. Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) check color vision by using special color plates. If you can’t pass the initial color vision test but otherwise meet medical standards, we may issue you a medical certificate with the limit “NOT VALID FOR NIGHT FLIGHT OR BY COLOR SIGNAL CONTROL.”
If you have a medical certificate bearing a color vision limitation, you may request reevaluation by writing to:
Aerospace Medical Certification Division, AAM-300
Federal Aviation Administration
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
The AME will ask you to demonstrate your ability to perform tasks that require color vision by giving you a signal light test. The Aerospace Medical Certification Division will consider the results of the test in reevaluating you.
Applicants for medical certification must be able to see the colors they need to perform airman duties safely. Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) check color vision by using special color plates. If you can’t pass the initial color vision test but otherwise meet medical standards, we may issue you a medical certificate with the limit “NOT VALID FOR NIGHT FLIGHT OR BY COLOR SIGNAL CONTROL.”
If you have a medical certificate bearing a color vision limitation, you may request reevaluation by writing to:
Aerospace Medical Certification Division, AAM-300
Federal Aviation Administration
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
The AME will ask you to demonstrate your ability to perform tasks that require color vision by giving you a signal light test. The Aerospace Medical Certification Division will consider the results of the test in reevaluating you.
No. Effective April 1, 2016, Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs) are not authorized to issue combination Airman Medical and Student Pilot certificates to applicants. To obtain a student pilot certificate, you must complete an application through the Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (IACRA) or by paper using FAA form 8710-1 and submit it to a Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), an FAA-designated pilot examiner, an airman certification representative associated with a part 141 flight school, or a certificated flight instructor. The authorized individual will process your application and submit the required documents to the Airmen Certification Branch. Once reviewed by Airman Certification Branch, the student pilot certificate will be mailed to the address provided by you on the application.
Yes, as long as you are a licensed A&P mechanic, you can open your own business and get paid to do maintenance on aircraft without being a certified repair station.
Do not share your account information with anyone, including coworkers.
Yes, you can bring your service animal on your flight. See the Department of Transportation's Traveling by Air with Service Animals Final Rule.
At this time, the web-based registration system does not permit this type of transfer. You must complete registration as a non-modeler and provide specific aircraft information such as manufacturer name, model number and serial number, if applicable.
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Preemption allows you to cross a property owner's land at any altitude; however, you must operate within the limitations of your Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) as a public operator. If you are operating as a civil operator under Part 107, then it depends on your area of operation, class of airspace, and limitations of your COA.
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No. You cannot "mix and match" the conditions and limitations in your Section 333 exemption with the Part 107 rule operating requirements.
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Yes, a Part 107 pilot may be contracted by a public safety entity to fly under Part 107 as far as the FAA is concerned. Their policies on hiring 3rd parties would be up to them, of course. It is important to understand that the same Part 107 rules apply to public safety as they do to the general public.
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Law enforcement personnel are not able to enforce FAA regulations; however, most state and local jurisdictions have some sort of "reckless endangerment" statutes they can enforce when appropriate.
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Media companies may use a drone, but must adhere to the requirements the Small UAS Rule (Part 107) or the exemption they received under exemption under the Special Authority for Certain Unmanned Systems (U.S.C. 44807). Media companies operating under Part 107 may request a waiver to fly over people if they provide sufficient mitigations to ensure public safety.
Please refer to the state and local fact sheet available on FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) page. Generally, outright prohibitions on UAS operations in the National Airspace System create preemption issues.
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No. This is prohibited by the memorandum of agreement executed by the test administrator and the FAA.
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No. This is prohibited by the memorandum of agreement executed by the test administrator and the FAA. Test administrators may not charge recreational flyers directly or indirectly to take the test.
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Yes. The FAA may contact a UAS or drone operator if operational conditions have changed and the sUAS operation must be canceled or temporarily suspended. Potential events that might result in canceling or suspending sUAS operations include unexpected incidents involving national security, protection of loss of property or life, or air safety. The FAA will contact the operator using the telephone number provided in the airspace authorization request.
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Yes. When provided with alpha numeric token, the FAA can verify that the test was taken.
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No. Waivers require written authorization prior to combining waiver documents into one UAS drone operation. If you propose to combine waivers, you would need to go into FAADroneZone, and request an amendment to combine the waivers.
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Yes, you can get both a Remote Pilot Certificate (Part 107) or a COA to operate as a public aircraft operator (Part 91). However, you just cannot operate as both at the same time as they have different requirements for each type of operations.
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Yes. You must have the FAA registration certificate in your possession when operating an unmanned aircraft or drone. The certificate can be available either on paper or electronically.
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