A first-time applicant for a remote pilot certificate has never held an FAA medical certificate or seen an aviation medical examiner. Which medical-related eligibility requirement does §107.61 set for this applicant?
- AHold at least a third-class medical certificate issued by an aviation medical examiner
- BNot know or have reason to know of a physical or mental condition that would interfere with safe small UAS operation
- CPass a medical examination every 24 calendar months, at the same time as recurrent training
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Correct answer: B. Not know or have reason to know of a physical or mental condition that would interfere with safe small UAS operation
Under §107.61(c), an applicant must not know or have reason to know that he or she has a physical or mental condition that would interfere with the safe operation of a small UAS. The §107.61 eligibility list (age, English, this condition, and aeronautical knowledge) does not include an FAA medical certificate.
- A. Incorrect. Wrong. The §107.61 eligibility list contains no medical certificate. The medical-related requirement is that the applicant not know or have reason to know of a condition that would interfere with safe operation.
- B. Correct. §107.61(c) makes this the medical-related eligibility requirement for a remote pilot certificate.
- C. Incorrect. Wrong. Part 107 sets a 24-calendar-month cycle for aeronautical knowledge recency (§107.65), not for medical examinations. §107.61 does not require any medical examination.
Source
14 CFR Part 107 (eCFR), §107.61(c) (c) Not know or have reason to know that he or she has a physical or mental condition that would interfere with the safe operation of a small unmanned aircraft system; and