A remote PIC arrives at a remote site where no local aviation weather reports are available. According to AC 107-2A, what does this mean for the flight?
- AThe flight may proceed, because part 107 visibility and cloud limits apply only where reports exist
- BThe remote PIC cannot operate until the required visibility and cloud clearances are determined by other reliable means
- CThe flight must be cancelled, because part 107 flights require an aviation weather report
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Correct answer: B. The remote PIC cannot operate until the required visibility and cloud clearances are determined by other reliable means
AC 107-2A paragraph 5.12.3 says local aviation weather reports are one means of determining visibility and cloud clearance. If none are available, the remote PIC cannot operate until the required visibility and cloud clearances are determined by other reliable means.
- A. Incorrect. Wrong. The visibility and cloud clearance limits always apply; the AC says the pilot cannot operate until they are determined by other reliable means.
- B. Correct. AC 107-2A says that without local aviation weather reports, the remote PIC cannot operate until visibility and cloud clearances are determined by other reliable means.
- C. Incorrect. Wrong. The AC allows other reliable means of determining visibility and cloud clearance; a report is one means, not the only one.
AC 107-2A Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), 5.12.3 Visibility and Distance from Clouds If local aviation weather reports are not available, the remote PIC cannot operate the small unmanned aircraft until he or she is able to determine the required visibility and cloud clearances by other reliable means.
AC 107-2A Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), 5.12.3 Visibility and Distance from Clouds Obtaining local aviation weather reports that include current and forecast weather conditions is one means of determining visibility and cloud clearance.