A remote pilot walks along a pipeline holding the controller while flying a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft. Under §89.310, what must the broadcast control station location correspond to?
- AThe point where the aircraft took off
- BThe location of the person manipulating the flight controls
- CThe address on the aircraft's Certificate of Aircraft Registration
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Correct answer: B. The location of the person manipulating the flight controls
Under §89.310(a), the control station location must be generated and encoded into the message elements and must correspond to the location of the person manipulating the flight controls. As the pilot walks, the broadcast follows the pilot.
- A. Incorrect. Wrong. The take-off location is a message element of a broadcast module (§89.315). A standard remote ID aircraft broadcasts the control station location.
- B. Correct. §89.310(a) requires the control station location to correspond to the location of the person manipulating the flight controls.
- C. Incorrect. Wrong. The message element is a live position, not a registered address. §89.310(a) ties it to the person manipulating the flight controls.
Source
14 CFR Part 89 Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft (eCFR), §89.310(a) (a) Control station location. The location of the control station of the unmanned aircraft must be generated and encoded into the message elements and must correspond to the location of the person manipulating the flight controls of the unmanned aircraft system.