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Waiver limits for carrying another person's property for hire

Remote Pilot (Part 107) practice question 4 of 34 on Regulations / Operating Rules. ACS element UA.I.B.K26 · difficulty: standard. Want to answer it in a timed quiz? Use the Remote Pilot (Part 107) practice mode.

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QUESTIONA remote pilot applies for a certificate of waiver from § 107.25 so that he can carry another person's property for compensation from a moving delivery van. Under § 107.205, how does part 107 treat this request?

  1. ANo waiver of § 107.25 will be issued for that purpose
  2. BThe waiver may be issued if the van stays in a sparsely populated area
  3. CThe waiver may be issued with a limit of 55 pounds of property per flight
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Correct answer: A. No waiver of § 107.25 will be issued for that purpose

  • A — correct § 107.205(a) lists § 107.25 as waivable but states that no waiver of that provision will be issued to allow the carriage of property of another by aircraft for compensation or hire.
  • B — incorrect A sparsely populated area is a condition inside § 107.25(b) itself, and even there the aircraft may not carry another person's property for hire; § 107.205(a) bars a waiver for that purpose.
  • C — incorrect Part 107 contains no such waiver condition; 55 pounds is the takeoff-weight threshold in the definition of a small unmanned aircraft, not a cargo allowance.

BACKGROUND

Section 107.205 of 14 CFR part 107 lists the regulations from which a certificate of waiver under § 107.200 may authorize a deviation. Paragraph (a) includes § 107.25, operation from a moving vehicle or aircraft, but adds that no waiver of this provision will be issued to allow the carriage of property of another by aircraft for compensation or hire. Paragraph (c) attaches the same restriction to waivers of § 107.31, visual line of sight. Section 107.25(b) itself allows operation from a moving land or water-borne vehicle only over a sparsely populated area and only when the aircraft is not transporting another person's property for compensation or hire.

STUDY TIP

Carrying another person's property for hire from a moving vehicle or beyond visual line of sight is the one thing the waiver process explicitly refuses; remember both sections that say so.

KEY POINTS

  • § 107.205(a): § 107.25 is waivable, but not to carry another's property for compensation or hire.
  • § 107.205(c): the same limit applies to waivers of § 107.31 visual line of sight.
  • § 107.25(b) already bars carrying another person's property for hire from a moving vehicle.

SOURCES

  • 14 CFR 107.205(a)
  • 14 CFR 107.205(c)
  • 14 CFR 107.25(b)
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