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In-flight loss of standard remote identification broadcast

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Question bank updated 2026-09-22

QUESTIONDuring a flight, a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft stops broadcasting the required remote identification message elements. Under § 89.110, what must the person manipulating the flight controls do?

  1. AContinue the flight but remain within 400 feet of the control station
  2. BNotify the nearest air traffic control facility and continue the operation
  3. CLand the unmanned aircraft as soon as practicable
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Correct answer: C. Land the unmanned aircraft as soon as practicable

  • A — incorrect Part 89 does not allow the flight to continue within a set distance after the broadcast stops; the rule in § 89.110(a)(2) is to land as soon as practicable.
  • B — incorrect § 89.110 contains no notification-and-continue provision; the required action when the broadcast is lost is to land the aircraft as soon as practicable.
  • C — correct § 89.110(a)(2) requires the person manipulating the flight controls to land the unmanned aircraft as soon as practicable if the standard remote identification unmanned aircraft is no longer broadcasting the message elements of § 89.305.

BACKGROUND

Section 89.110 sets the operating conditions for a standard remote identification unmanned aircraft. Under § 89.110(a)(1), the aircraft must broadcast the message elements of § 89.305 from takeoff to shutdown. Under § 89.110(a)(2), if the aircraft is no longer broadcasting those message elements, the person manipulating the flight controls must land the unmanned aircraft as soon as practicable. The aircraft must also have its serial number listed on an FAA-accepted declaration of compliance or be covered by a part 21 design or production approval, its remote identification equipment must be functional from takeoff to shutdown, and the equipment must not have been disabled. The same land-as-soon-as-practicable rule appears in § 89.115(a)(4) for aircraft using a remote identification broadcast module.

STUDY TIP

Treat a lost remote identification broadcast like an equipment failure that ends the flight: the regulation's answer is to land as soon as practicable, not to reposition or notify and continue.

KEY POINTS

  • A standard remote identification unmanned aircraft must broadcast the § 89.305 message elements from takeoff to shutdown.
  • If the broadcast stops in flight, the person manipulating the flight controls must land as soon as practicable.
  • The same in-flight loss rule applies to aircraft equipped with a remote identification broadcast module under § 89.115.

SOURCES

  • 14 CFR 89.110(a)(2)
  • 14 CFR 89.110(a)(1)
  • 14 CFR 89.115(a)(4)
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SkyDrill is not affiliated with the FAA. This is an original practice item based on 14 CFR part 107, 14 CFR part 89, and the FAA Remote Pilot – Small UAS Study Guide (FAA-G-8082-22). Regulations and handbooks are revised; confirm details against the current edition.