QUESTIONA remote pilot in command completed the initial knowledge test before April 6, 2021 and has not completed the updated training that § 107.29(a)(1) requires for night operations. The pilot applies for a certificate of waiver from that training requirement. Can the FAA issue this waiver under § 107.205?
- AYes, because a certificate of waiver may authorize deviation from any operating rule in subpart B
- BNo, because only the anti-collision lighting paragraphs of § 107.29 are waivable
- CYes, if the pilot instead uses a visual observer during the night flight
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Correct answer: B. No, because only the anti-collision lighting paragraphs of § 107.29 are waivable
- A — incorrect § 107.200(a) limits waivers to the regulations specified in § 107.205; not every operating rule is listed, and § 107.29(a)(1) is not among them.
- B — correct § 107.205(b) lists only § 107.29(a)(2) and (b), the anti-collision light requirements for night and civil twilight, as subject to waiver. The training requirement in § 107.29(a)(1) is not on the list.
- C — incorrect Using a visual observer does not substitute for the night training requirement, and § 107.205 gives no basis for waiving § 107.29(a)(1).