Know the Operating Envelope
Apply Part 107 speed, altitude, visibility, and cloud-clearance limits together with any narrower authorization conditions.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
- 01Identify the rule, source, or principle behind this idea: The general speed limit is 87 knots groundspeed, approximately 100 mph.
- 02Explain the operational effect of this idea: Minimum flight visibility is three statute miles, with 500 feet below and 2,000 feet horizontal cloud clearance.
- 03Apply the lesson to a new mission and defend a go, modify, or no-go decision.
01 / MISSION
Begin with the operating problem.
A roof survey beside a 500-foot tower is inside controlled airspace with an authorization capped at 200 feet.
02 / CORE BRIEF
What the remote pilot needs to know.
The general speed limit is 87 knots groundspeed, approximately 100 mph.
Minimum flight visibility is three statute miles, with 500 feet below and 2,000 feet horizontal cloud clearance.
The general altitude limit is 400 feet AGL, with a structure exception when operating within 400 feet of it and not more than 400 feet above its uppermost limit.
03 / PILOT DECISION
Make the call.
The authorization's 200-foot condition controls; the structure exception does not erase a lower airspace approval limit.
04 / FIELD CHECK
Put it into the flight plan.
Write the most restrictive altitude from the rule, authorization, airspace, mission, and aircraft into the brief.
05 / KNOWLEDGE CHECK
Can the structure exception override a lower authorization altitude?
Reveal the debrief
No. Every applicable condition still applies, so the most restrictive limit controls.
RELATED FAA REFERENCES
Verify before you fly.
Educational summary only. Current regulation, FAA approval conditions, manufacturer instructions, and site-specific facts control the operation.