PLT535: sUAS Hazardous Operations
What code PLT535 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study sUAS Hazardous Operations before your checkride.
Recall regulations - hazardous operations
What this means for your checkride
Part 107 prohibits hazardous operation: you may not operate a small unmanned aircraft carelessly or recklessly, drop an object in a way that creates a hazard, or operate from a moving vehicle except over sparsely populated areas. You also may not operate under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Careless or reckless drone flying endangers people and property, so the FAA tests the prohibited hazardous operations.
Operators think anything not explicitly banned is allowed. The careless-or-reckless rule is a catch-all; an operation that endangers people or property is prohibited even if no specific rule names it.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.