Flight Review

In order to apply for the Advanced Operations Pilot Certificate, the operator must successfully pass the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System– Advanced Operations exam, and then subsequently complete a flight review.

The objective of the flight review is to verify a pilot’s ability to fly their RPAS in the advanced environment safely while adhering to proper procedures.

The RPAS pilot must demonstrate the following abilities during the flight review:

Field Evaluation

• Ability to conduct flight crew, participating crew and bystander coordination
• Verbal communication of proper emergency plan
• Conduct a pre-flight and take-off checklist
• Conduct a safe and proper take-off
• Conduct an in-flight checklist
• Conduct various manual flight Maneuvers  
• Conduct an RPAS landing checklist 
• Conduct a post-flight checklist 
• Ability to complete a flight log 
• Ability to complete a maintenance discrepancy form

Autopilot Flight Normal Flight & Emergency Simulation

• Develop and upload a flight plan to the autopilot system 
• Perform a safe and proper take-off 
• Perform the handover from manual to the autopilot flight 
• Observe the RPAS during the pre-programmed flight 
• Assume manual flight from Autopilot once mission is complete (if required)
• Proper approach and landing of RPAS