New FAA Recreational Drone Operator Test

The FAA has introduced an inventory of accepted group to manage a leisure drone take a look at, designed to offer leisure drone pilots with “aeronautical safety knowledge and an overview of the rules for operating drones in the National Airspace System,” says the FAA press launch:

All leisure flyers should cross an aeronautical information and security take a look at and supply proof of take a look at passage (the TRUST completion certificates) to the FAA or legislation enforcement upon request. the FAA’s 2018 Reauthorization Bill (PDF) launched new necessities for leisure pilots (see PL 115-254, Section 349 (PDF) – exception for restricted leisure operations of unmanned plane.What is a leisure flyer?A recreational flyer is somebody who operates their drone for enjoyable or private enjoyment functions solely.

How to fly a drone recreationally:

1. If your drone weighs greater than .55 lbs, register your drone by the FAA’s DroneZone
2. Pass TRUST
3. Follow security tips on the FAA website or of an current aeromodelling group

In June 2021, the FAA introduced the next entities as FAA Approved Test Administrators of TRUST (FAA accepted TRUST TA):

What is TRUST? TRUST is The Recreational UAS Safety Test. It supplies training and testing for leisure flyers on necessary security and regulatory info. If you fly your drone recreationally below the Exception for Recreational Flyers you will need to cross the take a look at earlier than you fly.

How can I take the TRUST?

You could take the free on-line take a look at by any of the accepted take a look at directors listed above.How does the TRUST work?The FAA supplies training and testing content material to FAA Approved Test Administrators of TRUST, who in flip present the content material to leisure flyers free of charge. The TRUST is split into two sections:

The first part supplies you with the knowledge wanted to cross the take a look at.

The second part is a sequence of a number of selection questions. You can’t fail the take a look at. If you reply a query incorrectly you can be supplied with info on why the reply you selected was incorrect and might be promoted to attempt once more. Upon completion of the TRUST you’ll obtain a completion certificates. The certificates by no means expires nonetheless if you happen to lose your certificates you’ll need to re-take the take a look at and procure a brand new certificates. Neither the take a look at administrator, nor the FAA, will keep personally identifiable details about the leisure flyer so it’s not potential to re-print or re-issue your authentic certificates.