TIPS CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
●● Maximum height AGL
Answer: 400 feet. The maximum height you can fly AGL or above a
taller building within a 400-foot radius.
●● Fastest flight speed
Answer: 100 MPH/87 Knots. Fastest you can fly.
●● Lightest drone registration
Answer: 0.55 lbs. The lightest drone that must be registered.
●● Heaviest legal drone
Answer: 55 lbs. Heaviest legal drone (must be less than, not equal to, 55
lbs).
●● Maximum blood alcohol level
Answer: 0.04. Maximum blood alcohol level.
●● Time after alcohol consumption
,Answer: 8 hours. The time that must pass since you have had alcohol.
●● FAA accident report filing time
Answer: 10 days. The maximum time you can take to file an FAA
accident report.
●● FAA notification time after moving
Answer: 30 days. The time you have to notify the FAA if you move.
●● FAA waiver lead time
Answer: 90 days. The lead time required when requesting an FAA
waiver.
●● Time after narcotics conviction
Answer: 1 year. Time that must pass after a final narcotics conviction.
●● Youngest age for drone registration
Answer: 13 years old. The youngest person who can register a drone.
●● Certification validity
Answer: 24 months. How long this certification is good for.
●● Twilight flying time
, Answer: 30 minutes. The twilight time before sunrise or after sunset
when you can still fly.
●● Anti-collision light visibility
Answer: 3 statute miles. The distance your anti-collision lights must be
visible from when flying during twilight. Also the minimum visibility
you must have while flying.
●● Minimum distance below a cloud
Answer: 500 feet. Minimum number of feet below a cloud you must fly.
●● Minimum distance horizontally from a cloud
Answer: 2,000 feet. Minimum number of feet horizontally from a cloud
you must fly.
●● Accident damage reporting cost
Answer: $500. The repair cost of accident damage that requires you to
report an accident to the FAA.
●● Serious injury AIS level
Answer: Level 3. The "serious injury" AIS level that requires you to file
an accident report.
●● MULTICOM frequency
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
●● Maximum height AGL
Answer: 400 feet. The maximum height you can fly AGL or above a
taller building within a 400-foot radius.
●● Fastest flight speed
Answer: 100 MPH/87 Knots. Fastest you can fly.
●● Lightest drone registration
Answer: 0.55 lbs. The lightest drone that must be registered.
●● Heaviest legal drone
Answer: 55 lbs. Heaviest legal drone (must be less than, not equal to, 55
lbs).
●● Maximum blood alcohol level
Answer: 0.04. Maximum blood alcohol level.
●● Time after alcohol consumption
,Answer: 8 hours. The time that must pass since you have had alcohol.
●● FAA accident report filing time
Answer: 10 days. The maximum time you can take to file an FAA
accident report.
●● FAA notification time after moving
Answer: 30 days. The time you have to notify the FAA if you move.
●● FAA waiver lead time
Answer: 90 days. The lead time required when requesting an FAA
waiver.
●● Time after narcotics conviction
Answer: 1 year. Time that must pass after a final narcotics conviction.
●● Youngest age for drone registration
Answer: 13 years old. The youngest person who can register a drone.
●● Certification validity
Answer: 24 months. How long this certification is good for.
●● Twilight flying time
, Answer: 30 minutes. The twilight time before sunrise or after sunset
when you can still fly.
●● Anti-collision light visibility
Answer: 3 statute miles. The distance your anti-collision lights must be
visible from when flying during twilight. Also the minimum visibility
you must have while flying.
●● Minimum distance below a cloud
Answer: 500 feet. Minimum number of feet below a cloud you must fly.
●● Minimum distance horizontally from a cloud
Answer: 2,000 feet. Minimum number of feet horizontally from a cloud
you must fly.
●● Accident damage reporting cost
Answer: $500. The repair cost of accident damage that requires you to
report an accident to the FAA.
●● Serious injury AIS level
Answer: Level 3. The "serious injury" AIS level that requires you to file
an accident report.
●● MULTICOM frequency
