Flight-training syllabus

Part 107 has no FAA practical test, but knowledge-test passage does not establish flight competence. Conduct training in a legal, controlled area with an appropriately qualified remote PIC. Manufacturer limits and site risk controls override these generic tolerances.

Rating scale

Rating	Meaning
0	Not attempted or intervention required
1	Completes with coaching; unsafe/unstable error occurs
2	Completes safely with minor correction; explains decisions
3	Consistently precise, anticipates risk, and handles variation unaided

Progress requires every critical item at 2 or higher on two separate flights. Mission release requires the final scenario at 2+ with no instructor takeover.

Lesson 1 — System setup and ground safety

Objectives: identify components/limitations; inspect structure, propulsion, battery, controller, link, RID and configuration; establish launch zone; brief roles; arm/disarm safely.

Standard: checklist completed without omitted critical item; correct aircraft, home point, lost-link action and flight limits verbally confirmed.

Lesson 2 — Basic control and orientation

Maneuvers: takeoff; stationary hover; yaw 90/180/360 degrees; forward/side/rear translation; square pattern; stabilized approach and landing.

Baseline standard in light wind: remain within approximately 10 feet laterally and 10 feet vertically of assigned hover, land within a 10-foot target, maintain orientation, and never create an incursion. Tighten for aircraft/mission needs.

Lesson 3 — Reversed orientation and manual recovery

Maneuvers: nose-in hover, figure eight, unexpected orientation callout, controlled flight with reduced positioning assistance when the manufacturer permits.

Standard: selects correct control response without prolonged trial-and-error; recovers/lands when automation or positioning is degraded. Never disable safety features where manufacturer/site conditions make that unsafe.

Lesson 4 — VLOS, scanning and crew coordination

Tasks: establish practical VLOS boundary; use VO bearing/traffic calls; positive control handoff; screen-to-aircraft scan cycle; manned-aircraft injection.

Standard: remote PIC identifies position/attitude/direction, responds immediately to TRAFFIC, yields/lands, and uses unambiguous handoff words. Loss of sight triggers the briefed recovery rather than continued mission pressure.

Lesson 5 — Energy, wind and contingencies

Tasks: outbound/upwind planning; battery decision points; alternate landing; simulated high wind, low battery, payload shift warning, and landing-zone incursion.

Standard: begins return/landing before reserve threshold, selects safe alternate, and prioritizes people/aircraft over equipment or mission completion.

Lesson 6 — Abnormal and emergency procedures

Tabletop first, then safely simulate where supported: command-link degradation, GNSS loss, flyaway indication, propulsion warning, RID failure, battery/fire after landing, injury and unexpected aircraft.

Standard: states memory priority, executes aircraft-specific action, communicates, lands/terminates safely, preserves evidence, and identifies reporting analysis. Do not intentionally create an actual flyaway, battery fire or unsafe system failure.

Lesson 7 — Night proficiency

Prerequisites: daytime site survey, remote-pilot night knowledge current, compliant lighting, airspace/legal gates complete.

Tasks: lighting inspection; dark adaptation; display management; identification of aircraft orientation lights; hover/pattern/landing; autokinesis and false- horizon discussion; unlit-obstacle scenario.

Standard: maintains conservative boundary and stable control, correctly explains night illusions, and aborts when glare or unlit hazards defeat reliable separation.

Lesson 8 — End-to-end mission check

Candidate receives a realistic mission containing airspace, weather, people, client pressure and one injected abnormal condition. Candidate must prepare the mission record, obtain/interpret needed documents, brief crew, inspect, fly, respond, log and debrief.

Evaluation rubric

Domain	Critical pass evidence
Legality	Correct pilot, aircraft, RID, airspace, OOP/night/waiver determination
Planning	Current sources, defensible limits, hazards and alternates documented
Aircraft	Complete inspection/configuration and serviceability decision
Control	Stable orientation, VLOS and landing without intervention
Traffic	Immediate yield and well-clear response
Energy	Timely return/land decision with usable reserve
Crew	Roles, handoffs and emergency words understood
ADM	Rejects unsafe external pressure and reassesses changes
Abnormal	Correct priority/action/communication and safe termination
Records	Accurate flight, defect, maintenance and incident analysis

Signoff record

Pilot / instructor or evaluator:
Aircraft / configuration / location / date:
Lesson and scenario:
Conditions and automation available:
Critical-item ratings and evidence:
Instructor interventions:
Remediation assigned:
Result: repeat / supervised only / released for defined mission envelope
Pilot and evaluator signatures:

Release is limited to the documented aircraft, mission type and operating envelope. Re-evaluate after long inactivity, material aircraft/configuration change, incident, repeated unstable performance, or expansion into night, complex airspace, OOP, mapping, inspection or other specialized work.