question\n\npower company employees use an suas to inspect a long stretch of high voltage powerlines. due to…

question\n\npower company employees use an suas to inspect a long stretch of high voltage powerlines. due to muddy conditions, their vehicle must stay beside the road and the crew must use binoculars to maintain visual line of sight with the aircraft. is this suas operation in compliance with 14 cfr part 107?\n\nanswer choices\n\nyes, the operation is compliant with part 107.\n\nthere is not enough information to make a determination.\n\nno, the operation is not compliant with part 107.

question\n\npower company employees use an suas to inspect a long stretch of high voltage powerlines. due to muddy conditions, their vehicle must stay beside the road and the crew must use binoculars to maintain visual line of sight with the aircraft. is this suas operation in compliance with 14 cfr part 107?\n\nanswer choices\n\nyes, the operation is compliant with part 107.\n\nthere is not enough information to make a determination.\n\nno, the operation is not compliant with part 107.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

Under 14 CFR Part 107.31, the Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) and the person manipulating the flight controls must be able to see the small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) throughout the entire flight with vision that is unaided by any device other than corrective lenses (such as spectacles or contact lenses). The use of vision-enhancing devices, such as binoculars, telescopes, or cameras, is only permitted for brief periods to assist in situational awareness or to identify hazards, but they cannot be used to maintain the primary Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) requirement. Since the crew is relying on binoculars to maintain VLOS for the operation, they are in violation of the "unaided vision" requirement of Part 107.

Answer:

No, the operation is not compliant with Part 107.