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After breaking a Part 107 rule to handle an in-flight emergency, when must you send a written report?

When the FAA requests it.

  1. When the FAA requests it ✔
  2. Within 10 days, always
  3. Immediately, to the NTSB

Why: Section 107.21 lets the remote PIC deviate from any Part 107 rule as needed to meet an emergency. A written report of that deviation goes to the FAA only if it asks.

Huh, didn't know that: Safety event reports under section 107.9 are separate, with their own 10-day deadline.

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Why did the drone pilot keep notes after the emergency? In case the FAA wanted the whole story.
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Sources

  1. 14 CFR 107.21 In-flight emergency (eCFR) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-14/section-107.21

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