A remote pilot spots a glider approaching from the left at the same approximate altitude during a flight over an open rural area. What action is required?

Why →Under 14 CFR § 107.37(a), a small unmanned aircraft must yield the right of way to all aircraft without exception. Gliders are aircraft. The drone must give way regardless of altitude, airspace class, or who has the geometric right of way. The appropriate action is to maneuver the drone clear of the glider's path immediately.

The trap →Maintaining course and altitude is wrong on two counts. Part 107 does not grant drones priority in low-altitude airspace, and altitude relationship is irrelevant under § 107.37. Contacting the glider on the common traffic advisory frequency is impractical and not required. The pilot of an unpowered glider may not be monitoring any radio frequency.

Field note →Gliders are particularly difficult to spot because they are quiet, fast, and often fly in the same smooth-air zones where drone operations are common. A glider on final approach at a soaring site may be doing 60 to 80 knots with no engine noise. Scan consistently.