A remote pilot wants to operate a drone at night BVLOS for a pipeline inspection. Which FAA mechanism is required, and what cannot be waived?
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Night operations no longer require a waiver under § 107.29 (since April 2021). But BVLOS deviates from § 107.31, which still requires a § 107.200 Certificate of Waiver. The FAA evaluates the proposed means of maintaining safety equivalent to VLOS. Certain Part 107 requirements (registration, accident reporting, age, mental/physical condition) cannot be waived.The trap →
Choice B conflates LAANC (airspace-only) with waivers (rule deviations). Choice C gets the night-ops rule right but forgets that VLOS is a separate rule that still requires a waiver.SOURCE → 14 CFR § 107.200; § 107.205CHECKED APR 21ACS I.B.K4MED