ANAC RBAC 100 Remote Pilot study plan
ANAC RBAC 100 Remote Pilot · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Regulations and administrative requirements (RBAC 100, ICAO Annexes, ANAC norms)
Map every RBAC 100 subpart to its practical obligation and write a one-line summary of each
Classify ten sample operations (VLOS, BVLOS, over people, night, beyond 400 ft) by the authorization they require
List the ANAC registration, identification, and documentation duties a remote pilot must satisfy before flight
Define the key ICAO Annex terms that RBAC 100 borrows and note where Brazilian rules are stricter
Your checkpoint
A one-page regulation matrix linking each RBAC 100 subpart to the pilot action it triggers, checked against the official text
Regulations and administrative requirements (RBAC 100, ICAO Annexes, ANAC norms) & Operational procedures, risk assessment, and emergency management
Draft a pre-flight checklist that satisfies the documentation and inspection duties identified in week 1
Sequence the steps of a site risk assessment from map study through on-site verification
Distinguish normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures and give one UAS example of each
Write a 150-word emergency response card for loss of control link over a populated area
Your checkpoint
A complete pre-flight checklist plus a one-page risk assessment template with at least ten hazard categories
Airspace, air traffic services, and operational authorizations
Interpret Brazilian airspace classes and state the clearance or notification each implies for a UAS flight
Explain how to obtain and read a NOTAM and an AIP SUP relevant to a planned operation
Describe the SARPAS/ANAC authorization request flow and list the information it demands
Identify the separation minima and traffic patterns a remote pilot should expect near a controlled aerodrome
Your checkpoint
A written flight-authorization brief for a hypothetical BVLOS operation, covering airspace class, required approvals, and NOTAM review
Meteorology and its effect on unmanned aircraft operations
Read a METAR and TAF and extract wind, visibility, cloud, and trend information relevant to a UAS launch decision
Convert reported wind speed and direction into headwind and crosswind components for a given runway or flight axis
Explain how density altitude, temperature, and humidity alter lift and climb performance on a small multirotor
State personal go/no-go thresholds for wind, visibility, precipitation, and icing risk and justify each
Your checkpoint
A weather go/no-go worksheet with worked METAR/TAF decoding and crosswind calculations, scored at 80 percent or better on a self-made quiz
Aircraft performance, loading, and mass-and-balance & Navigation and flight planning for UAS
Compute mass-and-balance for a multirotor with a payload and confirm the center of gravity stays inside limits
Calculate endurance and reserve fuel or battery margin for a planned sortie using published consumption figures
Plan a waypoint route that respects altitude limits, buffer distances from obstacles, and contingency landing sites
Draw a navigation log with headings, distances, times, and battery state at each checkpoint
Your checkpoint
A complete flight plan package for a 5 km survey mission: load sheet, mass-and-balance check, endurance calculation, and route sketch with contingencies
Operational procedures, risk assessment, and emergency management & UAS systems, propulsion, and control links
Diagnose five injected system failures (GPS loss, compass error, motor failure, link loss, low battery) and state the correct immediate action for each
Explain the failsafe logic of return-to-home, hover, and land modes and when each is unsafe
Trace the signal path from controller to aircraft and identify the failure points a pre-flight check can catch
Write a crew briefing script covering roles, communication, and abort criteria for a two-person operation
Your checkpoint
A one-page emergency procedures quick reference covering at least eight failure scenarios, validated by a timed tabletop drill
Human factors and crew resource management & Communications, radio procedures, and data link
Identify the human-factor traps (fatigue, complacency, press-on-itis, channelized attention) most likely in remote operations and pair each with a mitigation
Apply a structured crew resource management loop to a simulated disagreement between pilot and observer
Use standard radiotelephony phraseology for position reports, traffic advisories, and emergency calls
Explain data-link latency, range, and interference effects and describe how to communicate a link degradation to the crew
Your checkpoint
A recorded five-minute simulated radio exchange with correct phraseology plus a written debrief noting at least three CRM observations
Regulations and administrative requirements (RBAC 100, ICAO Annexes, ANAC norms) & Airspace, air traffic services, and operational authorizations & Operational procedures, risk assessment, and emergency management
Rehearse full-length practice exams under timed conditions and log every missed question by domain
Re-teach the three weakest domains from memory without notes and verify against source material
Consolidate the checklists, worksheets, and emergency cards from weeks 1-7 into a single indexed study binder
Simulate a complete mission briefing from weather review through post-flight report
Your checkpoint
Two timed practice exams scored at 85 percent or higher, with a written remediation log for every error
Milestones
Week 2: Can state, without notes, the authorization category and documentation required for any described operation, and has a working pre-flight checklist
Week 4: Decodes a METAR and TAF accurately and produces a justified go/no-go decision with crosswind numbers in under ten minutes
Week 6: Completes the emergency tabletop drill with correct immediate actions for all eight scenarios and a defensible flight plan package from week 5
Week 8: Scores 85 percent or higher on two timed practice exams and has closed every item in the remediation log