BR-ANAC-R-VFRH case studies

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The ANAC Brazil Remote Pilot Certificate - VFR Rotorcraft (BR-ANAC-R-VFRH) is a Brazilian civil aviation credential for people who intend to fly remotely piloted rotorcraft under visual flight rules. It sits within the framework administered by the Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC), the national civil aviation authority. The BR-ANAC-R-VFRH case studies are 5 cases and about 3,441 words.

Night Currency, Visual Line of Sight and a Crowded Riverbank

You are hired to film a fireworks display over a river at 22:30 local time with a 4.2 kg quadcopter. The launch site is a public park on the near bank; the far bank is 380 m away and hosts a road with moving traffic.

696 words, about 3 min 2

Mass, Balance and the Camera Swap That Moves the Centre of Gravity

A 6.8 kg maximum take-off mass hexacopter has a documented empty mass of 3.9 kg and a maximum payload of 2.9 kg. The battery (1.6 kg) sits on a tray whose centre is 40 mm forward of the datum.

753 words, about 4 min 3

Density Altitude, a Hot Afternoon and a Confined Garden

You are asked to fly a 5.5 kg multirotor from a walled garden at 1,400 m pressure altitude on a 34 °C afternoon. The garden is 25 m by 18 m, surrounded by 4 m walls, with a single 3 m gate.

657 words, about 3 min 4

Fatigue, a Long Drive and a Night Sortie

You are a remote pilot who drove 5 hours to a site, arriving at 16:00 after a poor night's sleep of about 4 hours. You flew two 40-minute sorties in the late afternoon in 32 °C heat with no shade.

648 words, about 3 min 5

Radio Failure, a Control Zone Boundary and a Lost Link

You are operating a 7 kg multirotor from a field 1.5 km outside the boundary of a controlled aerodrome's control zone. The field is outside controlled airspace, but your planned survey line takes the aircraft to within 200 m of the control zone boundary at 90 m above ground.

687 words, about 3 min