One number to memorize, plus one concept the test likes to check: groundspeed.
The maximum groundspeed for a small drone under Part 107 is 87 knots, or 100 mph.
Part 107 limits how fast a small unmanned aircraft may travel.
Maximum groundspeed is 87 knots, which equals about 100 miles per hour.
Groundspeed is your speed over the ground. Wind changes it. With a 20 mph tailwind, a drone at 60 mph airspeed has about 80 mph groundspeed. The limit applies to groundspeed.
Many consumer drones top out below 100 mph, though racing and some performance drones can approach it.
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87 knots, which is about 100 mph groundspeed.
Groundspeed, the speed over the ground.
Under 55 pounds at takeoff, including everything on board.
Yes. Wind changes groundspeed, which is what the limit measures.
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