This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams.

In this episode you will learn:

- The default maximum altitude for drone operations is 400 feet Above Ground Level (AGL), not Mean Sea Level (MSL).

- How the FAA Part 107 exam uses MSL elevations on sectional charts as a common trap to confuse test-takers.

- The structure exception in §107.51 allows flight up to 400 feet above a structure's highest point.

- To use the structure exception, the drone must stay within a 400-foot horizontal radius of the structure.

- How other operating limitations, like cloud clearance rules, can override the maximum altitude allowed under the structure exception.

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