I have my CAA Practical Flight Assessment coming up and I don't feel terribly prepared. For the people who've done the test, what did you do for your pre-flight research? What did you bring with you to the exam, and do I take the 50m rule into account when taking off/landing and flying near to buildings I'll be photographing?

Did you plan your take-off/emergency take-off location beforehand using google maps? I'll be on the edge of controlled airspace, I'm right in saying I won't need to inform anyone because my UAV is under 7kg.

Lastly, did many of you hover for 20 seconds as part of your take-off procedures?

Thanks

Follow each stage you have submitted to the CAA in your ops manual to the letter and you should be good to go.Make sure your confident with ATTI flight mode.