Part 108 is the FAA's proposed rule to normalize Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations. Everything below is subject to change until a final rule is issued.

• What it would do: create a standard pathway for routine BVLOS.
• Expected building blocks: aircraft certification, operator qualifications, detect-and-avoid.
• Today: BVLOS still requires a Part 107 waiver and/or Part 135 certificate.

Verify against the FAA BVLOS page and the Federal Register.

Real drone flying happens in hundreds of feet, while Class B airspace spans tens of miles — about a 75× difference. To keep the drone and the airspace readable in one view, the scene uses a few clearly-defined scales, the same way printed aviation charts exaggerate height so the layers stay visible.

Altitude

1 unit = 50 ftTrue to scale. Drives the 400 ft ceiling, every airspace floor & ceiling, towers, and clouds.

Ground distance

1 unit = 500 ftTrue to scale. Drives distance-from-pilot, the visual-line-of-sight rings, and where structures sit.

Vertical exaggeration

10×Altitude is drawn 10× larger than ground distance so the "upside-down wedding cake" is visible. At true scale the airspace would look like a flat disc.

Airspace width

SchematicCylinder widths are shrunk so the whole airspace fits beside the drone. The shapes, floors, ceilings, and stacking order are accurate — only the disc width is illustrative.

Accurate: every altitude, floor, and ceiling (in feet); the order and shape of the airspace layers; the 400 ft rule; and the VLOS distance rings. Illustrative: airspace disc widths, and the example airports — their codes, frequencies, and runways are labeled EXAMPLE and don't represent a real airport.

Coming with immersive (VR) mode: a true-to-scale model you can walk around, where the exaggeration drops to 1× and proportions match the real world.

Free resources to go deeper on things this simulator doesn't fully cover — starting with how to read VFR sectional charts. These open in a new tab and are not affiliated with this site.

Reading VFR sectional charts

• FAA Aeronautical Chart Users' Guide FAA The official guide to every symbol, color, and airspace marking on a sectional chart.
• SkyVector third-party Free, zoomable sectional charts for the whole U.S. — great for practicing chart reading.
• VFRMap third-party Browse live sectional & terminal area charts right in your browser.

Part 107 — getting certified

• FAA — Become a Drone Pilot FAA The official step-by-step path to the Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.
• FAA UAS (Drones) home FAA Rules, waivers, airspace authorization (LAANC), and program news.

Flying recreationally

• FAA — Recreational Flyers & TRUST FAA The rules for hobby flying and the free TRUST safety test.
• FAA — Getting Started & B4UFLY FAA Drone registration and the B4UFLY app for checking airspace before you fly.

Rules & references

• eCFR — 14 CFR Part 107 eCFR The full, always-current text of the Part 107 regulation.
• Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM) FAA The reference for airspace, operations, and procedures behind the rules.

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