Per AC 107-2A § 8.12.2, when remote pilot operating instructions for a Category 2-eligible aircraft list optional components, what is the remote pilot's responsibility regarding payloads?
Why: AC 107-2A § 8.12.2, p. 8-34's example operating instructions bar affixing any payload not listed in the instructions and require secure attachment throughout the operation, as a condition of continued Category 2/3 eligibility.
This invents a weight-based exemption; the operating instructions govern by listed/not-listed status for a given aircraft, not by an across-the-board payload weight cutoff.
This is incorrect — AC § 8.12.2 treats payload compliance as a condition of eligibility that applies independently of whether the airframe itself was altered.