SUAS Safety Level 54 One Exam- Chapter One With Correct Answers

a remotely piloted aircraft system must consist of: - ️️control station, aircraft, payload, support equipment, human element, data link aerostats - ️️lighter than air systems use buoyant gas Air Vehicles consist of what essential components? - ️️fuselage, wings, tail, propulsion system Autonomous UAS - ️️fly without human intervention beyond visual line of sight - ️️uses technology to detect other aircraft, can use without visual observers, requires training, management support for regulatory approval BLOS (beyond line of sight) operators use... - ️️multiple data links, including satellites, to enable longer ranges Category 1 systems - ️️must weight under .55 lbs Category 2 systems - ️️shouldn't transfer more than 11-foot pounds of kinetic energy Category 3 systems - ️️must not cause injury equivalent or greater than a transfer of 25-foot pounds of kinetic energy, can not have exposed rotating parts that can harm human skin Category 4 systems - ️️require an airworthiness certification under Part 21 of FAA regulations, operate within specific limitations in an approved flight manual, and have a maintenance program. Challenges in opening more airspace for UAS? - ️️rapid technology advancement that outpaces regulatory development enforcement gaps between consumers and safety test takers large number of systems unique safety challenges, like flying low and close to humans lack of consensus in industry stajeholders compliance staff - ️️develop, enforce, interpret regulations Control station - ️️where the pilot controls the air vehicle and receives telemetry from its sensors.