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As a remote pilot in command, you are responsible for ensuring the proper
weight and balance of the sUAS you are flying. What documentation should
you reference to find this information? - ANS ✔Vehicle manufacturer
documentation
When you apply crew resource management (CRM) to successfully fly a
small unmanned aircraft, consider what phases of the flight? - ANS ✔All
phases of the operation
At the UAS business where you work, you are asked to make equipment
recommendations. As you discuss this with others, you remind your fellow
pilots that, due to ___________ and ___________, an omni antenna is a common
type of antenna for almost all UAS types. - ANS ✔Cost; Reliability
An important practice for all sUAS pilots is to - ANS ✔not interfere with
manned flight operations.
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Prior to a recent flight, the RPIC ensured that the air vehicle being flown
would proceed to a landing point if a lost link situation occurred? What is
needed to ensure this occurs? - ANS ✔A previously programmed lost
communications flight plan.
One of the leading issues facing UAS integration and the widespread
proliferation of a UAS due to the lack of parts standardization is system
______________________. - ANS ✔reliability
What information is transmitted through an uplink? - ANS ✔Commands
During flight operations, sUAS are required to stay _______________. - ANS
✔500 feet below the base of any clouds and clear all clouds by 2000 feet
horizontally.
What is the remote sensor pointing straight down from the aircraft in a line
perpendicular to Earth's surface? - ANS ✔Nadir
Lithium-based batteries are highly flammable and capable of ignition.
Lithium battery fires can be caused when a battery is ____________. - ANS
✔improperly charged or mishandled
What condition is necessary for structural icing in flight? - ANS ✔The
temperature at the point where the moisture strikes the aircraft must be 0*C or
colder.
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As a remote pilot, you map an area virtually and program it into your UAS,
so that it only flies _________________. - ANS ✔in a designated region
Which provides surface observations at select airports? - ANS ✔METAR
Load factors are the force applied to an aircraft and are measured in
_________. - ANS ✔G's - acceleration of gravity
Before any flight, the RPIC should verify that the aircraft is correctly loaded
by determining the ________________. - ANS ✔centre of gravity by calculating
weight and balance
What does an image's geolocation data contain? - ANS ✔Sensor's location
The law of physics and aerodynamics are the same for quadcopters and
fixed-wing aircraft. (T/F) - ANS ✔True
No person may act as a RPIC or Visual Observer (VO) for more than
______________________. - ANS ✔one unmanned aircraft operation at one time
You are planning an unmanned flight for take-off within one hour. You
check the wind direction so that you know which direction to launch your
vehicle. You will fly the sUAS _______________. - ANS ✔into the wind
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