Autonomous UAS - correct answer ✔✔fly without human intervention
remotely piloted UAS - correct answer ✔✔fly with active remote pilots controlling the aircraft from the
ground
Payload can be - correct answer ✔✔carried items, like pesticide or cargo
often incorporate cameras, radar and various instruments to collect info about its surroundings
What is the most critical part of the UAS system? - correct answer ✔✔the human
Control station - correct answer ✔✔where the pilot controls the air vehicle and receives telemetry from
its sensors.
What does the ground control station typically consist of? - correct answer ✔✔computer, radio
transmitter or receiver, monitor
Data link - correct answer ✔✔facilitates communication between the ground pilot and the aircraft
what does the data link typically consist of? - correct answer ✔✔radio transmitter, receiver, multiple
antennae
Air Vehicles consist of what essential components? - correct answer ✔✔fuselage, wings, tail, propulsion
system
Where is the payload on a UAS? - correct answer ✔✔fuselage
, Operational environment - correct answer ✔✔what environment is being operated in: civilian, military,
commercial, recreational. also includes weather, terrain, and obstacles
regulatory environment - correct answer ✔✔rules for UAS
Organizational Environment - correct answer ✔✔organizations involved in the development, operation,
management, such as manufacturers, operators, service providers
a remotely piloted aircraft system must consist of: - correct answer ✔✔control station, aircraft, payload,
support equipment, human element, data link
How are UAS most often classified? - correct answer ✔✔on gross takeoff weight, which combines empty
operating weight, cargo, and total fuel (or energy) load
Category 1 systems - correct answer ✔✔must weight under .55 lbs
Category 2 systems - correct answer ✔✔shouldn't transfer more than 11-foot pounds of kinetic energy
Category 3 systems - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔require an airworthiness certification under Part 21 of FAA
regulations, operate within specific limitations in an approved flight manual, and have a maintenance
program.
What is true about small RPAS? - correct answer ✔✔they are used for tasks such as aerial photography,
mapping, inspection and weigh less than 55 lbs
What is true about large RPAS? - correct answer ✔✔they are used for tasks such as cargo transportation
and surveillance operations, they weight 55 lbs or more
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