Aviation Final Prep 2

What impact does yawing have on a UAS?

• changes elevation

• changes pitch about the lateral axis

• changes direction

• rolls the aircraft

During flight operations under Part 107, sUAS are required to stay _____ feet below clouds and _____ feet beside clouds horizontally

• 1,000; 500

• 500; 2000

• 400; 1,000

• 1,000; 2,000

The force that arises from moving an aircraft through the air is known as _________.

• weight

• drag

• vortices

• thrust

A common classification for unmanned aircraft systems is _________.

• manned and unmanned

• Gross Takeoff Weight

• Range of Reception (ROR)

• time in flight

Hovering flight capability and _____ are the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over fixed-wing

• Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL)

• going slow

• not needing wings

• going fast

What frequency should be monitored if you are close to an airport that does not have a tower?

• tower

• ATIS

• common

• downwind

A waypoint is a geographic location where the UAV transitions through as part of a flight path

• True

• False

The term Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) is used instead of UAV or drone because it _____.

• sounds cooler

• represents all of the components of the UAS, not just the air vehicle

• shows that acronyms are not used in aviation

• is what the government says to do

James, a Part 107 pilot, recently purchased a sUAS that has a total weight of 120 lbs. What is needed before James can fly his new vehicle?

• return his drone and buy a smaller one

• cup his hand, rotate his wrist and choke himself for buying such a big drone

• an FAA exemption or Certificate of Waiver/Authorization

• more weight

The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air is known as

• aerodynamics

• aerobatics

• mechanical engineering

• hydrodynamics