Aviation Module 1

What are the weight restrictions for a small UAS, including everything onboard at the time of takeoff?

• 5.5 lbs

• 50 lbs

• less than 55 lbs

• less than 50 lbs

According to the FAA, aircraft that could carry a human onboard could still be considered a drone, or UAV?

• True

• False

What does the FAA use to classify, or categorize UAS?

• Mission

• Gross TakeOff Weight (GTOW)

• Altitude of Flight

Why is there a need to make a standard and increase professionalism among aspiring commercial drone pilots?

• Many are airline pilots and don't think the rules apply to them.

• Most refuse to earn their Part 107 license.

• Many have no aviation experience, or come from rc airplanes.

Risks to operating a UAS for hire? (check all that apply)

• Damage of Property

• Injury of People

• Disruption of Service

• Invasion of Privacy

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What is number 1 cause of mishaps in aviation, drones or airplanes?

• Human Error

• Malicious Intent

• Bad Weather

Operating within a culture of Safety, what can be used to mitigate the effects of Human Error?

• do what it takes to meet deadlines

• study hard and rely on your memory

• fire any employee who fesses up to making a mistake

• use checklists!

What’s the GOAL of a well-functioning SMS?

• To ensure a company and all of its employees are able to plan for, prevent, react, and recover from an unmanned incident or accident.

• To ensure a company and all of its employees never cause an unmanned incident or accident.

• To ensure a company and all of its employees follow UAS regulations.

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"Unmanned" is the best term to describe an Autonomous UAS mission because no humans are involved in this evolution.

• True

• False

There are 2 distinctive types of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

• high altitude and low altitude

• Generation 3 and Legacy

• land based & sea based

• autonomous & remote control