Safety in Drone Building and Flying

Building and flying a multirotor aircraft requires special attention to safety especially because __________.

• The aircraft will never fly.

• You must always put it together quickly.

• The aircraft must always be flown indoors.

• The aircraft has high-spinning propellers that can be extremely dangerous.

Safety consciousness refers to the awareness of what you are doing and applying safe practices at all times.

• True

• False

Creating and maintaining a safety culture is an ongoing process, and everybody in the group, from teachers to students, __________.

• Do not necessarily need to be involved.

• Must take responsibility for being safe every day.

• Must never use the workshop tools.

• Cannot fly the drone unless they helped build it.

Which of the following is NOT a safety consideration when soldering?

• Keeping it plugged in even when not in use.

• Having a water-dampened sponge on hand and cleaning the tip of the hot soldering iron regularly.

• Not moving parts until the solder has cooled.

• Using safety goggles or glasses whenever working in close proximity to your eyes.

To ensure safe practices, it's not important to increase your drone design content knowledge.

• True

• False

The controls on mini-drones are the same as the larger models, and learning to fly one __________.

• Is a complete waste of your time.

• Will help you learn to crash over and over.

• Is a good way to train each hand (or thumb) to work independently of each other.

• Will discourage you from buying a bigger drone.

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has the responsibility of determining the safest way to incorporate drones into the National Airspace.

• True

• False

Which of the following organizations has the responsibility of determining the safest way to incorporate drones into the National Airspace?

• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA)

Recent FAA developments have enabled students to study and operate sUAV (small unmanned aircraft vehicle) systems as hobbyists for their own educational activities as long as __________.

As of Dec. 21, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration requires all owners of small unmanned aircraft, or drones, to register online __________.