Remote Pilot Safety Quiz

Safety is an important element for a remote pilot to consider prior to operating an unmanned aircraft system. To prevent the final "link" in the accident chain, a remote pilot must consider which methodology?

• Crew Resource Management.

• Safety Management System.

• Risk Management.

• Flight Planning.

The effective use of all available resources—human, hardware, and information—prior to and during flight to ensure the successful outcome of the operation is called:

• Safety Management System.

• Crew Resource Management.

• Risk Management.

• Operational Planning.

When a remote pilot-in-command and a visual observer define their roles and responsibilities prior to and during the operation of a small UA, this is a good use of:

• Crew Resource Management.

• Authoritarian Resource Management.

• Single Pilot Resource Management.

• Team Coordination.

What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Macho"?

• I can do it.

• Taking chances is foolish.

• Nothing will happen.

• I am invincible.

Identify the hazardous attitude or characteristic a remote pilot displays while taking risks in order to impress others.

• Impulsivity.

• Invulnerability.

• Macho.

• Resignation.

What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Antiauthority"?

• Rules do not apply in this situation.

• I know what I am doing.

• Follow the rules.

• Ignore the rules.

A pilot should be able to overcome the symptoms or avoid future occurrences of hyperventilation by

• closely monitoring the flight instruments to control the airplane.

• slowing the breathing rate, breathing into a bag, or talking aloud.

• increasing the breathing rate in order to increase lung ventilation.

• holding their breath for extended periods.

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A local TV station has hired a remote pilot to operate their small UA to cover breaking news stories. The remote pilot has had multiple near misses with obstacles on the ground and two small UAS accidents. What would be a solution for the news station to improve their operating safety culture?

• The news station should implement a policy of no more than five crashes/incidents within 6 months.

• The news station should hire more pilots.

• The news station should reduce the number of flights.

• The news station should ignore minor incidents.

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What should the news station do to emphasize safety?

• Make no changes; accidents are unavoidable.

• Recognize hazardous attitudes and develop safety procedures.

• Ignore hazardous situations.

• Focus on entertainment.

What is the antidote when a pilot has a hazardous attitude, such as "Impulsivity"?

• It could happen to me.

• Do it quickly to get it over with.

• Not so fast, think first.

• Ignore the situation.