SUAS OPERATOR INITIAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING - VTOL CORE KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

SUAS OPERATOR INITIAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING - VTOL CORE KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 What does JUMTS stand for? - Answers Joint Unmanned Aircraft Systems Minimum Training Standards Whose responsibility is it to ensure that you, the operator, know the local airspace and UAS operation regulations? - Answers Yours What is the minimum Basic UAS Qualification (BUQ) level a SUAS-O must be trained to? - Answers BUQ-1 Which publication defines the Maine Corps SUAS designations? - Answers NAVMC 3500.107 - Group 1 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Training & Readiness (T & R) Where can you find a full listing of all the BUQ-1 and JMQ-A training requirements? - Answers CJCSI 3255.01 - JUMTS What is the minimum Joint Mission Qualification (JMQ) level a SUAS-O must be trained to? - Answers JMQ-A True or false: Ignorance of a regulation is an acceptable justification for violating it. - Answers False All platforms that the military plans to fly needs to have an _____ before anyone can fly it. - Answers Interim Flight Clearance (IFC) What documents ensures all NATO Nations have the same basic SUAS training? - Answers STANAG 4670 Which publication defines the Maine Corps SUAS designations? - Answers NAVMC 3500.107 - Group 1 UAS T & R What document authorizes secondary MOS to individuals who complete an IQT-I course? - Answers NAVMC 1200.1H When an individual completes IQT that individual is a certified SUAS-O. However, that individual may not begin CSS proficiency until __. - Answers Designated in writing by the unit commanding officer To maintain proficiency, what are the 3 proficiency periods that must be observed? - Answers 60, 90, 180 Whose responsibility is it to ensure airspace and frequency usage is approved prior to operating a SUAS? - Answers SUAS-O (you) Which SUAS personnel are authorized to conduct SUAS evaluations? - Answers A designated and current SUAS-E How often must a SUAS-O complete a SUAS evaluation? - Answers Annually If an individual loses proficiency in one or more events but less than all events with proficiency periods, that individual needs to? - Answers Only fly those specific events with lapsed proficiency periods to regain that skill What is the force that counter acts the weight of the AV, and is perpendicular to the relative direction of motion? - Answers Lift What is the force that moves the aircraft through the air and is determined by rotor speeds? - Answers Thrust What is the force that attracts the AV toward the center of the earth? - Answers Gravity/weight What is the force that opposes an aircraft's motion through the air? - Answers Drag What is the altitude corrected for temperature and humidity? It's the altitude at which the airplane "feels" it's flying. - Answers Density altitude What is AGL? - Answers Above ground level What is MSL? - Answers Mean sea level What is heading? - Answers The direction the front of the aircraft is pointing, not the the direction it is moving. What is bearing? - Answers The angle from GCS to the aircraft's current location. Does the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) apply to the misuse of SUAS equipment? - Answers Yes True or false: You are authorized to use the SUAS system to conduct surveillance in whatever you want as long as the people you are watching don't know you are looking at them? - Answers False True or false: Aerial acrobatics with the SUAS are authorized as long as not above a populated area. - Answers False What types of weapons are you authorized to attach to the SUAS? - Answers No weapons are authorized