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✔✔Hovering flight capability and _____ are the primary advantage of rotary-wing
aircraft over fixed-wing - ✔✔Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL)
✔✔What frequency should be monitored if you are close to an airport that does not
have a tower? - ✔✔Common
✔✔The fuselage of an aircraft houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic
structure for other parts of the aircraft - ✔✔True
✔✔A waypoint is a geographic location where the UAV transitions through as part of a
flight path - ✔✔True
✔✔If a maneuver is being performed and the sUAS happens to fly under another
aircraft, the remote pilot must ensure that his air vehicle is _____ - ✔✔well clear of the
other aircraft
✔✔A rotary-wing aircraft has the ability to take off and land vertically and hover in
midair. A fixed-wing aircraft relies on forward _____ to produce lift - ✔✔thrust
✔✔Prior to each flight, lithium batteries should be inspected for damage because
damaged batteries can _____ - ✔✔self-ignite
✔✔Diffraction is defined as ______ - ✔✔radio waves bending and moving around an
object
✔✔The term Unmanned Aircraft System is used instead of UAV or drone because it
_____ - ✔✔represents all of the components of the UAS, not just the air vehicle
✔✔The FAA certificate _____ establishes operating limits for commercial unmanned
aircraft systems - ✔✔Part 107
✔✔When too much weight is added to an aircraft, it will fly at a reduced rate and _____
- ✔✔angle of climb
✔✔There are three issues that influence full integration of UAS into the airspace. They
are: - ✔✔reliability
detect-and-avoid technology
control link security
✔✔Photogrammetry is used for - ✔✔Measuring distances and sizes
, ✔✔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? - ✔✔An FAA exemption
✔✔The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects through the air is known as -
✔✔aerodynamics
✔✔What is the amount of electromagnetic radiation emitted from an object dependent
on? - ✔✔temperature
✔✔The payload operator uses ground control station controls to manipulate the camera
to zoom, pan, and switch from video to infrared - ✔✔true
✔✔Commands sent by the pilot in command from a remote location control a robot
programmed to _____ commands - ✔✔execute
✔✔Weather conditions including temperature, pressure, wind, precipitation, and
visibility are provided by which service? - ✔✔Automated Surface Observing System
(ASOS)
✔✔When using a transmitter and a receiver combination, how many antennas are
required to be mounted on the AV and how many antennas are required to be located
with the ground station? - ✔✔two, two
✔✔In the NAS, which two events cause the issuance of a TFR? - ✔✔Movement of the
President
Sporting events
✔✔When operating a sUAS, prior authorization from the FAA is not necessary if the
vehicle remains under 400' AGL unless the flight is: - ✔✔conducted within B, C, D, or E
controlled airspace
✔✔The three types of aerial platforms best suited for remote sensing - ✔✔Satellites,
aircraft, and unmanned aircraft
✔✔When tracking tagged wildlife, lost or wandering adults, or children suffering from
cognitive conditions, the type of remote sensing payload to use is - ✔✔[NOT active]
✔✔To transmit environmental information for long periods of time, drop a _____ in an
area of interest. - ✔✔Sonde transmitter
✔✔What term defines communications from the air vehicle to the ground control
system? - ✔✔Downlink