USI Certification Exam| QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
and crashed your sUAS into a cellular tower with equipment valued at over $5,000, the tower is
damaged significantly (>$500) and the aircraft is destroyed. When should you report this
incident to the FAA? Correct Answer: 10 days
What is diffraction? Correct Answer: Radio waves bending and moving around an object
Radio waves bending and moving around an object Correct Answer: mechanical turbulence
As the angle of attack (AOA) of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? Correct
Answer: lift and drag
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? Correct Answer:
Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) and hovering flight capability
Which report depicts future airport conditions for the five mile radius at select airports? Correct
Answer: TAF
What is the maximum altitude for a sUAS? Correct Answer: within 500 feet AGL of a structure
What should a remote pilot do with an FAA-issued registration number? Correct Answer: :
Display it on the UA in a manner that is both legible and durable
What are the limits to Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)? Correct Answer: Furthest point at which an
observer can see the system's location, as well as determine the system's attitude, altitude, and
direction of flight with an unaided eye
Which provides weather conditions including temperature, pressure, wind, precipitation, and
visibility as well as obstructions to visibility, sky condition, and significant changes to weather?
Correct Answer: Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS)
Commands are sent from the remote pilot, and ______ is sent from the aerial vehicle. Correct
Answer: data
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 _____. Correct Answer:
crew resource management
What is used to support the safe process of managing and improving an aviation-based system?
Correct Answer: Safety Management System (SMS)
The fuselage of an aircraft houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic structure for other
parts of the aircraft. Correct Answer: True
, Lift induced drag can be overcome by increasing the speed at which the airfoil travels through
the air. Correct Answer: True
What is refraction? Correct Answer: Bending of waves as they pass from one medium to
another, due to a change in their speed
Operations in class B, C, D, or within the lateral boundaries of class E airspace designated for an
airport _____. Correct Answer: require Air Traffic Control (ATC) authorization
Transportation of property for compensation or hire is allowed, provided that the _____. Correct
Answer: gross takeoff weight is less than 55 pounds
As part of a Part 107 flight, remote pilots should ensure that all necessary documentation is
available for inspection. Correct Answer: True
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object when not in direct physical
contact with the object. Correct Answer: true
The technology that enables unmanned aircraft systems to sense other aircraft and obstacles is
known as 'Detect and Avoid'. Correct Answer: true
Datalinks provide information, both to the aircraft, and the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). Correct Answer: False
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? Correct Answer: Pitch,
roll, and yaw
During data transmission if a problem occurs, either with the uplink or downlink, the situation
may develop into ______. Correct Answer: a lost link
When using a transmitter and a receiver combination, _____ antennas are required to be mounted
on the AV and _____ antennas are required to be located with the ground station. Correct
Answer: two, two
An important practice for all sUAS pilots is to_______. Correct Answer: : Not interfere with
manned flight operations
What three types of aerial platforms are best suited for remote sensing? Correct Answer:
Satellites, aircraft, and unmanned aircraft
What does an image's geolocation data contain? Correct Answer: sensor's location
To qualify for a Part 107 certificate, a person flying a small unmanned aircraft must _____.
Correct Answer: be 16 years of age or older
and crashed your sUAS into a cellular tower with equipment valued at over $5,000, the tower is
damaged significantly (>$500) and the aircraft is destroyed. When should you report this
incident to the FAA? Correct Answer: 10 days
What is diffraction? Correct Answer: Radio waves bending and moving around an object
Radio waves bending and moving around an object Correct Answer: mechanical turbulence
As the angle of attack (AOA) of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? Correct
Answer: lift and drag
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? Correct Answer:
Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) and hovering flight capability
Which report depicts future airport conditions for the five mile radius at select airports? Correct
Answer: TAF
What is the maximum altitude for a sUAS? Correct Answer: within 500 feet AGL of a structure
What should a remote pilot do with an FAA-issued registration number? Correct Answer: :
Display it on the UA in a manner that is both legible and durable
What are the limits to Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)? Correct Answer: Furthest point at which an
observer can see the system's location, as well as determine the system's attitude, altitude, and
direction of flight with an unaided eye
Which provides weather conditions including temperature, pressure, wind, precipitation, and
visibility as well as obstructions to visibility, sky condition, and significant changes to weather?
Correct Answer: Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS)
Commands are sent from the remote pilot, and ______ is sent from the aerial vehicle. Correct
Answer: data
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 _____. Correct Answer:
crew resource management
What is used to support the safe process of managing and improving an aviation-based system?
Correct Answer: Safety Management System (SMS)
The fuselage of an aircraft houses most of the equipment and acts as the basic structure for other
parts of the aircraft. Correct Answer: True
, Lift induced drag can be overcome by increasing the speed at which the airfoil travels through
the air. Correct Answer: True
What is refraction? Correct Answer: Bending of waves as they pass from one medium to
another, due to a change in their speed
Operations in class B, C, D, or within the lateral boundaries of class E airspace designated for an
airport _____. Correct Answer: require Air Traffic Control (ATC) authorization
Transportation of property for compensation or hire is allowed, provided that the _____. Correct
Answer: gross takeoff weight is less than 55 pounds
As part of a Part 107 flight, remote pilots should ensure that all necessary documentation is
available for inspection. Correct Answer: True
Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object when not in direct physical
contact with the object. Correct Answer: true
The technology that enables unmanned aircraft systems to sense other aircraft and obstacles is
known as 'Detect and Avoid'. Correct Answer: true
Datalinks provide information, both to the aircraft, and the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). Correct Answer: False
What are the three degrees of motion that illustrate rotation around axes? Correct Answer: Pitch,
roll, and yaw
During data transmission if a problem occurs, either with the uplink or downlink, the situation
may develop into ______. Correct Answer: a lost link
When using a transmitter and a receiver combination, _____ antennas are required to be mounted
on the AV and _____ antennas are required to be located with the ground station. Correct
Answer: two, two
An important practice for all sUAS pilots is to_______. Correct Answer: : Not interfere with
manned flight operations
What three types of aerial platforms are best suited for remote sensing? Correct Answer:
Satellites, aircraft, and unmanned aircraft
What does an image's geolocation data contain? Correct Answer: sensor's location
To qualify for a Part 107 certificate, a person flying a small unmanned aircraft must _____.
Correct Answer: be 16 years of age or older
