Questions And Answers
Four Core Components of a UAS?
1. The Unmanned Aircraft
2. Control Station
3. Control Link
4. Payload
What Four Elements affect the safe use and application of an UAS?
1. The Environment
2. The Operation
3. The Crew
4. The Supporting Organization
What are the types of UAS?
1. Rotor/Multi-rotor
2. Fixed wings
What type of Aircraft Control System do most UAS implement?
Fly-by-Wire
What are the Levels of Autopilot?
1. Direct
2. Hold
3. Flight Path
4. Autonomous
What Autopilot level is this?
1. Pilot makes input and the vehicle responds.
2. Built-in stabilization and dampening.
Direct
What Autopilot level is this?
1. Requires active changes and supervision of the pilot.
2. maintains altitude, heading, and airspeed.
Hold
What Autopilot level is this?
1. Flies the vehicle in a pre-programmed path?
Flight Path
What Autopilot level is this?
1. Autopilot may make decisions and notify operator, but not require input.
Autonomous