sUAS Safety Certification Level 1 Practice Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Control surfaces like ailerons, rudders, and elevators perform which of the following tasks? - Answers
Maintain a fixed-wing aircraft's stability and maneuverability
LiDAR systems use GPS receivers and INS to - Answers Georeferenced the point cloud data
Which Remotely Piloted Aircraft System element is responsible for transmitting data between the
ground control station and the aircraft? - Answers Data Link
Which of the following battery types has the highest energy density? - Answers Lithium polymer (LiPo)
Adding an overweight payload to a remotely piloted aircraft system can adversely affect air vehicle
performance in which of the following ways? (select all that apply) - Answers Diminished controllability ,
Higher stall speed , Poor rate of climb , Reduced maneuverability
Which essential function of a control station describes defining mission objectives and flight paths? -
Answers Mission Planning
Using lightweight composite materials and airfoils with high aspect ratios will help an aircraft achieve
which of the following? - Answers Higher Endurance
True or False. The Angle of Attack (AOA) is the angle between the chord line and the relative airflow. -
Answers True
Aviation uses G forces to measure which of the following? - Answers Load
True or False. Geometric correction in remote sensing ensures accurate georeferencing, corrects
distortion and inaccuracies, and removes unwanted objects from the dataset. - Answers False
Which of the following are categories of the Electromagnetic Spectrum? (Select all that apply) - Answers
Gamma , Infrared , Microwave , X-Ray
Beyond Line-of-Sight Operations require which of the following? (Select all that apply) - Answers
Alternative means of complying with 'see and avoid' requirements , Multiple data links
What is the term for the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another due to a change in
their speed? - Answers Refraction
Which of the following are core components of all remotely piloted aircraft systems? (Select all that
apply) - Answers Control Station , Support Equipment , Payload
True or False. Passive imaging payloads emit energy and measure the energy reflected or scattered back
from the target object or surface. - Answers False
Which components of a remotely piloted aircraft system are found in the ground control station? (Select
all that apply.) - Answers Radio transmitter/receiver , Computer , Monitor
, Which of the following types of infrared payloads capture absolute temperature measurements? -
Answers Radiometric
Which essential function of a control station describes the processing and sharing of mission data and
imagery? - Answers Data Exploitation
In what ways is RPAS performance impacted by payloads? - Answers Power requirements of the payload
, Flight time and battery life , Weight and balance of the aircraft
True or False. Beyond Visual Line of Sight and Beyond Line of Sight are the same. - Answers False
A ______ is a type of UAS that combines the features of both rotor and fixed-wing systems. - Answers
Powerlift
In remote sensing, correction algorithms are implemented to: - Answers To reduce atmospheric effects
Sky Wave Reflection occurs when radio waves below ____ bounce off charged particles in the Earth's
ionosphere. - Answers 1 GHz
Which of the following are considered malicious uses of an autonomous UAS or RPAS? (Select all that
apply) - Answers Invasion of privacy , Smuggling contraband , Weaponization
Terrain masking, equipment failures, and electromagnetic interference can cause which of the following
conditions? - Answers Loss of link
Which of the following are typical hardware components of a data link? (Select all that apply) - Answers
Antenna , Modem , Receiver , Transmitter
Stability is an airfoil's tendency to return to a state of ____ after a perturbation. - Answers Equilibrium
True or False. GTOW, in the context of UAS regulation, stands for General Takeoff - Answers False
True or False. Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) is limited by the crew's ability to see the air vehicle - Answers
True
Which of the following is NOT a Civil Aviation Authority responsible for regulating UAS? - Answers ASTM
How does the way a fixed-wing aircraft induce yaw differently than a multirotor? - Answers A fixed-wing
moves a rudder into the airstream, whereas a multirotor increases the RPM of two diagonal motors
What is the common control station employed for small remotely piloted aircraft systems? - Answers
Handheld control station
Why would radiometric IR be better than isothermal IR for evaluating measurable temperature
differences in objects? - Answers Radiometric IR provides absolute temperature measurements
Which of the following is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the shape of the Earth? -
Answers Ellipsoid
Control surfaces like ailerons, rudders, and elevators perform which of the following tasks? - Answers
Maintain a fixed-wing aircraft's stability and maneuverability
LiDAR systems use GPS receivers and INS to - Answers Georeferenced the point cloud data
Which Remotely Piloted Aircraft System element is responsible for transmitting data between the
ground control station and the aircraft? - Answers Data Link
Which of the following battery types has the highest energy density? - Answers Lithium polymer (LiPo)
Adding an overweight payload to a remotely piloted aircraft system can adversely affect air vehicle
performance in which of the following ways? (select all that apply) - Answers Diminished controllability ,
Higher stall speed , Poor rate of climb , Reduced maneuverability
Which essential function of a control station describes defining mission objectives and flight paths? -
Answers Mission Planning
Using lightweight composite materials and airfoils with high aspect ratios will help an aircraft achieve
which of the following? - Answers Higher Endurance
True or False. The Angle of Attack (AOA) is the angle between the chord line and the relative airflow. -
Answers True
Aviation uses G forces to measure which of the following? - Answers Load
True or False. Geometric correction in remote sensing ensures accurate georeferencing, corrects
distortion and inaccuracies, and removes unwanted objects from the dataset. - Answers False
Which of the following are categories of the Electromagnetic Spectrum? (Select all that apply) - Answers
Gamma , Infrared , Microwave , X-Ray
Beyond Line-of-Sight Operations require which of the following? (Select all that apply) - Answers
Alternative means of complying with 'see and avoid' requirements , Multiple data links
What is the term for the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another due to a change in
their speed? - Answers Refraction
Which of the following are core components of all remotely piloted aircraft systems? (Select all that
apply) - Answers Control Station , Support Equipment , Payload
True or False. Passive imaging payloads emit energy and measure the energy reflected or scattered back
from the target object or surface. - Answers False
Which components of a remotely piloted aircraft system are found in the ground control station? (Select
all that apply.) - Answers Radio transmitter/receiver , Computer , Monitor
, Which of the following types of infrared payloads capture absolute temperature measurements? -
Answers Radiometric
Which essential function of a control station describes the processing and sharing of mission data and
imagery? - Answers Data Exploitation
In what ways is RPAS performance impacted by payloads? - Answers Power requirements of the payload
, Flight time and battery life , Weight and balance of the aircraft
True or False. Beyond Visual Line of Sight and Beyond Line of Sight are the same. - Answers False
A ______ is a type of UAS that combines the features of both rotor and fixed-wing systems. - Answers
Powerlift
In remote sensing, correction algorithms are implemented to: - Answers To reduce atmospheric effects
Sky Wave Reflection occurs when radio waves below ____ bounce off charged particles in the Earth's
ionosphere. - Answers 1 GHz
Which of the following are considered malicious uses of an autonomous UAS or RPAS? (Select all that
apply) - Answers Invasion of privacy , Smuggling contraband , Weaponization
Terrain masking, equipment failures, and electromagnetic interference can cause which of the following
conditions? - Answers Loss of link
Which of the following are typical hardware components of a data link? (Select all that apply) - Answers
Antenna , Modem , Receiver , Transmitter
Stability is an airfoil's tendency to return to a state of ____ after a perturbation. - Answers Equilibrium
True or False. GTOW, in the context of UAS regulation, stands for General Takeoff - Answers False
True or False. Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) is limited by the crew's ability to see the air vehicle - Answers
True
Which of the following is NOT a Civil Aviation Authority responsible for regulating UAS? - Answers ASTM
How does the way a fixed-wing aircraft induce yaw differently than a multirotor? - Answers A fixed-wing
moves a rudder into the airstream, whereas a multirotor increases the RPM of two diagonal motors
What is the common control station employed for small remotely piloted aircraft systems? - Answers
Handheld control station
Why would radiometric IR be better than isothermal IR for evaluating measurable temperature
differences in objects? - Answers Radiometric IR provides absolute temperature measurements
Which of the following is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the shape of the Earth? -
Answers Ellipsoid
