USI SAFETY CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Even if your sUAS can operate autonomously, a commercial remote pilot in
command must keep the aircraft in sight at all times to monitor the location of the
aircraft and see and avoid any obstacles or hazards, including manned aircraft - ✔✔true
✔✔What must occur for an rPIC to deviate from part 107 rules and regulations? - ✔✔in-
flight emergency
✔✔Wings and props must move through the air faster to generate the same amount of
_____ when there is a decrease in air density that reduces unmanned aircraft
performance - ✔✔lift
✔✔The sensors used for photogrammetry are passive or _____ - ✔✔active
✔✔If the UA is overweight,what change can the remote pilot expect? - ✔✔Decrease in
maneuverability
✔✔What type of airport actively controls air traffic? - ✔✔towered airport
✔✔Icing can occur any time the temperature nears _____ and _____ is present - ✔✔32
F
visible moisture
✔✔Radio interference can be the result of - ✔✔another user operating on the same or a
similar band as the drone being flown
✔✔To reduce the risk of lost-link situations and to maintain communications integrity,
_____ - ✔✔have many redundant and backup systems
✔✔After registering your sUAS, the FAA registration numbers must be placed - ✔✔on
the outside of the aircraft
✔✔There are three primary elements of unmanned aircraft systems. They are: -
✔✔mechanical structure
electronic systems
software program
✔✔For UAS implementation in the NAS, what are two primary safety datalink
requirements? - ✔✔Near real-time telemetry from UAV
Near real-time flight commands to UAV
, ✔✔FAA approval known as _____ is needed for unmanned aircraft systems to operate
in specific airspace for a defined purpose - ✔✔Certificate of Waiver / Authorization
✔✔The _____ is a type of image taken from a UAS that easily highlights differences in
temperature - ✔✔thermogram
✔✔Prior to flight, when a person takes prescription medication or illegal drugs, what is
affected? - ✔✔mental capacity and perception
✔✔The letter E in IMSAFE means - ✔✔Eating
✔✔In a UAS flyaway, what does the rPIC need to do? - ✔✔Monitor the system's
location and if the UAS enters airspace that requires new authorization, immediately
notify ATC
✔✔What impact does yawing have on a UAS? - ✔✔changes direction
✔✔How does a remote pilot request permission to operate in Class B airspace? -
✔✔Use LAANC or the FAA DroneZone portal
✔✔What is the area on an aeronautical sectional chart that is charted with a P followed
by a number? - ✔✔Prohibited airspace
✔✔Automation can negatively impact our situational awareness by: - ✔✔Complacency
and loss of vigilance
Lack of systems understanding
Putting the remote pilot out of the loop
✔✔During flight operations under Part 107, sUAS are required to stay _____ feet below
clouds and _____ feet beside clouds horizontally - ✔✔500, 2000
✔✔A broken uplink or downlink is defined as a - ✔✔lost link
✔✔An assessment of the pre-flight operating environment includes: - ✔✔Current and
forecasted local weather conditions
✔✔The force that arises from moving an aircraft through the air is known as - ✔✔drag
✔✔What is an aircraft's primary propulsion system? - ✔✔powerplant
✔✔A common classification for unmanned aircraft systems is - ✔✔Gross Takeoff
Weight
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Even if your sUAS can operate autonomously, a commercial remote pilot in
command must keep the aircraft in sight at all times to monitor the location of the
aircraft and see and avoid any obstacles or hazards, including manned aircraft - ✔✔true
✔✔What must occur for an rPIC to deviate from part 107 rules and regulations? - ✔✔in-
flight emergency
✔✔Wings and props must move through the air faster to generate the same amount of
_____ when there is a decrease in air density that reduces unmanned aircraft
performance - ✔✔lift
✔✔The sensors used for photogrammetry are passive or _____ - ✔✔active
✔✔If the UA is overweight,what change can the remote pilot expect? - ✔✔Decrease in
maneuverability
✔✔What type of airport actively controls air traffic? - ✔✔towered airport
✔✔Icing can occur any time the temperature nears _____ and _____ is present - ✔✔32
F
visible moisture
✔✔Radio interference can be the result of - ✔✔another user operating on the same or a
similar band as the drone being flown
✔✔To reduce the risk of lost-link situations and to maintain communications integrity,
_____ - ✔✔have many redundant and backup systems
✔✔After registering your sUAS, the FAA registration numbers must be placed - ✔✔on
the outside of the aircraft
✔✔There are three primary elements of unmanned aircraft systems. They are: -
✔✔mechanical structure
electronic systems
software program
✔✔For UAS implementation in the NAS, what are two primary safety datalink
requirements? - ✔✔Near real-time telemetry from UAV
Near real-time flight commands to UAV
, ✔✔FAA approval known as _____ is needed for unmanned aircraft systems to operate
in specific airspace for a defined purpose - ✔✔Certificate of Waiver / Authorization
✔✔The _____ is a type of image taken from a UAS that easily highlights differences in
temperature - ✔✔thermogram
✔✔Prior to flight, when a person takes prescription medication or illegal drugs, what is
affected? - ✔✔mental capacity and perception
✔✔The letter E in IMSAFE means - ✔✔Eating
✔✔In a UAS flyaway, what does the rPIC need to do? - ✔✔Monitor the system's
location and if the UAS enters airspace that requires new authorization, immediately
notify ATC
✔✔What impact does yawing have on a UAS? - ✔✔changes direction
✔✔How does a remote pilot request permission to operate in Class B airspace? -
✔✔Use LAANC or the FAA DroneZone portal
✔✔What is the area on an aeronautical sectional chart that is charted with a P followed
by a number? - ✔✔Prohibited airspace
✔✔Automation can negatively impact our situational awareness by: - ✔✔Complacency
and loss of vigilance
Lack of systems understanding
Putting the remote pilot out of the loop
✔✔During flight operations under Part 107, sUAS are required to stay _____ feet below
clouds and _____ feet beside clouds horizontally - ✔✔500, 2000
✔✔A broken uplink or downlink is defined as a - ✔✔lost link
✔✔An assessment of the pre-flight operating environment includes: - ✔✔Current and
forecasted local weather conditions
✔✔The force that arises from moving an aircraft through the air is known as - ✔✔drag
✔✔What is an aircraft's primary propulsion system? - ✔✔powerplant
✔✔A common classification for unmanned aircraft systems is - ✔✔Gross Takeoff
Weight
