USI CERTIFICATION TEST REVIEW 2026/2027 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS
& COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
Scattering is defined as ________. - correct answer ✔✔beam of radio waves hitting a mass of smaller
materials, which individually reflect and spread the radio waves in different directions
While commands are sent from the remote pilot; what is sent from the aerial vehicle? - correct answer
✔✔data
What is one source of airport traffic information? - correct answer ✔✔common traffic advisory
frequency (CTAF)
As a UAS pilot, if you are trying to locate missing persons, you would use ____ remote sensing payload. -
correct answer ✔✔electro-optical or infrared
What term describes UAS operations and flight without anyone monitoring or being in control of the
UAV? - correct answer ✔✔human out of the loop
The name of the combination of satellites, scattered around the earth, creating a seamless network
coverage that allows continuous unbroken communications worldwide is _____. - correct answer
✔✔iridium network
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval, known as ________ is needed for unmanned aircraft
systems to operate in specific airspace for a defined purpose. - correct answer ✔✔Certificate of Wavier
or Authorization (COA)
How are load factors applied to an aircraft measured? - correct answer ✔✔G's - acceleration of gravity
One of the rules of flying a sUAS under 107 is that the pilot in command (PIC) must be able to see the
aircraft ____. - correct answer ✔✔unaided by any device other than corrective lenses.
What must occur for a Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) to deviate from the requirements of 14 CFR Part
107 rules and regulations? - correct answer ✔✔an inflight emergency
the science of making size and distance measurements from a series of remote sensing images is known
as ______. - correct answer ✔✔Photogrammetry.
A pilot control box (PCB) is a ________. - correct answer ✔✔ground station with a small tablet attached
How are commands sent to ensure control of the air vehicle that does not have an on-board pilot? -
correct answer ✔✔electronically
One of the most frequent cause factors for aviation accidents is ________ - correct answer ✔✔human
error
, The process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing hazards and their potential impact is known as
________. - correct answer ✔✔risk management
As an unmanned aircraft pilot, you know how your unmanned vehicle takes off and maintains flight.
What happens as the aircraft moves through the air? These changes result in the upward force called lift,
which is affected by how air behaves. - correct answer ✔✔wings or rotors cause changes in the speed ad
pressure of the air moving past them
What is the area on an aeronautical sectional chart that is charted with a "P" followed by a number? -
correct answer ✔✔prohibited airspace
While flying a sUAS a pilot must make sure that the unmanned aircraft _______. - correct answer
✔✔does not interfere with manned aircraft
Wings and propellers 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. - correct answer ✔✔lift
Wind velocities at 400 feet AGL tend to be __________ winds near the surface. - correct answer
✔✔twice as much as
Cargo or agricultural spray are known as ________ payload. - correct answer ✔✔dispensable
To ensure safety, before each flight, a crew briefing should be held to discuss environmental conditions,
contingency plans, and ______________. - correct answer ✔✔emergency procedures
How many degrees of freedom can an unmanned aircraft move? - correct answer ✔✔SIX
To ensure the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS), all sUAS pilots must ________. - correct
answer ✔✔not interfere with manned flight operations
What term defines communications from the air vehicle to the ground control system? - correct answer
✔✔datalinks
There are three technology issues that influence full integration of UAS into the airspace. They are
reliability, _________, and control link security. - correct answer ✔✔detect and avoid technology
What specific airspace must a remote pilot operating under Part 107 obtain permission to enter?(Select
all that apply) - correct answer ✔✔classes B, C, D, and E.
As a remote pilot planning an upcoming flight you use Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine
(METARS) for imagery-centric maps to conduct a terrain analysis. - correct answer ✔✔false
To support the safe process of managing and improving an aviation-based system, implement ________.
- correct answer ✔✔Safety Management System (SMS)
Communication by unmanned aircraft systems datalinks moves back and forth from the air vehicle to the
______. - correct answer ✔✔ground control station
& COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
Scattering is defined as ________. - correct answer ✔✔beam of radio waves hitting a mass of smaller
materials, which individually reflect and spread the radio waves in different directions
While commands are sent from the remote pilot; what is sent from the aerial vehicle? - correct answer
✔✔data
What is one source of airport traffic information? - correct answer ✔✔common traffic advisory
frequency (CTAF)
As a UAS pilot, if you are trying to locate missing persons, you would use ____ remote sensing payload. -
correct answer ✔✔electro-optical or infrared
What term describes UAS operations and flight without anyone monitoring or being in control of the
UAV? - correct answer ✔✔human out of the loop
The name of the combination of satellites, scattered around the earth, creating a seamless network
coverage that allows continuous unbroken communications worldwide is _____. - correct answer
✔✔iridium network
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval, known as ________ is needed for unmanned aircraft
systems to operate in specific airspace for a defined purpose. - correct answer ✔✔Certificate of Wavier
or Authorization (COA)
How are load factors applied to an aircraft measured? - correct answer ✔✔G's - acceleration of gravity
One of the rules of flying a sUAS under 107 is that the pilot in command (PIC) must be able to see the
aircraft ____. - correct answer ✔✔unaided by any device other than corrective lenses.
What must occur for a Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) to deviate from the requirements of 14 CFR Part
107 rules and regulations? - correct answer ✔✔an inflight emergency
the science of making size and distance measurements from a series of remote sensing images is known
as ______. - correct answer ✔✔Photogrammetry.
A pilot control box (PCB) is a ________. - correct answer ✔✔ground station with a small tablet attached
How are commands sent to ensure control of the air vehicle that does not have an on-board pilot? -
correct answer ✔✔electronically
One of the most frequent cause factors for aviation accidents is ________ - correct answer ✔✔human
error
, The process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing hazards and their potential impact is known as
________. - correct answer ✔✔risk management
As an unmanned aircraft pilot, you know how your unmanned vehicle takes off and maintains flight.
What happens as the aircraft moves through the air? These changes result in the upward force called lift,
which is affected by how air behaves. - correct answer ✔✔wings or rotors cause changes in the speed ad
pressure of the air moving past them
What is the area on an aeronautical sectional chart that is charted with a "P" followed by a number? -
correct answer ✔✔prohibited airspace
While flying a sUAS a pilot must make sure that the unmanned aircraft _______. - correct answer
✔✔does not interfere with manned aircraft
Wings and propellers 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. - correct answer ✔✔lift
Wind velocities at 400 feet AGL tend to be __________ winds near the surface. - correct answer
✔✔twice as much as
Cargo or agricultural spray are known as ________ payload. - correct answer ✔✔dispensable
To ensure safety, before each flight, a crew briefing should be held to discuss environmental conditions,
contingency plans, and ______________. - correct answer ✔✔emergency procedures
How many degrees of freedom can an unmanned aircraft move? - correct answer ✔✔SIX
To ensure the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS), all sUAS pilots must ________. - correct
answer ✔✔not interfere with manned flight operations
What term defines communications from the air vehicle to the ground control system? - correct answer
✔✔datalinks
There are three technology issues that influence full integration of UAS into the airspace. They are
reliability, _________, and control link security. - correct answer ✔✔detect and avoid technology
What specific airspace must a remote pilot operating under Part 107 obtain permission to enter?(Select
all that apply) - correct answer ✔✔classes B, C, D, and E.
As a remote pilot planning an upcoming flight you use Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine
(METARS) for imagery-centric maps to conduct a terrain analysis. - correct answer ✔✔false
To support the safe process of managing and improving an aviation-based system, implement ________.
- correct answer ✔✔Safety Management System (SMS)
Communication by unmanned aircraft systems datalinks moves back and forth from the air vehicle to the
______. - correct answer ✔✔ground control station
