Remote Pilot certification test for sUAS
Questions And Answers
2ecomponentseoferiske-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Likelihood
-Severity
2etypeseofeMETARe-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
Routine,etransmittedeoneaeregularetimeeinterval
-AviationeselectedeSPECI-
especialereport,ecanebeegiveneateanyetimeetoeupdateetheeMETAReforerapidlyechangingeweath
ereconditions,eaircraftemishaps,eetc.
2etypeseoferiskeresultingefromeRMe-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Residual
-Substitute
3ereasonseHigheredensityealtitudeeisehazardouse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
1.ereducesepowereb/ceengineetakeseinelesseairetoesupportecombustion
2.eReducesethrusteb/celesseaireforetheepropetoeworkewithe
3.eReduceselifteb/celighteaireexertselesseforceeonetheeairfoils
4etypeseofefronte-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Warm
-Cold
-Stationary
-Occluded
AeBeCeDeEeFeGe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Aestableeairemasseisemostelikelyetoehaveewhichecharacteristice-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Pooresurfaceevisibility
Accidentereportecontenterequirementse(7)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
RPICenamee&econtacteinfo
,-RPICeFAAeairmanecertificatee#
-UASerege#
-Location,eDatee&etimeeofeaccident
-Person(s)einjuredeandeextenteofeinjury
-Propertyedamagedeandeextenteofedamage
-Descriptioneofewhatehappened
AccidenteReportinge-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
TheeremoteePICeofetheesUASemustereporteaneaccidentetoetheeFAAeRegionaleOpseCentere(R
OC)ewithine10edayseifeitemeetsetheethreshholds
AccidenteReportinge(Costegreaterethane$500etoerepair/replace)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
Whichevereiselower.e
-DamageetoeaepropertyewitheaeFMVeofe$200,ebuteitewouldecoste$600etoerepair/replace.
AccidenteReportingeThreshholdse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
a.eAteleasteseriouseinjurye(levele3eorehigher)etoeanyepersoneorelosseofeconsciousness
b.eDamageetoeanyepropertyeotherethanetheeUA,eifetheecosteise>e$500etoerepaireorereplace
AdiabaticeCoolinge-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Airemassecoolseandeexpandseaseiterisesedueetoeaedecreaseeineatmosphericepressure
ADMe-eCORRECTeeANSWER--AeronauticaleDecisioneMaking
-
systematiceapproachetoetheementaleprocesseusedebyepilotsetoeconsistentlyedetermineetheeb
estecourseeofeactioneineresponseetoeaegiveneseteofecircumstances.eIteisewhateaepiloteintendset
oedoebasedeonetheelatesteinformationeheeoresheehas
Advectionefoge-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
Formedewheneaelayereofewarm,emoisteairemoveseovereaecoldesurface.
-Winderequiredeforeadvectionefogetoeform
-Windseupetoe15eknotseallowetoeforme&eintensify
-Ifewinde>e15eknots,efogeusuallyeliftseandeformselowestratuseclouds
-Commoneinecoastaleareasewhereeseaebreezesecaneblowetheeaireoverecoolerelandmasses
-Canepersisteforedays
-Canealsoeextendetoegreatereheightsethaterad.efog
AGLe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-HeighteAboveeGroundeLevel
airemassepassingeovereaecolderesurface...e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
doesenoteformeconvectiveecurrentsebuteinsteadecreateseaestableeairemassewithepooresurface
evisibility.eTheepooresurfaceevisibilityeisedueetoetheefactethatesmoke,edust,eandeothereparticles
ecannoteriseeouteofetheeairemasseandeareeinsteadetrappedenearetheesurface.e
-Aestableeairemassecaneproduceelowestratusecloudseandefog.
, airemassepassingeovereaewarmeresurface...e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
warmedefromebelow,econvectiveecurrentseform,ecausingetheeairetoerise.e
-createseaneunstableeairemassewithegoodesurfaceevisibility.
-Moist,eunstableeairecausesecumuluseclouds,eshowers,eandeturbulenceetoeform.
AireMasseThunderstormse-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Generallyeaeresulteofesurfaceeheating
-Formeaterandomeineunstableeair
-Lasteonlye1-2ehours
-produceeonlyemoderateewindegustse&erainfall
AISe-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
AbbreviatedeInjuryeScale.eAnatomicaleScoringesystemethaterankseaccidenteseverity.
-Usedebyeemergencyemedicalepersonnel.
Alertnesse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-Beealerteatealletimes,eespeciallyeinegoodeweather
-Unlimitedevisibilityeseemsetoeencourageeaesenseeofesecurityewhicheisenotejustified
AltimetereSettinge(METAR)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Reportedeaseincheseofemercurye("Hg)
-4-digitenumberegroup,eprecededebye"A"
-RisingeorefallingepressureemayebeedenotedeineRemarksease"PRESRR"eore"PRESFR"
Angleeofeattacke-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
theeangleebetweenetheechordeofetheewingeandetheedirectioneofetheesurroundingeundisturbede
floweofeair
Anti-Authoritye-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Motto:e"Don'tetellemeewhatetoedo."
-
Theepersonedoesenotelikeeoremayeresenteanyoneetellingehimeoreherewhatetoedo.eTheepersone
mayeregarderules,eregulations,eandeprocedureseasesillyeoreunnecessary.e(Note:eiteisealwayse
youreprerogativeetoequestioneauthorityeifeyouefeeleiteiseineerror.)
-Antidote:e"Followetheerules.eTheyeareeusuallyeright."
Anticyclonicecirculatione-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
InetheeNortherneHemisphere,etheefloweifeairefromeareaseofehighetoelowepressureeisedeflectede
toetheerighteandeproduceseaeclockwiseecirculationearoundeareaseofehighepressure.e
-Oppositeeineareaseofelow-pressureearease=ecounterclockwisee(cyclonic)ecirculation.
ASHTAMe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Notificationeofeaneoperationallyesignificantechangeeinevolcaniceasheoreotheredustecontamina
tion
ASOSe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-AutomatedeSurfaceeObservingeSystem
-Gov'teandeprivatelyecontractedefacilityethateprovidesecontinuouseupetoedateeweathereinfo
Playeaemajoreroleeinegatheringeofesurfaceeobservations
Questions And Answers
2ecomponentseoferiske-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Likelihood
-Severity
2etypeseofeMETARe-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
Routine,etransmittedeoneaeregularetimeeinterval
-AviationeselectedeSPECI-
especialereport,ecanebeegiveneateanyetimeetoeupdateetheeMETAReforerapidlyechangingeweath
ereconditions,eaircraftemishaps,eetc.
2etypeseoferiskeresultingefromeRMe-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Residual
-Substitute
3ereasonseHigheredensityealtitudeeisehazardouse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
1.ereducesepowereb/ceengineetakeseinelesseairetoesupportecombustion
2.eReducesethrusteb/celesseaireforetheepropetoeworkewithe
3.eReduceselifteb/celighteaireexertselesseforceeonetheeairfoils
4etypeseofefronte-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Warm
-Cold
-Stationary
-Occluded
AeBeCeDeEeFeGe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Aestableeairemasseisemostelikelyetoehaveewhichecharacteristice-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Pooresurfaceevisibility
Accidentereportecontenterequirementse(7)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
RPICenamee&econtacteinfo
,-RPICeFAAeairmanecertificatee#
-UASerege#
-Location,eDatee&etimeeofeaccident
-Person(s)einjuredeandeextenteofeinjury
-Propertyedamagedeandeextenteofedamage
-Descriptioneofewhatehappened
AccidenteReportinge-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
TheeremoteePICeofetheesUASemustereporteaneaccidentetoetheeFAAeRegionaleOpseCentere(R
OC)ewithine10edayseifeitemeetsetheethreshholds
AccidenteReportinge(Costegreaterethane$500etoerepair/replace)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
Whichevereiselower.e
-DamageetoeaepropertyewitheaeFMVeofe$200,ebuteitewouldecoste$600etoerepair/replace.
AccidenteReportingeThreshholdse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
a.eAteleasteseriouseinjurye(levele3eorehigher)etoeanyepersoneorelosseofeconsciousness
b.eDamageetoeanyepropertyeotherethanetheeUA,eifetheecosteise>e$500etoerepaireorereplace
AdiabaticeCoolinge-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Airemassecoolseandeexpandseaseiterisesedueetoeaedecreaseeineatmosphericepressure
ADMe-eCORRECTeeANSWER--AeronauticaleDecisioneMaking
-
systematiceapproachetoetheementaleprocesseusedebyepilotsetoeconsistentlyedetermineetheeb
estecourseeofeactioneineresponseetoeaegiveneseteofecircumstances.eIteisewhateaepiloteintendset
oedoebasedeonetheelatesteinformationeheeoresheehas
Advectionefoge-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
Formedewheneaelayereofewarm,emoisteairemoveseovereaecoldesurface.
-Winderequiredeforeadvectionefogetoeform
-Windseupetoe15eknotseallowetoeforme&eintensify
-Ifewinde>e15eknots,efogeusuallyeliftseandeformselowestratuseclouds
-Commoneinecoastaleareasewhereeseaebreezesecaneblowetheeaireoverecoolerelandmasses
-Canepersisteforedays
-Canealsoeextendetoegreatereheightsethaterad.efog
AGLe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-HeighteAboveeGroundeLevel
airemassepassingeovereaecolderesurface...e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
doesenoteformeconvectiveecurrentsebuteinsteadecreateseaestableeairemassewithepooresurface
evisibility.eTheepooresurfaceevisibilityeisedueetoetheefactethatesmoke,edust,eandeothereparticles
ecannoteriseeouteofetheeairemasseandeareeinsteadetrappedenearetheesurface.e
-Aestableeairemassecaneproduceelowestratusecloudseandefog.
, airemassepassingeovereaewarmeresurface...e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
warmedefromebelow,econvectiveecurrentseform,ecausingetheeairetoerise.e
-createseaneunstableeairemassewithegoodesurfaceevisibility.
-Moist,eunstableeairecausesecumuluseclouds,eshowers,eandeturbulenceetoeform.
AireMasseThunderstormse-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Generallyeaeresulteofesurfaceeheating
-Formeaterandomeineunstableeair
-Lasteonlye1-2ehours
-produceeonlyemoderateewindegustse&erainfall
AISe-eCORRECTeeANSWER--
AbbreviatedeInjuryeScale.eAnatomicaleScoringesystemethaterankseaccidenteseverity.
-Usedebyeemergencyemedicalepersonnel.
Alertnesse-eCORRECTeeANSWER-Beealerteatealletimes,eespeciallyeinegoodeweather
-Unlimitedevisibilityeseemsetoeencourageeaesenseeofesecurityewhicheisenotejustified
AltimetereSettinge(METAR)e-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Reportedeaseincheseofemercurye("Hg)
-4-digitenumberegroup,eprecededebye"A"
-RisingeorefallingepressureemayebeedenotedeineRemarksease"PRESRR"eore"PRESFR"
Angleeofeattacke-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
theeangleebetweenetheechordeofetheewingeandetheedirectioneofetheesurroundingeundisturbede
floweofeair
Anti-Authoritye-eCORRECTeeANSWER--Motto:e"Don'tetellemeewhatetoedo."
-
Theepersonedoesenotelikeeoremayeresenteanyoneetellingehimeoreherewhatetoedo.eTheepersone
mayeregarderules,eregulations,eandeprocedureseasesillyeoreunnecessary.e(Note:eiteisealwayse
youreprerogativeetoequestioneauthorityeifeyouefeeleiteiseineerror.)
-Antidote:e"Followetheerules.eTheyeareeusuallyeright."
Anticyclonicecirculatione-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
InetheeNortherneHemisphere,etheefloweifeairefromeareaseofehighetoelowepressureeisedeflectede
toetheerighteandeproduceseaeclockwiseecirculationearoundeareaseofehighepressure.e
-Oppositeeineareaseofelow-pressureearease=ecounterclockwisee(cyclonic)ecirculation.
ASHTAMe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-
Notificationeofeaneoperationallyesignificantechangeeinevolcaniceasheoreotheredustecontamina
tion
ASOSe-eCORRECTeeANSWER-AutomatedeSurfaceeObservingeSystem
-Gov'teandeprivatelyecontractedefacilityethateprovidesecontinuouseupetoedateeweathereinfo
Playeaemajoreroleeinegatheringeofesurfaceeobservations