USI COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉4. Hand, Vehicle Assisted, and VTOL are all methods of what?
Answer: Launching air vehicles
◉34. Which types of scattering result in the sky looking blue and
clouds looking white? Answer: Rayleigh and Mie.
◉27. True or False. Beyond Visual Line of Sight and Beyond Line of
Sight are the same. Answer: False
◉28. Beyond Line-Of-Sight Operations require which of the
following? (Select all that apply) Answer: Alternative means of
complying with 'see and avoid' requirements
Multiple data links.
◉26. Which of the following are classification systems used for
regulation UAS (Select all that apply). Answer: Gross Takeoff Weight,
Kinetic Energy
, ◉75. A ________________ is a type of UAS that combines the features of
both rotor and fixed-wing system. Answer: Powerlift
◉25. Which of the following is NOT a Civil Aviation Authority
responsible for regulating UAS? Answer: ASTM
◉50) Which of the following is a Digital Elevation Model
representing the Earth's surface void of vegetation and structures?
Answer: Digital Terrain Model
◉51) Photogrammetry uses which of the following techniques to
determine the positions of ground points by analyzing the images
acquired from overlapping aerial photographs? Answer: Aerial
Triangulation
◉153. Why would radiometric IR be better than isothermal IR for
evaluating measurable temperature differences in objects? Answer:
Radiometric IR provides absolute temperature measurements.
◉154. True or False. Electro-optical (EO) payloads use
electromagnetic radiation in the visible and infrared spectrum to
capture data. Answer: True
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉4. Hand, Vehicle Assisted, and VTOL are all methods of what?
Answer: Launching air vehicles
◉34. Which types of scattering result in the sky looking blue and
clouds looking white? Answer: Rayleigh and Mie.
◉27. True or False. Beyond Visual Line of Sight and Beyond Line of
Sight are the same. Answer: False
◉28. Beyond Line-Of-Sight Operations require which of the
following? (Select all that apply) Answer: Alternative means of
complying with 'see and avoid' requirements
Multiple data links.
◉26. Which of the following are classification systems used for
regulation UAS (Select all that apply). Answer: Gross Takeoff Weight,
Kinetic Energy
, ◉75. A ________________ is a type of UAS that combines the features of
both rotor and fixed-wing system. Answer: Powerlift
◉25. Which of the following is NOT a Civil Aviation Authority
responsible for regulating UAS? Answer: ASTM
◉50) Which of the following is a Digital Elevation Model
representing the Earth's surface void of vegetation and structures?
Answer: Digital Terrain Model
◉51) Photogrammetry uses which of the following techniques to
determine the positions of ground points by analyzing the images
acquired from overlapping aerial photographs? Answer: Aerial
Triangulation
◉153. Why would radiometric IR be better than isothermal IR for
evaluating measurable temperature differences in objects? Answer:
Radiometric IR provides absolute temperature measurements.
◉154. True or False. Electro-optical (EO) payloads use
electromagnetic radiation in the visible and infrared spectrum to
capture data. Answer: True
