USI FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS &
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM REVIEW
T or F: obstacles in the transmission path can cause radio frequency interference in telecommunication
systems - ✔✔true
Infrared payloads are constructed similarly to RGB electro-optical payloads with which of the following
exceptions? - ✔✔the semiconductor material is different
Which of the following are common architecture components shared by all robots? - ✔✔electronic
systems, mechanical structure, software
T or F: the Human Machine Interface (HMI) in a ground control station is used to control flight and
interact with remotely piloted aircraft - ✔✔true
T or F: the primary purpose of the guidance is to determine the desired flight path of the air vehicle -
✔✔true
Stability is an airfoil's tendency to return to a state of _______ after a perturbation - ✔✔equilibrium
which of the following is a metric that can be used to assess system reliability? - ✔✔MTBF
T of F: beyond visual line of sight and beyond line of sight are the same - ✔✔false
which of the following is NOT a function of a remotely piloted aircraft system data link? - ✔✔storing
data
T or F: radiometric correction involves adjusting the brightness and color values of data - ✔✔true
T or F: frequency modulation involves encoding information into a carrier wave by varying the amplitude,
amount of energy carried by the wave - ✔✔false
weather conditions and obstacles are environmental challenges that fall into which environmental
domains? - ✔✔operational
T or F: Dead reckoning is different from ground reference navigation in that dead reckoning uses known
landmarks to maintain course, whereas ground reference uses direction and speed of travel. - ✔✔false
Which of the following is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the shape of the Earth? -
✔✔ellipsoid
T or F: Lower-frequency carrier waves can carry more information. - ✔✔False
T or F: Multiplexing a signal allows for the simultaneous transmission of several signals, which has the
positive side effect of reducing data link interference - ✔✔true
, T or F: density altitude affects visibility of the pilot - ✔✔false
Moving a fixed- wing aircraft's elevators will generate rotation around the lateral axis also known as
which of the following? - ✔✔pitch
T or F: the angle of attack is the angle between the chord line and the relative airflow - ✔✔true
Which of the following has the primary function of automating the air vehicle's flight control? -
✔✔flight control computer
an autonomous uncrewed aircraft system has which of the following features? - ✔✔requires no human
intervention
Ground sample distance is a measurement of what type of resolution? - ✔✔Spatial
what is the primary role of the human in a remotely piloted aircraft system? - ✔✔they are responsible
for the safety and reliability of the system
what type of closed loop system adjusts the output of a process based on the difference between the
desired output (the setpoint) and the measured output? - ✔✔proportional-integral-derivative-control
T or F: the ground data terminal provides communication with airborne systems equipped with a
datalink - ✔✔true
emissivity compares the thermal emittance of an object to that of which of the following - ✔✔a black
body
a ___________ is a type of UAS that combines the features of both the rotor and fixed wing systems -
✔✔powerlift
which of the following systems does not require human intrvention - ✔✔Autonomous UAS
T or F: in the context of remotely piloted aircraft systems, DAA stands for detect and avoid - ✔✔true
what avionic sensor combines information from gyroscopes and accelerometers to determine the
aircraft's altitude at an angular rate? - ✔✔inertial measurement unit
T or F: air density decreases with increasing temperature, causing aircraft performance to increase -
✔✔false
which element of a remotely piloted aircraft system is responsible for the safety and reliability of the
whole system? - ✔✔human element
a geoid in geospatial data is: - ✔✔a model representing the earth's gravity field
which of the following describes the tendency of an aircraft to fly in a prescribed flight condition -
✔✔stability
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM REVIEW
T or F: obstacles in the transmission path can cause radio frequency interference in telecommunication
systems - ✔✔true
Infrared payloads are constructed similarly to RGB electro-optical payloads with which of the following
exceptions? - ✔✔the semiconductor material is different
Which of the following are common architecture components shared by all robots? - ✔✔electronic
systems, mechanical structure, software
T or F: the Human Machine Interface (HMI) in a ground control station is used to control flight and
interact with remotely piloted aircraft - ✔✔true
T or F: the primary purpose of the guidance is to determine the desired flight path of the air vehicle -
✔✔true
Stability is an airfoil's tendency to return to a state of _______ after a perturbation - ✔✔equilibrium
which of the following is a metric that can be used to assess system reliability? - ✔✔MTBF
T of F: beyond visual line of sight and beyond line of sight are the same - ✔✔false
which of the following is NOT a function of a remotely piloted aircraft system data link? - ✔✔storing
data
T or F: radiometric correction involves adjusting the brightness and color values of data - ✔✔true
T or F: frequency modulation involves encoding information into a carrier wave by varying the amplitude,
amount of energy carried by the wave - ✔✔false
weather conditions and obstacles are environmental challenges that fall into which environmental
domains? - ✔✔operational
T or F: Dead reckoning is different from ground reference navigation in that dead reckoning uses known
landmarks to maintain course, whereas ground reference uses direction and speed of travel. - ✔✔false
Which of the following is a mathematically defined surface that approximates the shape of the Earth? -
✔✔ellipsoid
T or F: Lower-frequency carrier waves can carry more information. - ✔✔False
T or F: Multiplexing a signal allows for the simultaneous transmission of several signals, which has the
positive side effect of reducing data link interference - ✔✔true
, T or F: density altitude affects visibility of the pilot - ✔✔false
Moving a fixed- wing aircraft's elevators will generate rotation around the lateral axis also known as
which of the following? - ✔✔pitch
T or F: the angle of attack is the angle between the chord line and the relative airflow - ✔✔true
Which of the following has the primary function of automating the air vehicle's flight control? -
✔✔flight control computer
an autonomous uncrewed aircraft system has which of the following features? - ✔✔requires no human
intervention
Ground sample distance is a measurement of what type of resolution? - ✔✔Spatial
what is the primary role of the human in a remotely piloted aircraft system? - ✔✔they are responsible
for the safety and reliability of the system
what type of closed loop system adjusts the output of a process based on the difference between the
desired output (the setpoint) and the measured output? - ✔✔proportional-integral-derivative-control
T or F: the ground data terminal provides communication with airborne systems equipped with a
datalink - ✔✔true
emissivity compares the thermal emittance of an object to that of which of the following - ✔✔a black
body
a ___________ is a type of UAS that combines the features of both the rotor and fixed wing systems -
✔✔powerlift
which of the following systems does not require human intrvention - ✔✔Autonomous UAS
T or F: in the context of remotely piloted aircraft systems, DAA stands for detect and avoid - ✔✔true
what avionic sensor combines information from gyroscopes and accelerometers to determine the
aircraft's altitude at an angular rate? - ✔✔inertial measurement unit
T or F: air density decreases with increasing temperature, causing aircraft performance to increase -
✔✔false
which element of a remotely piloted aircraft system is responsible for the safety and reliability of the
whole system? - ✔✔human element
a geoid in geospatial data is: - ✔✔a model representing the earth's gravity field
which of the following describes the tendency of an aircraft to fly in a prescribed flight condition -
✔✔stability
