USI MODULE PROGRESS CHECK & FLASHCARDS 2026/2027 | PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
Air temperature decreases and air density ____________ with increases in altitude - ✔✔decreases
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - ✔✔Servo
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - ✔✔Lift, weight, thrust, and drag
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - ✔✔Lift and drag
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - ✔✔Response VTOL and
hovering flight capability
Which of the following changes can be a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? - ✔✔Decrease in
maneuverability
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? - ✔✔Tricopter
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - ✔✔Barometric pressure, air temp,
dew point, and field elevation
Before any flight, the Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) should verify that the aircraft is correctly loaded
by determining the _____. - ✔✔center of gravity by calculating weight and balance
As the two forces of ______ increase, the angle of attack of an airfoil increases - ✔✔
Unmanned aircraft performant can be adversely affected by too much weight. What are 2 characteristics
of this condition? - ✔✔
One of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance is - ✔✔Air density
What electric device is used to measure the magnetic field around an aircraft? - ✔✔Magnetometer
T or F- when the unmanned aircraft system is flying straight and level, the airfoil must create enough lift
to equal the UAS' weight and any downforce generated by the horizontal tail and elevator - ✔✔True
The degrees of motion the illustrate rotation around axes are - ✔✔Longitudinal, lateral, and vertical
As temperature ______, air density decreases - ✔✔increases
If the UA is overweight, what change can the remote pilot expect? - ✔✔Decrease in maneuverability
Accurate navigational data, used by the flight control system, comes from your ________________ -
✔✔Global Positioning System (GPS)
, During pre-flight planning, the manufacturer's specifications of __________ must be considered - ✔✔
When too much weight is added to an aircraft, it will fly at a reduced rate and _________ - ✔✔
A _______ is an unmanned vehicle they is a combination of a fixed-wing and a rotary-wing aircraft -
✔✔Hybrid vehicle
According to federal aviation regulations, does a first person view camera satisfy the see and avoid
requirement? - ✔✔Yes, with a visual observer keeping eyes on the aircraft while the remote lookout
used the FPV camera
The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects moving through the air is known as _________ -
✔✔aerodynamics
Why flying your sUAS which direction do you launch your vehicle? - ✔✔
One of the rules of flying a sUAS under part 107 is that the pilot in command must be able to see the
aircraft _____ - ✔✔Unaided by any device other than corrective lenses
Controlling a sUAS from another vehicle is only allowed ________. - ✔✔Over a sparsely populated area
What is the max weight of a sUAS - ✔✔55 pounds
The FAA may grand a certificate waiver when it is needed for ________ - ✔✔A predetermined lift of
operational limits under part 107
What are areas that require increased security and ground safety and may be temporarily prohibited -
✔✔Nation security areas
The term used to describe the greatest horizontal distance an object can been seen with the naked eye is
- ✔✔Visual line of sight
The maximum altitude for a sUAS is - ✔✔400 feet AGL or within 400 feet laterally from a structure
Uncontrolled airspace or _______ is not designated as class A B C D or E - ✔✔Class G airspace
After registering your sUAS the FAS registration numbers must be placed - ✔✔On the outside of the
aircraft
What just you do to obtain the remote pilot certificate under part 107 - ✔✔Take the part 107
aeronautical knowledge test at an FAA facility
_______ provide information about areas where pilots can operate a sUAS - ✔✔Aeronautical Charts
Class b airspace is known as what type of airspace - ✔✔controlled
If a sUAS weighs 120 pounds what is needed before you can fly the vehicle - ✔✔An FAA exemption
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
Air temperature decreases and air density ____________ with increases in altitude - ✔✔decreases
What electro-mechanical device can be used to move a control surface? - ✔✔Servo
What are the four forces that act on an aircraft in flight? - ✔✔Lift, weight, thrust, and drag
In general, as the AOA of an airfoil increases, what two forces also increase? - ✔✔Lift and drag
What is the primary advantage of rotary-wing aircraft over a fixed-wing? - ✔✔Response VTOL and
hovering flight capability
Which of the following changes can be a remote pilot expect if the UA is overweight? - ✔✔Decrease in
maneuverability
What multirotor configuration uses vectored thrust to control the yaw axis? - ✔✔Tricopter
What four parameters are required to calculate density altitude? - ✔✔Barometric pressure, air temp,
dew point, and field elevation
Before any flight, the Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) should verify that the aircraft is correctly loaded
by determining the _____. - ✔✔center of gravity by calculating weight and balance
As the two forces of ______ increase, the angle of attack of an airfoil increases - ✔✔
Unmanned aircraft performant can be adversely affected by too much weight. What are 2 characteristics
of this condition? - ✔✔
One of the most important factors affecting overall aircraft performance is - ✔✔Air density
What electric device is used to measure the magnetic field around an aircraft? - ✔✔Magnetometer
T or F- when the unmanned aircraft system is flying straight and level, the airfoil must create enough lift
to equal the UAS' weight and any downforce generated by the horizontal tail and elevator - ✔✔True
The degrees of motion the illustrate rotation around axes are - ✔✔Longitudinal, lateral, and vertical
As temperature ______, air density decreases - ✔✔increases
If the UA is overweight, what change can the remote pilot expect? - ✔✔Decrease in maneuverability
Accurate navigational data, used by the flight control system, comes from your ________________ -
✔✔Global Positioning System (GPS)
, During pre-flight planning, the manufacturer's specifications of __________ must be considered - ✔✔
When too much weight is added to an aircraft, it will fly at a reduced rate and _________ - ✔✔
A _______ is an unmanned vehicle they is a combination of a fixed-wing and a rotary-wing aircraft -
✔✔Hybrid vehicle
According to federal aviation regulations, does a first person view camera satisfy the see and avoid
requirement? - ✔✔Yes, with a visual observer keeping eyes on the aircraft while the remote lookout
used the FPV camera
The study of forces and the resulting motion of objects moving through the air is known as _________ -
✔✔aerodynamics
Why flying your sUAS which direction do you launch your vehicle? - ✔✔
One of the rules of flying a sUAS under part 107 is that the pilot in command must be able to see the
aircraft _____ - ✔✔Unaided by any device other than corrective lenses
Controlling a sUAS from another vehicle is only allowed ________. - ✔✔Over a sparsely populated area
What is the max weight of a sUAS - ✔✔55 pounds
The FAA may grand a certificate waiver when it is needed for ________ - ✔✔A predetermined lift of
operational limits under part 107
What are areas that require increased security and ground safety and may be temporarily prohibited -
✔✔Nation security areas
The term used to describe the greatest horizontal distance an object can been seen with the naked eye is
- ✔✔Visual line of sight
The maximum altitude for a sUAS is - ✔✔400 feet AGL or within 400 feet laterally from a structure
Uncontrolled airspace or _______ is not designated as class A B C D or E - ✔✔Class G airspace
After registering your sUAS the FAS registration numbers must be placed - ✔✔On the outside of the
aircraft
What just you do to obtain the remote pilot certificate under part 107 - ✔✔Take the part 107
aeronautical knowledge test at an FAA facility
_______ provide information about areas where pilots can operate a sUAS - ✔✔Aeronautical Charts
Class b airspace is known as what type of airspace - ✔✔controlled
If a sUAS weighs 120 pounds what is needed before you can fly the vehicle - ✔✔An FAA exemption
