SUAS SAFETY CERTIFICATION EXAM
SCRIPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● What frequency should be monitored if you are close to an airport
that does not have a tower?
Answer: common
●● What term describes the effective use of all available resources—
human, hardware, and information—prior to and during flight to ensure
the successful outcome of an operation?
Answer: Crew Resource Management
●● What is used to transmit digital imagery from the remote sensing
platform to a ground station?
Answer: Radio frequency (RF) datalink
●● Uncontrolled airspace or _________ is not designated as Class A, B,
C, D, or E.
Answer: Class G airspace
●● If there are no scheduled maintenance instructions provided by the
sUAS manufacturer or component manufacturer, the Remote Pilot in
Command (RPIC) should establish a scheduled maintenance protocol.
,Answer: True
●● Prior to a flight, to make sure the air vehicle proceeds to a landing
point, what do you need to do if a lost link situation occurs?
Answer: have a previously programmed lost communications flight plan
●● A waypoint is a geographic location where the Unmanned Aircraft
Vehicle (UAV) transitions through as part of a flight path.
Answer: True
●● The technology that enables unmanned aircraft systems to sense
other aircraft and obstacles is known as 'Global Positioning'.
Answer: False
●● Crew Resource Management is the practice of safe maintenance
procedures and clear, well-kept documentation.
Answer: False
●● Class C airspace is generally airspace from the surface to 4000'
within 5 NM of the field and ______ to 4000' between 5-10 NM from
the field.
Answer: 1200 feet Above Ground Level (AGL)
, ●● You no longer need a Certificate of Waiver for two types of flight
operations. What are they? (Select two)
Answer: Operate UAS at night with sUAS meeting the requirements
defined in the rule
Fly over spectators with sUAS meeting the requirements defined in the
rule
●● A datalink's strength or range can be limited by ________.
Answer: environmental factors, towers, distance, power, and antenna
type
●● The purpose of a datalink is to ________.
Answer: establish reliable communications between the UAV and
ground control station (GCS)
●● The lowest layer of clouds described as either ________.make up the
cloud ceiling, which is the height above ground level.
Answer: broken or overcast
●● The ________ is a type of image taken from a UAS that easily
highlights differences in temperature.
Answer: thermogram
SCRIPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● What frequency should be monitored if you are close to an airport
that does not have a tower?
Answer: common
●● What term describes the effective use of all available resources—
human, hardware, and information—prior to and during flight to ensure
the successful outcome of an operation?
Answer: Crew Resource Management
●● What is used to transmit digital imagery from the remote sensing
platform to a ground station?
Answer: Radio frequency (RF) datalink
●● Uncontrolled airspace or _________ is not designated as Class A, B,
C, D, or E.
Answer: Class G airspace
●● If there are no scheduled maintenance instructions provided by the
sUAS manufacturer or component manufacturer, the Remote Pilot in
Command (RPIC) should establish a scheduled maintenance protocol.
,Answer: True
●● Prior to a flight, to make sure the air vehicle proceeds to a landing
point, what do you need to do if a lost link situation occurs?
Answer: have a previously programmed lost communications flight plan
●● A waypoint is a geographic location where the Unmanned Aircraft
Vehicle (UAV) transitions through as part of a flight path.
Answer: True
●● The technology that enables unmanned aircraft systems to sense
other aircraft and obstacles is known as 'Global Positioning'.
Answer: False
●● Crew Resource Management is the practice of safe maintenance
procedures and clear, well-kept documentation.
Answer: False
●● Class C airspace is generally airspace from the surface to 4000'
within 5 NM of the field and ______ to 4000' between 5-10 NM from
the field.
Answer: 1200 feet Above Ground Level (AGL)
, ●● You no longer need a Certificate of Waiver for two types of flight
operations. What are they? (Select two)
Answer: Operate UAS at night with sUAS meeting the requirements
defined in the rule
Fly over spectators with sUAS meeting the requirements defined in the
rule
●● A datalink's strength or range can be limited by ________.
Answer: environmental factors, towers, distance, power, and antenna
type
●● The purpose of a datalink is to ________.
Answer: establish reliable communications between the UAV and
ground control station (GCS)
●● The lowest layer of clouds described as either ________.make up the
cloud ceiling, which is the height above ground level.
Answer: broken or overcast
●● The ________ is a type of image taken from a UAS that easily
highlights differences in temperature.
Answer: thermogram
