UAS Progress Check
The role of the Visual Observer (VO) is to ___________. - correct answer ✔✔assist/support the Remote
Pilot in Command (RPIC)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has defined UAS as "an unmanned aircraft and the equipment
necessary for the safe and efficient operation of that aircraft. The aircraft is operated with direct human
intervention from within or on the aircraft." - correct answer ✔✔False
What are the four core components of a UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Unmanned Aircraft, Payload, Control
Link, Control Element
The upper Gross Takeoff Weight (GTOW) limit of a small UAS is less than 44 pounds. - correct answer
✔✔False
At the time of takeoff, the weight limitation for a sUAS is _____________, including everything on board.
- correct answer ✔✔less than 55 pounds
The term "Unmanned Aircraft System" is used instead of UAV or drone because it ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔Aligns with the rest of the world's acceptance of the term
There are two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems.They are autonomous and ___________. -
correct answer ✔✔remote control
The role of the Visual Observer (VO) is to ___________. - correct answer ✔✔assist/support the Remote
Pilot in Command (RPIC)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has defined UAS as "an unmanned aircraft and the equipment
necessary for the safe and efficient operation of that aircraft. The aircraft is operated with direct human
intervention from within or on the aircraft." - correct answer ✔✔False
What are the four core components of a UAS? - correct answer ✔✔Unmanned Aircraft, Payload, Control
Link, Control Element
The upper Gross Takeoff Weight (GTOW) limit of a small UAS is less than 44 pounds. - correct answer
✔✔False
At the time of takeoff, the weight limitation for a sUAS is _____________, including everything on board.
- correct answer ✔✔less than 55 pounds
The term "Unmanned Aircraft System" is used instead of UAV or drone because it ____________. -
correct answer ✔✔Aligns with the rest of the world's acceptance of the term
There are two distinctive types of unmanned aircraft systems.They are autonomous and ___________. -
correct answer ✔✔remote control
