UAS 101 Final Study Guide
Unmanned Aircraft - correct answer ✔✔Aircraft that operates without the need of a human controlling
the flight from within or on the aircraft
Unmanned Systems - correct answer ✔✔Basic term used to define an aircraft being flown/controlled
either autonomously or remotely
Drone - correct answer ✔✔Pilotless, radio controlled military target towing aircraft or a pilotless aircraft
that follows a pre-programmed course without input from a pilot
Micro UAS - correct answer ✔✔Another term developed by the military Micro Air Vehicle (MAV). the
Aviation Rulemaking Committee has proposed the categorization of these based on a set of performance
based standards to fly around and over people
UAS Classification - correct answer ✔✔The best available method at this point to put the aircraft in
certain classes or categories is by GTOW (Gross take off weight)
Micro UAS Classification (MAV's) - correct answer ✔✔Less than 0.55 lbs
Miniature UAS Classification (MUAV's) - correct answer ✔✔0.55 - 20 lbs
Small UAS Classification (sUAS) - correct answer ✔✔20 - 55 lbs
Light UAS Classification - correct answer ✔✔55 - 300 lbs
Large UAS Classification - correct answer ✔✔300+ lbs
Telemetry - correct answer ✔✔Current state or status report of the aircraft
, Payload - correct answer ✔✔The part of a vehicles load, especially from which revenue is derived;
Passengers and cargo
What is the primary purpose of a UAS system? - correct answer ✔✔to carry a payload. some UAS
systems are payload specific.
Direct measurement payload - correct answer ✔✔Designed to sample the air to identify characteristics
or determine the presence of specific traits such as: Environmental observation, Emergency response,
Weather monitoring, and Research applications
Gimbal - correct answer ✔✔Support system that allows an object to remain horizontal regardless of the
motion around it. There are two main types: 2-DOF (Pitch and Yaw) & 3-DOF (Pitch, Roll, and Yaw)
User Controls - correct answer ✔✔provides a tangible connection between the remote pilot and the UAS
that features a mix of physical components and software based graphical user interfaces most commonly
referred to as an HMI (Human Machine Inferface)
Conventional Handheld - correct answer ✔✔simplest options of controllers are limited to 3 channels:
Pitch, Roll and Yaw. more advanced options offer additional capabilities such as: Momentary
pushbuttons, toggle switches, rotary switches and sliders
Above Ground Level (AGL) - correct answer ✔✔Actual distance above ground level. not GPS altitude or
pressure altitude, but the distance from the dirt to the drone
Mean Sea Level (MSL) - correct answer ✔✔True altitude above sea level (not ground level)
Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) - correct answer ✔✔Operational method of keeping aircraft within visual
perception with the human eye unaided by secondary equipment other than prescription eye glasses
Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) - correct answer ✔✔UAS operation outside of the human view, only
allowed with special waiver
Unmanned Aircraft - correct answer ✔✔Aircraft that operates without the need of a human controlling
the flight from within or on the aircraft
Unmanned Systems - correct answer ✔✔Basic term used to define an aircraft being flown/controlled
either autonomously or remotely
Drone - correct answer ✔✔Pilotless, radio controlled military target towing aircraft or a pilotless aircraft
that follows a pre-programmed course without input from a pilot
Micro UAS - correct answer ✔✔Another term developed by the military Micro Air Vehicle (MAV). the
Aviation Rulemaking Committee has proposed the categorization of these based on a set of performance
based standards to fly around and over people
UAS Classification - correct answer ✔✔The best available method at this point to put the aircraft in
certain classes or categories is by GTOW (Gross take off weight)
Micro UAS Classification (MAV's) - correct answer ✔✔Less than 0.55 lbs
Miniature UAS Classification (MUAV's) - correct answer ✔✔0.55 - 20 lbs
Small UAS Classification (sUAS) - correct answer ✔✔20 - 55 lbs
Light UAS Classification - correct answer ✔✔55 - 300 lbs
Large UAS Classification - correct answer ✔✔300+ lbs
Telemetry - correct answer ✔✔Current state or status report of the aircraft
, Payload - correct answer ✔✔The part of a vehicles load, especially from which revenue is derived;
Passengers and cargo
What is the primary purpose of a UAS system? - correct answer ✔✔to carry a payload. some UAS
systems are payload specific.
Direct measurement payload - correct answer ✔✔Designed to sample the air to identify characteristics
or determine the presence of specific traits such as: Environmental observation, Emergency response,
Weather monitoring, and Research applications
Gimbal - correct answer ✔✔Support system that allows an object to remain horizontal regardless of the
motion around it. There are two main types: 2-DOF (Pitch and Yaw) & 3-DOF (Pitch, Roll, and Yaw)
User Controls - correct answer ✔✔provides a tangible connection between the remote pilot and the UAS
that features a mix of physical components and software based graphical user interfaces most commonly
referred to as an HMI (Human Machine Inferface)
Conventional Handheld - correct answer ✔✔simplest options of controllers are limited to 3 channels:
Pitch, Roll and Yaw. more advanced options offer additional capabilities such as: Momentary
pushbuttons, toggle switches, rotary switches and sliders
Above Ground Level (AGL) - correct answer ✔✔Actual distance above ground level. not GPS altitude or
pressure altitude, but the distance from the dirt to the drone
Mean Sea Level (MSL) - correct answer ✔✔True altitude above sea level (not ground level)
Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) - correct answer ✔✔Operational method of keeping aircraft within visual
perception with the human eye unaided by secondary equipment other than prescription eye glasses
Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) - correct answer ✔✔UAS operation outside of the human view, only
allowed with special waiver
