SUAS Safety Certification Level 1 Practice Exam
Questions And Answers
Control surfaces like ailerons, rudders, and elevators perform which of the following tasks? ANS
Maintain a fixed-wing aircraft's stability and maneuverability
LiDAR systems use GPS receivers and INS to ANS Georeferenced the point cloud data
Which Remotely Piloted Aircraft System element is responsible for transmitting data between the
ground control station and the aircraft? ANS Data Link
Which of the following battery types has the highest energy density? ANS Lithium polymer
(LiPo)
Adding an overweight payload to a remotely piloted aircraft system can adversely affect air vehicle
performance in which of the following ways? (select all that apply) ANS Diminished
controllability , Higher stall speed , Poor rate of climb , Reduced maneuverability
Which essential function of a control station describes defining mission objectives and flight paths?
ANS Mission Planning
Using lightweight composite materials and airfoils with high aspect ratios will help an aircraft
achieve which of the following? ANS Higher Endurance
True or False. The Angle of Attack (AOA) is the angle between the chord line and the relative
airflow. ANS True
Aviation uses G forces to measure which of the following? ANS Load
True or False. Geometric correction in remote sensing ensures accurate georeferencing, corrects
distortion and inaccuracies, and removes unwanted objects from the dataset. ANS False
,Which of the following are categories of the Electromagnetic Spectrum? (Select all that apply) ANS
Gamma , Infrared , Microwave , X-Ray
Beyond Line-of-Sight Operations require which of the following? (Select all that apply) ANS
Alternative means of complying with 'see and avoid' requirements , Multiple data links
What is the term for the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another due to a change
in their speed? ANS Refraction
Which of the following are core components of all remotely piloted aircraft systems? (Select all that
apply) ANS Control Station , Support Equipment , Payload
True or False. Passive imaging payloads emit energy and measure the energy reflected or scattered
back from the target object or surface. ANS False
Which components of a remotely piloted aircraft system are found in the ground control station?
(Select all that apply.) ANS Radio transmitter/receiver , Computer , Monitor
Which of the following types of infrared payloads capture absolute temperature measurements? ANS
Radiometric
Which essential function of a control station describes the processing and sharing of mission data and
imagery? ANS Data Exploitation
In what ways is RPAS performance impacted by payloads? ANS Power requirements of the
payload , Flight time and battery life , Weight and balance of the aircraft
True or False. Beyond Visual Line of Sight and Beyond Line of Sight are the same. ANS False
A ______ is a type of UAS that combines the features of both rotor and fixed-wing systems. ANS
Powerlift
, In remote sensing, correction algorithms are implemented to: ANS To reduce atmospheric effects
Sky Wave Reflection occurs when radio waves below ____ bounce off charged particles in the
Earth's ionosphere. ANS 1 GHz
Which of the following are considered malicious uses of an autonomous UAS or RPAS? (Select all
that apply) ANS Invasion of privacy , Smuggling contraband , Weaponization
Terrain masking, equipment failures, and electromagnetic interference can cause which of the
following conditions? ANS Loss of link
Which of the following are typical hardware components of a data link? (Select all that apply) ANS
Antenna , Modem , Receiver , Transmitter
Stability is an airfoil's tendency to return to a state of ____ after a perturbation. ANS Equilibrium
True or False. GTOW, in the context of UAS regulation, stands for General Takeoff ANS False
True or False. Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) is limited by the crew's ability to see the air vehicle ANS
True
Which of the following is NOT a Civil Aviation Authority responsible for regulating UAS? ANS
ASTM
How does the way a fixed-wing aircraft induce yaw differently than a multirotor? ANS A fixed-
wing moves a rudder into the airstream, whereas a multirotor increases the RPM of two diagonal
motors
What is the common control station employed for small remotely piloted aircraft systems? ANS
Handheld control station
Questions And Answers
Control surfaces like ailerons, rudders, and elevators perform which of the following tasks? ANS
Maintain a fixed-wing aircraft's stability and maneuverability
LiDAR systems use GPS receivers and INS to ANS Georeferenced the point cloud data
Which Remotely Piloted Aircraft System element is responsible for transmitting data between the
ground control station and the aircraft? ANS Data Link
Which of the following battery types has the highest energy density? ANS Lithium polymer
(LiPo)
Adding an overweight payload to a remotely piloted aircraft system can adversely affect air vehicle
performance in which of the following ways? (select all that apply) ANS Diminished
controllability , Higher stall speed , Poor rate of climb , Reduced maneuverability
Which essential function of a control station describes defining mission objectives and flight paths?
ANS Mission Planning
Using lightweight composite materials and airfoils with high aspect ratios will help an aircraft
achieve which of the following? ANS Higher Endurance
True or False. The Angle of Attack (AOA) is the angle between the chord line and the relative
airflow. ANS True
Aviation uses G forces to measure which of the following? ANS Load
True or False. Geometric correction in remote sensing ensures accurate georeferencing, corrects
distortion and inaccuracies, and removes unwanted objects from the dataset. ANS False
,Which of the following are categories of the Electromagnetic Spectrum? (Select all that apply) ANS
Gamma , Infrared , Microwave , X-Ray
Beyond Line-of-Sight Operations require which of the following? (Select all that apply) ANS
Alternative means of complying with 'see and avoid' requirements , Multiple data links
What is the term for the bending of waves as they pass from one medium to another due to a change
in their speed? ANS Refraction
Which of the following are core components of all remotely piloted aircraft systems? (Select all that
apply) ANS Control Station , Support Equipment , Payload
True or False. Passive imaging payloads emit energy and measure the energy reflected or scattered
back from the target object or surface. ANS False
Which components of a remotely piloted aircraft system are found in the ground control station?
(Select all that apply.) ANS Radio transmitter/receiver , Computer , Monitor
Which of the following types of infrared payloads capture absolute temperature measurements? ANS
Radiometric
Which essential function of a control station describes the processing and sharing of mission data and
imagery? ANS Data Exploitation
In what ways is RPAS performance impacted by payloads? ANS Power requirements of the
payload , Flight time and battery life , Weight and balance of the aircraft
True or False. Beyond Visual Line of Sight and Beyond Line of Sight are the same. ANS False
A ______ is a type of UAS that combines the features of both rotor and fixed-wing systems. ANS
Powerlift
, In remote sensing, correction algorithms are implemented to: ANS To reduce atmospheric effects
Sky Wave Reflection occurs when radio waves below ____ bounce off charged particles in the
Earth's ionosphere. ANS 1 GHz
Which of the following are considered malicious uses of an autonomous UAS or RPAS? (Select all
that apply) ANS Invasion of privacy , Smuggling contraband , Weaponization
Terrain masking, equipment failures, and electromagnetic interference can cause which of the
following conditions? ANS Loss of link
Which of the following are typical hardware components of a data link? (Select all that apply) ANS
Antenna , Modem , Receiver , Transmitter
Stability is an airfoil's tendency to return to a state of ____ after a perturbation. ANS Equilibrium
True or False. GTOW, in the context of UAS regulation, stands for General Takeoff ANS False
True or False. Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) is limited by the crew's ability to see the air vehicle ANS
True
Which of the following is NOT a Civil Aviation Authority responsible for regulating UAS? ANS
ASTM
How does the way a fixed-wing aircraft induce yaw differently than a multirotor? ANS A fixed-
wing moves a rudder into the airstream, whereas a multirotor increases the RPM of two diagonal
motors
What is the common control station employed for small remotely piloted aircraft systems? ANS
Handheld control station
