| Applicable Regulations | Airspace Classification, Operating Requirements, and Flight Restrictions | Aviation Weather Sources | Effects of Weather on Small Unmanned Aircraft Performance | Small Unmanned Aircraft Loading |
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What is an interface used by the remote pilot to control the flight path of the small unmanned aircraft?
Control station
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What are two categories of airspace?
regulatory and nonregulatory
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Aviation weather reports are designed to give accurate depictions of current weather conditions. What are the 2 typical types of reports used?
METARs and PIREPs
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What factors affect aircraft performance?
-aircraft weight
-atmospheric conditions -runway environment -the fundamental physical laws governing the forces acting on an aircraft |
What is the pulling force that tends to draw all bodies to the center of the earth
Gravity
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What is the amount of days after an operation that meets the criteria that a remote pilot in command must report to the FAA?
10 calendar days
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Within these two categories (regulatory and nonregulatory), there are four types. What are they?
controlled, uncontrolled, special use, and other airspaces
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The printed forecasts that pilots need to be familiar with are:
1. The terminal aerodrome forecast (TAF)
2. aviation area forecast (FA) 3. inflight weather advisories (Significant Meteorological Information (SIGMET) 4. Airman’s Meteorological Information (AIRMET) 5. The winds and temperatures aloft forecast (FB) |
Fill in the blank:
A change in an aircraft’s weight produces a twofold effect on climb performance. An (INCREASE/ DECREASE) in altitude also increases the power required and decreases the power available. Therefore, the climb performance of an aircraft diminishes with altitude.
Increase
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What is the inherent quality of an aircraft to correct for conditions that may disturb its equilibrium and to return to or to continue on the original flight path. And affects which two areas significantly on an aircraft?
1.Stability
2. Manageability and Controllability |
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What is the criteria that must be met in order to report an accident to the FAA?
(a) Serious injury to any person or any loss of consciousness; or
(b) Damage to any property, other than the small unmanned aircraft, unless one of the following conditions is satisfied: (1) The cost of repair (including materials and labor) does not exceed $500; or (2) The fair market value of the property does not exceed $500 in the event of total loss. |
The categories and types of airspace are dictated by what 4 things? (View Picture)
1. the complexity or density of aircraft movements
2. nature of the operations conducted within the airspace 3. the level of safety required 4. national and public interest |
What is Convective SIGMETs?
Convective Significant Meteorological Information
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What is it called when air rises and expands in the atmosphere, the temperature decreases?
Inversion
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At a constant altitude, during a coordinated
turn in any aircraft, the load factor is the result of two forces:
centrifugal force and weight
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True or False: No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft system from a moving land or water-borne vehicle unless the small unmanned aircraft is flown over a sparsely populated area and is not transporting another person's property for compensation or hire.
True
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What is a Restricted area?
Restricted areas are areas where
operations are hazardous to nonparticipating aircraft and contain airspace within which the flight of aircraft, while not wholly prohibited, is subject to restrictions |
Convective SIGMETs are issued for?
are severe thunderstorms with surface winds greater than 50 knots, hail at the surface greater than or equal to ¾ inch in diameter, or tornadoes.
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True or False.
To pilots, the cumulonimbus cloud is perhaps the most dangerous cloud type? Explain Why
. It appears individually or
in groups and is known as either an air mass or orographic thunderstorm. Heating of the air near the Earth’s surface creates an air mass thunderstorm; the upslope motion of air in the mountainous regions causes orographic thunderstorms. Cumulonimbus clouds that form in a continuous line are nonfrontal bands of thunderstorms or squall lines. Since rising air currents cause cumulonimbus clouds, they are extremely turbulent and pose a significant hazard to flight safety. For example, if a small UA enters a thunderstorm, the small UA could experience updrafts and downdrafts that exceed 3,000 fpm. In addition, thunderstorms can produce large hailstones, damaging lightning, tornadoes, and large quantities of water, all of which are potentially hazardous to an aircraft. |
Define: Weight is the force with which gravity attracts a body toward the center of the Earth. It is a product
of the mass of a body and the acceleration acting on the body. Weight is a major factor in aircraft construction and operation and demands respect from all pilots. The force of gravity continuously attempts to pull an aircraft down toward Earth.
Weight Control
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What is a record submitted to the FAA that certifies the small unmanned aircraft conforms to the Category 2 or Category 3 requirements under subpart D of this part.
Declaration of compliance
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Special use airspace or special area of operation (SAO) is the designation for airspace in which certain activities must be confined, or where limitations may be imposed on aircraft operations that are not part of those activities. Special use airspace usually consists of:
• Prohibited areas
• Restricted areas • Warning areas • Military operation areas (MOAs) • Alert areas • Controlled firing areas (CFAs) |
What is the definition of the Aviation Routine Weather Report (METAR)?
A METAR is an observation of current surface weather reported in a standard international format.
METARs are issued on a regularly scheduled basis unless significant weather changes have occurred. |
The wind at mountain top level in excess of ___ knots suggests some turbulence. Wind in excess of ___ knots across a mountain barrier dictates caution.
20 and 40
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Which factor is NOT an effect of weight?
Higher takeoff speed • Longer takeoff run • Reduced rate and angle of climb • Lower maximum altitude • Shorter range • Reduced cruising speed • Reduced maneuverability • Lower stalling speed • Higher approach and landing speed • Longer landing roll
Lower stalling speed
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