FAA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS Flashcards
When can you fly above 400’ AGL?
When you are flying up to 400’ above an obstacle (w/in 400’ horizontally of obstacle)
When can you fly your sUAS from a moving vehicle?
When sUAS is flown over sparsely populated areas and is not transporting another person’s property for compensation or hire
Restricted Airspace?
You can fly in restricted airspace with permission of controlling authority and under 400’ AGL
TAF wind directions in true or magnetic North depiction?
TAF provides wind directions in True North direction
Minimum visibility to fly sUAS?
3 SM
How to find out if MOA is active?
Refer to the legend for special use airspace phone number
For info on parachute jumping contact who?
View the Airport/Facility Directory section (AFD) of the Chart Supplement
What occurs in MOA’s?
Military training activities that necessitate acrobatic or abrupt flight maneuvers
What occurs in Restricted Airspace?
Unusual, often invisible, hazards such as aerial gunnery or guided missiles
As speed increases, induced drag will…
Decrease
If you breach the sUAS rules (i.e. fly over 600’ AGL) what should you do?
Inform FAA upon request
To conduct Category 4 operations, the rPIC must us a sUAS that…
Has an airworthiness certificate under Part 21
Can a sUAS weighing 0.35 lbs be flown over an open-air assembly of human beings if it’s equipped with prop guards?
Yes, as long as the sUAS is equipped with remote ID
How are VFR Routes depicted on sectional charts?
Light blue lines
How are controlled firing areas shown on sectional charts?
They are NOT charted
During what cycle of the thunderstorms life cycle is characterized predominantly by downdrafts?
Dissipating
What conditions result in the formation of frost?
Temperature of collecting surface is at or below the dew point of the adjacent air and the dew point is below freezing
Are controlled firing areas shown on sectional charts?
No
What part of life cycle of a thunderstorm is characterized predominantly by downdrafts?
Dissipating phase
To conduct Category 4 operations, what is required of the sUAS?
The sUAS must have an airworthiness certificate issued under Part 21
As speed increases, induced drag will…
Decrease
What hazards may exist in restricted areas?
Unusual, often invisible, hazards such as aerial gunnery or guided missiles
What are the characteristics of stable air?
Poor visibility and steady precipitation
Can a sUAS weighing 0.35 lbs be flown over an open-air assembly of humans?
Yes, as long as the sUAS is equipped with Remote ID (Category 1)