Smooth air, poor visibility, and steady (not showery) precipitation (because stable air is
usually humid).
T
is for the weather
PO
,Term 3 of 507
Flight Services Station (FSS)
Air traffic facility that provides information and services to aircraft pilots before, during,
and after flights. Unlike Air Traffic Control (ATC), FSS is not responsible for giving
instructions or clearances or providing separation, but they do relay ATC clearances.
Responsible for providing the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic at airports
where the type of operations and/or volume of traffic requires such a service.
cause that bumpy, turbulent air sometimes experienced when flying at lower altitudes
during warmer weather. On a low-altitude flight over different types of surfaces, updrafts
are likely to occur over areas like pavement or sand, and downdrafts often occur over water
or expansive areas of vegetation like a group of trees.
Locally affiliated field office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Term 4 of 507
The twilight time before sunrise or after sunset when you can still fly.
30 minutes.
15 minutes.
10 days.
30 days
Term 5 of 507
Before each flight, the Remote PIC must ensure that:
The emergency landing procedures are memorized
The weather forecast is favorable for flying
Objects carried on the sUAS are secure
The suas battery is fully charged
,Term 6 of 507
Pilot Report (PIREP).
Guidebook for tourist attractions near airports.
Report of actual weather conditions that the pilot collects mid-flight.
Document detailing aircraft maintenance history.
Summary of passenger feedback on airline services.
Term 7 of 507
Not an acronym:
Universal Communications. A radio broadcast that tells you about non- flight services, such as
fuel, taxis, and car rentals.
nimbus
NTAP
Uniform
UNICOM
, Term 8 of 507
According to 14 CFR Part 107, what is required to operate a small unmanned aircraft within 30
minutes after sunset?
Load factor
Use of anit-collision lights
Relative humidity is the actual amount of moisture in the air compared to the total amount
of moisture the air could hold at that temperature. for example, if the current relative
humidity is 65 percent, the air is holding 65 percent of the total amount of moisture that it is
capable of holding at that temperature and pressure
A small unmanned aircraft (ua) and its associated elements, including communication links
and the components that control the small ua, that are required for the safe and efficient
operation of the small ua in the national airspace system (nas). to reiterate, the difference
between the small unmanned aircraft and the small unmanned aircraft system is simply that
the system is the aircraft plus all the other equipment and components, such as the remote
control / transmitter
Term 9 of 507
Determines when the craft stalls. This doesn't change if the vehicle weight changes.
Angle of incidence
Use of anit-collision lights
Angle of attack
Warning areas (w-###)
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