Terms & Abbreviations
UAS
What is Unmanned Aerial (Aircraft) Systems?
The maximum altitude allowed to fly a UAS
What is 400 feet (AGL)?
Controls and Regulates the Airspace
What is FAA?
The action of lifting off the ground to start flight
What is Takeoff?
GPS
What is Global Positioning System?
FAA
What is Federal Aviation Administration?
Must earn TRUST certification in order to fly for...
What is recreation (fun/hobby)?
Type of Airspace UAS pilots need authorization from the FAA in order to fly in it
What is Controlled Airspace?
(Class B, C, D, E)
yourself, the weather, the area you plan to fly, and your drone
What are four things you need to check before each flight?
FPV stands for this
What is first person view?
RPAS
What is Remotely Piloted Aerial (Aircraft) Systems?
Not allowed to fly directly over
What are people?
Type of Airspace UAS pilots can fly in WITHOUT permission from the FAA
What is Uncontrolled Airspace?
(Class G)
The action of moving the drone forward pushing up on this stick (left or right)
What is Right Stick?
The number of propellers/motors in an octocopter
What is 8?
CBO
What is Community Based Organization?
Must maintain this without the use of other visual aids such as binoculars or cameras
What is Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)?
Class Airspace that surrounds BIG, BUSY, Airports and Cities such as: Los Angeles (LAX), New York City (JFK), Philadelphia (PHL), & Orlando (MCO)
What is Class B?
(Using technical terms) The action of rotating the UAS left or right
What is Yaw?
Application used to access information about airspace restrictions and to apply for airspace authorizations in controlled airspace
What is LAANC (Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability)? (pronounced "Lance")
TFR
What is Temporary Flight Restrictions
An FAA-recognized group that promotes recreational flying and provides safety guidelines to its members
What is a CBO (Community Based Organization)?
Avoid distractions and be aware of their surroundings
What does a recreational flyer do to reduce the chance of an accident with another aircraft?
What are weather conditions that can make a drone more difficult to control?
It is the 5th planet from the sun
What is Jupiter?