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100
These are two formal terms for drones.
What are Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)?
100
This industry uses drones to collect data about crops.
What is Precision Agriculture?
100
This rule by the FAA in 2016 allows limited commercial use of drones.
What is the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 14 Part 107 (Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems)?
100
Part 107 took effect in this month during 2016.
What is August?
100
This Agency regulates sUAS in the USA.
What is the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)?
200
This NASA drone flew to an altitude of 96,863 feet in 2001.
What is the Helios HP01?
200
Using drones to look for lost hikers is called this.
What is Search and Rescue?
200
What is the title of the person who is in charge of and ultimately responsible for an sUAS?
What is Remote Pilot In Command (PIC)?
200
This many drones were registered in the first year (from Dec 21, 2015 to December 21, 2016.
What is over 616,000?
200
Drone Racing uses a headset for this.
What is FPV (First Person Viewing)?
300
The X-43 A Drone flew this fast in 2005.
What is 7,000 miles per hour?
300
These users use drones to spy on people for the media.
What are paparazzi?
300
This is as far as you can fly your drone.
What is within visual line of sight?
300
BNSF Railway has a Waiver to do this.
What is inspect track and bridges?
300
Use this to figure out where your drone is.
What is a Geographic Positioning System (GPS)?
400
Intel earned a World Record for the most drones airborne in Germany with this many sUAS.
What is 100?
400
Name two educational institutions that were represented at the UASC Industry meeting on November 29th.
What are TCCD and UTA?
400
These are the earliest and latest times during the day that you can fly your drone.
What are one hour before sunrise, and one hour after sunset?
400
This company is planning to use drones to extend the Internet.
What is Facebook?
400
These are often used to process sUAS data for mapping.
What are GIS (Geographic Information Systems)?
500
This type of UAV was used in 1894 by the Austrians to attack Venice with explosives. Unfortunately, wind blew some of them back into Austria…
What is a balloon?
500
This drone delivery service is a division of Amazon.
What is Prime Air?
500
This the highest above the ground your drone is allowed to fly.
What is four hundred feet above the tallest object within 400 feet of your sUAS?
500
The first test flight for pizza delivery in the UK was done by this company.
What is Dominoes?
500
In addition to the FAA, this organization approves your request for a Pilot In Command Certificate.
What is the TSA (Transportation Safety Administration)?