Unit 7 Weather for Drones

You are flying your sUAS and see lightning in the distance. You hear thunder 10 seconds later.

What is your approximate distance from the lightning?

• 1 SM

• 2 SM

• 3 SM

• .5 SM

While flying downwind, the speed is added to the drone's true airspeed (TAS), resulting in

• higher altitude

• sudden grounding

• higher groundspeed

• heavy turbulence

An overloaded UA may experience which of the following?

• Reduced battery life

• Reduced Performance

• Increased battery life

• Reduced battery life and

  Reduced Performance

As an sUAS pilot, the cloud clearance requirement states that you need to stay ___ feet below clouds

It is acceptable to fly an sUAS aircraft above clouds

• True

• False