Flight performance and planning - EASA Drone Quiz

Question 1

A Safety Management System (SMS) allows:

Accepted Answer

Structured hazard identification, risk assessment and continuous improvement

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Flying higher legally

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Skipping checklists

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Eliminating all human error

Question 2

A good pre‑flight checklist should include:

Accepted Answer

Battery/prop integrity, compass/IMU status, home point, control link, weather

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Aesthetic inspection

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Camera ISO value only

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SD card free space only

Question 3

A multirotor (multi‑engine) platform is characterised by:

Accepted Answer

Redundancy of lift sources (multiple rotors) for control and stability

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Absence of yaw control

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The use of a single large rotor

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Fixed wing surfaces as primary lift

Question 4

Connecting two identical LiPo batteries in parallel:

Accepted Answer

Keeps voltage the same, increases capacity/current capability

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Lowers voltage

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Damages the pack by default

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Doubles voltage and halves capacity

Question 5

Does a reduced/low‑speed flight mode change legal distance requirements to people?

Accepted Answer

No — software modes do not override regulatory distances

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Only at night

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Only with DJI Tripod

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Yes, any slow mode allows closer flights

Question 6

In EASA Open category, maximum legal altitude above ground is:

Accepted Answer

120 m (400 ft) AGL (unless specific allowances)

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60 m AGL

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1000 ft AGL

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300 m AGL

Question 7

The force needed to start lifting a body off the ground must be:

Accepted Answer

At least equal to its weight (greater to accelerate upward)

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Equal only for light objects

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Unrelated to its weight

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Less than its weight

Question 8

Before each flight, checking the UAV’s balance/CG is:

Accepted Answer

Recommended/required when configuration changes are possible

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Unnecessary for all multirotors

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Replaced by GPS calibration

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Done only annually

Question 9

A good pre‑flight checklist should include:

Accepted Answer

Battery/prop integrity, compass/IMU status, home point, control link, weather

Answer

Camera ISO value only

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Aesthetic inspection

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SD card free space only

Question 10

A good pre‑flight checklist should include:

Accepted Answer

Battery/prop integrity, compass/IMU status, home point, control link, weather

Answer

SD card free space only

Answer

Camera ISO value only

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Aesthetic inspection

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