China Civil UAV Theory Questions — Questions 114–123

Study note: choose the five-category option. UAV catapult launch: Class I, II, III, IV, VII fixed-wing UAVs; UAV parachute recovery: Class I, II, III, IV, VII UAVs (choose five). Catapult launch installs the UAV on a rail launch device and launches it with compressed air, rubber bands, or a hydraulic device. Class XI and XII UAVs are too heavy, eliminating B. Class I and II UAVs are light and can use this launch method, eliminating A.

A pilot without certificated qualification cannot perform an annual inspection, but must perform a preflight inspection. A civil UAV system requires inspection at least once a year. The inspection should be performed by a certificated person holding inspection authorization, or by the manufacturer, or by a certificated and properly evaluated maintenance station.

UAV registration and operation require an airworthiness certificate and a registration certificate. An airworthiness certificate is like a motor vehicle annual inspection certificate, and a registration certificate is like a motor vehicle driving license.

Loss of a registration certificate requires a replacement, which requires notification to the registration office.

UAV pilot operations must follow the UAV Flight Manual. Flying by experience is not rigorous enough, eliminating B. The UAV Owner/Information Manual provides only general information and cannot be the main reference, eliminating C.

The overload in a flight manual is a limit for that aircraft's flight: the maximum overload allowed in flight. Overload: the ratio of the resultant of aerodynamic force and engine thrust acting on an aircraft to the aircraft's weight is called the aircraft's overload. The size of the overload an aircraft can withstand is an important parameter measuring aircraft maneuverability. The greater the overload, the greater the force on the aircraft; to ensure aircraft safety, the overload cannot be too large.

Annual inspection is once a year. A civil UAV system requires inspection at least once a year. The inspection should be performed by a certificated person holding inspection authorization, or by the manufacturer, or by a certificated and properly evaluated maintenance station.

A pilot without certificated qualification cannot perform an annual inspection, but must perform a preflight inspection. A civil UAV system requires inspection at least once a year. The inspection should be performed by a certificated person holding inspection authorization, or by the manufacturer, or by a certificated and properly evaluated maintenance station.

Study note: choose the five-category option. UAV catapult launch: Class I, II, III, IV, VII fixed-wing UAVs; UAV parachute recovery: Class I, II, III, IV, VII UAVs (choose five). Parachutes suit micro, light, and small UAVs. In particular, catapult-launched and hand-launched fixed-wing UAVs, which themselves have no landing gear, are suited to parachute deceleration recovery. Class V is plant-protection UAVs, which fly low and have no time to open a parachute; Class VI is airships, which land by descending and do not need a parachute.

An airworthiness certificate is like a car annual inspection sticker: the annual inspection mark must be stuck on the car window, and an airworthiness certificate must be carried with the UAV system and transferred (except on sale abroad).