Most UAS are not certified as ___, so the RPIC is responsible for making an ___ call.

Most UAS are not certified as ___, so the RPIC is responsible for making an ___ call.

• A. Airworthy, airworthiness
• B. Airworthiness, airworthiness
• C. Safe, safety
• D. Certified, certification

Answer: (B)

Airworthiness is what this item is testing. Most UAS don’t carry a formal airworthiness certificate, so the RPIC must decide whether the aircraft is fit to fly for the specific operation. Airworthiness is the state of being approved to fly under applicable standards, and the RPIC’s responsibility is to make an airworthiness call—that is, a judgment on whether the system meets those standards for that mission. This involves evaluating maintenance status, component condition, power systems, and risk considerations to ensure safe operation. The other options don’t fit because using an adjective like airworthy would imply the aircraft has already been certified as fit, which isn’t typically the case for UAS; and terms like safe or safety refer to general risk, not the formal determination of airworthiness.

Airworthiness is what this item is testing. Most UAS don’t carry a formal airworthiness certificate, so the RPIC must decide whether the aircraft is fit to fly for the specific operation. Airworthiness is the state of being approved to fly under applicable standards, and the RPIC’s responsibility is to make an airworthiness call—that is, a judgment on whether the system meets those standards for that mission. This involves evaluating maintenance status, component condition, power systems, and risk considerations to ensure safe operation. The other options don’t fit because using an adjective like airworthy would imply the aircraft has already been certified as fit, which isn’t typically the case for UAS; and terms like safe or safety refer to general risk, not the formal determination of airworthiness.