UAS Flight Proficiency Examination: Proctor Guide for PROPS Test (2026)
Chapter: Appendix D: ASTM F3266 Sections Not Assessed with PROPS Test
APPENDIX D
ASTM F3266 Sections Not Assessed with PROPS Test
Sections of ASTM F3266 were not assessed with the Pilot Readiness and Operational Proficiency Standardized Test (PROPS) Test as they were deemed out of scope for an off-the-shelf, multirotor, electric-powered UAS.
6.2.3.1 | Airplane Structures (Including fuselage, wings, horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer) (Level B) |
6.2.3.3 | Airplane Flight Controls (Including ailerons, flaps, rudder, and elevator) (Level B) |
6.2.3.4 | Single Rotor Flight Controls (Include cyclic, throttle, collective, and anti-torque) (Level B) |
6.2.3.5 | Multi-Rotor Flight Controls (Including differential motor RPM/torque and combined motor RPM to effect aircraft movement) (Level B) |
6.3.1.3 | Internal Combustion Engine (Understanding of 2-stroke and 4-stroke cycle internal combustion piston engines and their associated lubrication mechanisms) (Level B) |
6.3.1.4 | Electronic Speed Control (ESC) (Understanding of motor speed control, motor direction of rotation, use as a dynamic brake) (Level B) |
6.3.1.5 | Propeller/Rotors (Understanding of size and pitch, balance, effects on motor and ESC, proper rotation orientation, effects of damage on performance) (Level B) |
6.4.2.5 | Flight Maneuvers Items Applicable to Fixed Wing UAS (Turns while maintaining altitude, speed changes while maintaining altitude, horizontal figure 8, stalls, spin recovery) (Level 3b) |
6.4.2.6 | Flight Maneuvers Items Applicable to Helicopter UAS (Tail-in hover, tail-in hover squares and circles, tail-in hover horizontal figure 8, tail-in hover vertical triangle, transition from hover to forward flight and back to hover, side-on hover) (Level 3b) |
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A4A | Airlines for America |
AAAE | American Association of Airport Executives |
AASHO | American Association of State Highway Officials |
AASHTO | American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |
ACI–NA | Airports Council International–North America |
ACRP | Airport Cooperative Research Program |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
APTA | American Public Transportation Association |
ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
ATA | American Trucking Associations |
CTAA | Community Transportation Association of America |
CTBSSP | Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program |
DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
DOE | Department of Energy |
EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
FAST | Fixing Americaʼs Surface Transportation Act (2015) |
FHWA | Federal Highway Administration |
FMCSA | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
FRA | Federal Railroad Administration |
FTA | Federal Transit Administration |
GHSA | Governors Highway Safety Association |
HMCRP | Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
ISTEA | Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 |
ITE | Institute of Transportation Engineers |
MAP-21 | Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012) |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NASAO | National Association of State Aviation Officials |
NCFRP | National Cooperative Freight Research Program |
NCHRP | National Cooperative Highway Research Program |
NHTSA | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
NTSB | National Transportation Safety Board |
PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
RITA | Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers |
SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) |
TCRP | Transit Cooperative Research Program |
TEA-21 | Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998) |
TRB | Transportation Research Board |
TSA | Transportation Security Administration |
U.S. DOT | United States Department of Transportation |
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