What is flight termination?

• A. Deliberate controlled flight of a UAS into terrain
• B. A planned ascent plan
• C. Replacing the battery during flight
• D. The process of decommissioning a drone after flight

Answer: (A)

Flight termination means deliberately ending a UAS flight by guiding it to land or descend in a controlled way, typically into terrain, when continuing the flight would pose a safety risk or violate the plan. This is why the option describing a deliberate controlled flight of a UAS into terrain best matches the concept. It’s not about planning an ascent, swapping a battery midflight, or decommissioning the drone after the flight. Those are different activities and do not capture the idea of ending the mission in a controlled manner.