Which event is considered a flyaway?

Which event is considered a flyaway?

• A. A drone returns to home automatically.
• B. Unmanned aircraft does not respond to control inputs and does not execute known lost link maneuvers.
• C. A drone lands safely due to low battery.
• D. A drone follows ground-based controller commands.

Answer: (B)

A flyaway is when the drone becomes uncontrollable and will not respond to the pilot’s inputs or to the control system’s built-in recovery procedures. In this situation, the aircraft ignores commands and does not execute known lost-link maneuvers, so it continues flying away or behaving unpredictably. That combination—no control input response and no safeties kicking in—is what distinguishes a flyaway from normal safety features or routine operation. The other scenarios are safer and expected: automatic return-to-home is a designed failsafe to bring the drone back, low-battery landing is a planned precaution to prevent a sudden drop, and following ground-based commands is normal, deliberate operation. Flyaways involve a breakdown of control and recovery actions, making them the distinct, dangerous event described.

A flyaway is when the drone becomes uncontrollable and will not respond to the pilot’s inputs or to the control system’s built-in recovery procedures. In this situation, the aircraft ignores commands and does not execute known lost-link maneuvers, so it continues flying away or behaving unpredictably. That combination—no control input response and no safeties kicking in—is what distinguishes a flyaway from normal safety features or routine operation.

The other scenarios are safer and expected: automatic return-to-home is a designed failsafe to bring the drone back, low-battery landing is a planned precaution to prevent a sudden drop, and following ground-based commands is normal, deliberate operation. Flyaways involve a breakdown of control and recovery actions, making them the distinct, dangerous event described.