What is the recommended action if your UAS experiences a loss of control?

• A. Continue flight to test stability
• B. Attempt to regain control and land safely as soon as possible.
• C. Increase altitude
• D. Notify ATC

Answer: (B)

When a UAS experiences loss of control, the first priority is to regain stable control and land as soon as possible. This means focusing on corrective actions to stabilize the aircraft, bring it back to controlled flight, and perform a controlled descent to a safe landing area. The shorter the time in an uncontrolled state, the lower the risk of a crash or injury.

Continuing to fly in an unstable state or trying to test stability only increases danger, so that option isn’t appropriate. Increasing altitude typically makes recovery harder and prolongs exposure to risk. Notifying ATC isn’t the immediate action needed to prevent a crash; you handle the loss of control first and address airspace procedures after you’ve regained safe control and landed.