The term used to describe UAS operations and flight without humans monitoring or being in control of the AV is human _______.

• A. It is autonomous
• B. Out of the loop
• C. Monitored
• D. In the loop

Answer: (B)

This question is about the level of human involvement in UAS flight control. When a drone operates without a person actively monitoring or controlling it, the situation is described as human out of the loop. The aircraft relies on autonomous software and sensors to navigate and complete the mission, with no real-time human supervision or intervention.

The term autonomous describes the system’s capability, not the human role. Monitored implies someone is watching the flight, which isn’t the case here, and in the loop means a person is supervising or ready to intervene. So the phrase that fits the described scenario is human out of the loop.