USI defines CRM as the _____.

• A. Crew risk management
• B. Crew using resources and tactics to manage UAS flight operations
• C. Coordination for maintenance
• D. Safety incident reporting

Answer: (B)

CRM centers on how the crew uses all available resources and practical tactics to manage UAS flight operations. This means working as a team to leverage people, equipment, information, and the environment, along with procedures, callouts, and contingency plans, to maintain safe, effective flight operations. The emphasis is on real-time coordination, clear communication, shared understanding of the plan, and appropriate workload management so decisions are timely and well-supported by the group.

This fits because the idea is operational: how the crew actively uses resources and tactics during flight to control the operation. Other options describe related activities that aren’t the focus of CRM in this context—risk management is about reducing hazards in a broader sense, maintenance coordination is about keeping the aircraft in service, and safety incident reporting concerns events after they occur rather than in-flight crew coordination.