Drone exam · Payloads, dangerous goods, and special operations

A dispenser releases granules from 30 metres in a crosswind. Why is the aircraft ground track not enough to define the affected area?

Answer

Account for release height, wind, particle or droplet properties, aircraft motion, dispersion, and release system variability when defining the exposure area and buffer.

Explanation

After release, the material follows its own trajectory rather than the aircraft centreline.