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When operating an unmanned airplane, the remote pilot should consider that the load factor on the wings will be increased anytime the airplane is

Asubjected to maneuvers other than straight and level flight.
Bflying at airspeeds above the maneuvering speed.
Cflying under positive G conditions.

Why →Load factor increases whenever the aircraft is in any maneuver other than straight and level, unaccelerated flight. Banking, climbing, descending under G, and turbulence all increase it. The formula for a banked level turn is load factor = 1/cosine(bank angle): in a 60° bank the wings carry twice the aircraft's weight.

The trap →The airspeed-above-maneuvering-speed answer is partially related (maneuvering speed involves load factor) but the broader answer is any non-straight-and-level flight. The positive-G answer describes the result of load factor, not the cause.

SOURCE → PHAK Chapter 5, FAA UAG Sample Question 22CHECKED JUL 16ACS IV.A.K1MED