UAV Safety Course

Schedule Overview

1. Week one: Getting started with mini-drones

1. Homework: A Review of Part 107

1. https://geospatial.institute/review-of-part-107/

2. Lecture:

1. Introductions

1. Introduction to UAS

2. Basic safety procedures and responsibility

2. Federal regulations (2 days)

3. Components of a UAS (fixed and rotors)

4. Fly missions start to finish

3. Activities:

1. Basic flying at field house (2 days)

2. Mastering moves (1 day)

3. Obstacle course (1 day)

4. Qualifying on the course (1 day)

2. Week two: Data gathering and processing with professional drones

1. Lectures:

1. Mission planning:

1. Weather, crews, equipment, and software

2. Image capture and overlap

2. Planning missions with DroneDeploy

1. Activity: Fly small, predefined area

3. California regulations

1. Reading: Voluntary Best Practices for UAS Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability

4. National/State Parks

5. Emergency procedures

2. Activities:

1. Basic flying at Leavey (1 day)

2. Emergency procedures (1 day)

3. Flying a formal mission (2 days)

4. Processing data (1 day)

3. Week three: Projects

1. Lectures:

1. CSU/HSU policies and procedures

2. Applications (2 days)

3. Troubleshooting

4. Wrap up

2. Activities:

1. Flying for projects

2. Processing data for projects