Core Standards of the Course
Strand 1
Students will gain an understanding of current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) laws and standards required to fly drones legally in the National Air Space (NAS).
Standard 1
Understand the organization of 14 CFR Part 107:
Standard 2
Use Crew Resource Management (CRM) principles to provide a safe environment for UAS operations:
Standard 3
Understand FAA forms and incident reporting requirements:
Strand 2
Students will understand how weather impacts UAS flight and sources of aviation weather information.
Standard 1
Understand the basics of how weather forms and effects aviation
Standard 2
Read and interpret sources of aviation weather information:
Standard 3
Understand and apply the minimum weather rules (14 CFR 107):
Strand 3
Students will discover the new and upcoming technologies being used in UAS applications.
Standard 1
Research applicable current UAS technologies:
Standard 2
Research applicable new and emerging UAS technologies
Performance Skills
Present new and emerging technologies findings.
Strand 4
Students will understand ethical and social responsibilities associated with UAS operation.
Standard 1
Understand state and local rules and statutes regarding privacy:
Standard 2
Understand copyright law with respect to photography:
Standard 3
Understand the pilot's responsibility to the UAS community
Standard 4
Understand responsible flight operations:
Strand 5
Students will understand how drones are used in the real world, the related jobs, and requirements for those jobs.
Standard 1
Know the state of the primary industrial applications of UAS:
Standard 2
Understand the requirements for UAS operations careers:
Standard 3
Develop a business plan with UAS usage as a primary operation
Performance Skills
Present a UAS simplified business plan.
Strand 6
Students will learn flight operations skills: preflight, safety checks, flight and post-flight assessments, and any minor maintenance required.
Standard 1
Develop an appreciation of being extremely aware of details.
Standard 2
Understand the purpose of pre-flight checklists.
Standard 3
Perform safety checks on a variety of equipment.
Standard 4
Conduct post-flight assessments.