Phsx 191: Basic Unmanned Aviation Systems Training

Course Offering Conditions and Cost

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  Minimum number students per course: eight (8), Maximum number of students per course: sixteen (16)
  
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  Tuition Fee: $900 USD, per student. (A deposit of $400 is required upon course registration, with balance paid at commencement of course. If the minimum number of students per course is not achieved, the course deposit will be returned).
  
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  Credit Registration Fee: $135 for 2 UM academic credits. Total course cost for credit is $1035.
  

Course Materials

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  Power Point presentation, and student handout documents, for each “Module” of the course syllabus.
  
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  Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Part 107 Documents.
  
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  Publication, “Design, Build and Fly Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles”, by Justin Sands and Hovig Yaralian, November 2013. (Purchased at the beginning of the course, or in advance. Contact Justin Sands at jsands@suatmt.com $30.00)
  

Learning Objectives

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  define his or her desire to pursue employment or a career within the UAS sector, based on instructors’ assessment related to the student’s skills and proficiency, and student’s personal evaluation of a UAS-related career.
  
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  understand the current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations and requirements that govern, and define, safe and lawful Unmanned Aviation operations within the United States.
  
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  gain an understanding of the working components, systems, procedures and the physics under which UAS operate through course work and hands-on experience and flight time.
  
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  gain a detailed understanding of the FAA Small Unmanned Aviation Systems (sUAS) requirements for attaining a Part 107 Remote Pilot License and be prepared to take the exam at an FAA designated testing center.
  

Schedule of Course Topics and Activities

Module 1 – Unmanned Aviation Systems (UAS) Operating Systems

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  Pilot Operating Handbook (POH)
  
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  Standard flight instruments
  
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  Types of propulsion systems
  
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  Flight control surfaces and systems
  
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  Landing gear and braking system
  

Module 2 – UAS Aerodynamic Principles

1 day, total lecture time: 8 hours, Module 2 examination

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  Four forces of flight
  
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  Bernoulli’s Principle
  
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  Lift principles
  
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  Drag principles
  
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  Airfoil types (asymmetric/symmetric)
  
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  The three aircraft axis principles (roll, pitch and yaw)
  
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  Torque/p-factor
  
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  Control surfaces
  

Module 3 – UAS Flight Operations

1 day, 8 hours. Up to 1 hour per student, weather dependent

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  Flight training 101
  

Module 4 – FAA Part 107 Regulations and Requirements

1 day

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  FAA sUAS rules and regulations, as of December 2016.
  
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  FAA defined airspace and weather interpretations and definitions.
  
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  FAA Part 107 – Licensing discussion and preparation to take the FAA Part 107 examination
  
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  Students are encouraged to take the FAA Part 107 examination to obtain their individual sUAS license.
  

Module 5 – GIS Introduction

1 day, total lecture time: 3 hours. Total lab time: 5 hrs.

Lecture:

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  UAS as a remote sensing platform
  
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  Overview of available sensors
  
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  Discussion of UAS data and uses
  
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  Matching the right airframe and sensors to the data needs
  
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  Review of GIS and how UAS data can be integrated
  
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  Basics of coordinate systems and projections
  
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  Length and area measurements in GIS
  
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  Basic spectral image classification
  

Lab:

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  Types of tools for processing UAS data
  
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  Working with un-georeferenced data within Google Earth
  
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  Making basic measurements in GE
  
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  Working with georeferenced data in ArcGIS
  
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  Making area measurements in ArcGIS
  
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  Max Likelihood image classification in ArcGIS
  

Learning Assessments

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  Module examinations (50 points/module) 5 modules 250 points
  
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  Lab projects (100 points/lab) 1 Flight Lab 100 points
  
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  Flight operations (50 points/flight module) 5 modules 250 points
  
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  GIS – Lecture quiz (100 pts), Lab project (100 pts) 200 points
  

Total points: 800

A 92% – 100%

B 82% - 91.9%

C 72% - 81.9%
A passing score is achieving a letter grade of C or better. Achieving a letter grade of less than C will be considered a failing grade.

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  Module examinations will be graded by the instructor, with points assigned equally per exam questions.
  
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  Lab work will be assigned a grade by the instructor based on the student’s efforts, participation and completion of the lab.
  
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  Flight operations points will be assigned the Pilot in Command Instructor based on the student’s flight proficiency.
  

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