sUAS Practical Application and Assessment

Catalog description

This course prepares students to safely and effectively perform small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) operations in support of graduate level research and educational goals. Through instructor-supported demonstration, practice, and refinement, students will develop proficiency in knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA)s relating to sUAS operations. Students will be introduced to and practice basic to advanced sUAS control and system management, checklist and emergency procedures, flight planning, crew resource management, and platform-specific sUAS applications. The combination of interactive scenario-based modeling & simulation tools and actual (live) sUAS operation will help students to develop sUAS airmanship skills in settings that support the incremental exposure to increasingly complex use cases. Thereby, instructor-provided guidance and feedback during practice will prepare students for the application-oriented assessment of proficiency. With the successful completion of this course, students can expect to have attained KSAs that support the productive, purposeful, responsible, and legal operation of sUAS and will be able to demonstrate appropriate application of airmanship. Pre-Requisites: FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and acquisition of items detailed in the ERAU-Worldwide sUAS Toolkit; Eligibility: Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, must be physically located within the U.S., and hold an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate while participating in the UNSY 520 course.