UAS Certification and Operations in Agriculture

Catalog description

This course offers in-depth preparation for students to take the FAA Unmanned Aircraft General – Small (UAG) Aeronautical Knowledge test. Topics include regulations, airspace and airspace operations, weather, loading and performance, maintenance, airport operations, emergency procedures, and aeronautical decision making. Students develop knowledge and skills needed to manage and operate small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, through hands-on flight activities such as, mission planning and preparation, launch and recovery operations, and emergency procedures. Through use of local, national, and global case studies students investigate use of drones in agriculture.