The Art, Science, and Practice of UAS Piloting

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Demand 3 Credit Hours The Art, Science, and Practice of Professional UAS Piloting course completes a three-course series for Certification as a professional small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Remote Pilot (RP). At completion of this series, graduates will synthesize and compile operational and design experience into safe employment of their sUAS to reap a full harvest of vocational and educational benefits, exercising and enjoying the full range of capabilities of a professional RP. Emphasis is on the piloting art and skills of the sUAS Professional and a review of Rules and Procedures for Safe UAS Operations. Using both the personal sUAS acquired in sUAS 101 and the purpose-based designed sUAS of sUAS 201, the student will practice the art of sUAS flying and complete the development of skills necessary to attain 14CFR Part 107 Certification as a Remote Pilot. In addition, the course will explore a wide range of professional best practices in a variety of applications including imaging and sensor systems, transportation, competitive performance, civil-military operations, and enterprises or purposes limited only by our collective imagination. Graduates will be afforded opportunities to gain additional industry sUAS safety certifications, and will be full-fledged members of the Next Generation of Aviation Technology for whom the sky is no limit. Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: SUAS 0201