Welcome to Lesson 5! In this lesson, you will become familiar with all aspects of operating a UAS, starting with the obstacles in the face of the UAS and its operations and moving to subjects like guidelines to UAS operations, definition of airspace, launch and recovery, line of sight (LOS) operation, beyond line of sight (BLOS) operation, and personnel qualifications. All the topics mentioned above are crucial to any individual involved in operating a UAS, especially here in the United States. I would like to emphasize the topic of understanding the national airspace (NAS) and the rules surrounding the operation of an aircraft in each of its classes. In this lesson, you will be asked to express your opinion on the newly released FAA roadmap for integrating the UAS in the NAS.
At the successful completion of this lesson, you should be able to:
Links
[1] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog892/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog892/files/TRB2013_39g4ub.pdf
[2] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog892/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog892/files/PART107_RIN_2120-AJ60_Clean_Signed.pdf
[3] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog892/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog892/files/FAA-2013-0061-0104_test-site-program.pdf
[4] https://psu.instructure.com/files/133123121/download?download_frd=1
[5] https://www.faa.gov/uas/programs_partnerships/test_sites/
[6] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog892/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog892/files/TRB2013_Regulations.pdf
[7] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog892/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog892/files/images/lesson05/FAA-Part-107-7-Things-to-Know.pdf
[8] http://www.flytandem.com/airspace.htm
[9] http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/usaf/conops_uav/toc.htm
[10] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog892/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog892/files/Unmanned%20Aircraft%20Systems%20%28UAS%29%20Operational%20Approval_n_8900.227.pdf
[11] https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/hearings?ID=FD65111D-3DD5-472B-8C91-AEED13D00AE0