SUAS 206 - sUAS Mission Planning and Management

Number of Credits: 3
Recognize the value of pre-production in the successful completion of safe and accurate sUAS missions. Learn techniques to plan, select equipment, mitigate risk, and establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Manage resources throughout the implementation of an enterprise drone mission (Fall Term Only) Three hours lecture each week. Three Credits. Three billable hours.

Pre-requisite(s): SUAS 105.
Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Explain the pre-production and planning process (PG2, PG5)
Employ key elements of a successful plan (PG2, PG5)
Ascertain required permits, Certificate of Authorizations (COAs), waivers or other necessary elements to legally complete the mission (PG2, PG5)
Appraise weather related data for safe flight compliance (PG2, PG5)
Recognize hazards and problems on the field and apply the necessary corrections (PG2)
Generate necessary documents and checklists for autonomous and manual flights (PG2, PG5)
Implement Crew Resource Management (CRM) (PG2, PG5)
Identify hazardous attitudes and implement their antidotes (PG2, PG5)
Evaluate the effectiveness of the sUAS mission planning and management (PG2, PG5)