Course curriculum

  • 1

    Ch1. Regulatory Review & Legal Update

    • On the Horizon: New Rules for UAS
    • Privacy Laws Aren't Just for the Government
    • Ideas on Remote ID
    • What about Operations Over People?
    • Best Practices for Privacy
  • 2

    Ch 2. Photography, Videography, and Other Payload Deliverables

    • Basics of Aerial Photography
    • Types of Aerial Photography
    • About Aerial Photography
    • Tips for Great Photos
    • Auto_exposure Bracketing for Photos
    • Tips for drone videography
    • Cinematic Videography
    • Settings for Videography
    • Flight Maneuvers for Videography
    • What's Lidar?
    • What is an RGB sensor?
  • 3

    Ch. 3 Mapping & Modeling: Workflows for Drone Technology

    • Understanding Drone Photogrammetry
    • Getting started in mapping
    • All about Tie Points
    • Increase Your Accuracy with RTK
    • Mapping 101 from DJI
    • Understanding GSD
    • Tripping on NTRIP
    • California NTRIP Access through CRTN
  • 4

    Ch. 4 We Own the Night: Flying Your Drone When the Sun Goes Down

    • The FAA and Night Operations
    • Pilot Vision
    • Learning from the Manned Aviation Community: Night Flying
    • Understanding Thermal Imaging
    • Thermal Imaging and sUAS
    • How Thermal Imaging Works
    • Using Infrared on FPV Aircraft
    • Thermal Info from FLIR
  • 5

    Ch. 5 A First Person View to Flying, Inside or Out

    • FPV Flying by Rotor Riot
    • Oscar Liang's FPV Drone Guide
    • Joshua Bardwell's Playlist for FPV Flying
    • Harvard's Guide to Flying Indoors
    • Princeton's Guide to Indoor Flying
    • FPV information from the Pilot Institute
    • Tips for Flying Indoors
  • 6

    Ch. 6 What About Waivers?

    • Overview of Waivers from the FAA
    • Waiver Application Instructions
    • Waiver Safety Explanation Guidelines
    • Use the Risk Assessment Worksheet to Justify Your Safety Case!
    • Learning About LAANC: Working in Controlled Airspace