1.1 Crewmember Roles
Remote PIC, Visual Observer, & Person Manipulating Controls
1.2 Crew Resource Management
ADM, CRM, Risk Management, Situational Awareness
1.3 Conducting Site Surveys
sUAS Flyaways, Lost Link Accident Chains
1.4 Operating Regulations
Speed, Altitude, and Cloud Ceilings
1.5 Maintaining Visual Line of Sight (VLOS)
1.6 Eye Sensitivity: Cones & Rods
1.7 Sky Scanning Day & Night
1.8 Civil Twilight & Visual Illusions
1.9 LIPO Battery Safety & Storage
1.10 In-Flight Emergency Procedures
1.11 FAA Accident Reporting Compliance
Flying Your Airborne sUAS
1.5 Three Axes of Motion
Yaw, Pitch, Roll
1.6 Four Forces of Flight
Thrust, Drag, Weight, Lift
1.7 Stalls and Critical Angle of Attack
Critical Angle of Attack
1.8 Center of Gravity / Payloads
sUAS Flight Stability
Fieldwork Mindset and Safety
2.5 PAVE, IMSAFE, DECIDE
2.6 Five Hazardous Attitutdes
2.7 Alcohol, Drugs, Physiology
Categories & Moving Vehicles
2.1 UAS Categories: Definitions (Part One)
2.2 UAS Categories: Certifications (Part Two)
2.3 UAS Categories: Flight Over People (Part Three)
2.4 Moving Vehicles + Transporting Property
FAA &
Part 107 Compliance
FAA sUAS Registration
Part 107 Regulations
Remote ID Regulations
Waivers & Authorization
Manned Aircraft Compliance
Manned Aircraft Lighting
Airport Runway Numbers
Aircraft Landing Approach
Runway Landing Patterns
Charting Earth’s Geography
Magnetic North vs. True North
Lines of Latitude and Longitude
Pinpointing Coordinates
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
Charting Height and Elevation
Above Ground Level vs Mean Sea Level
Reference Points on Sectional Charts
Introduction to Sectional Charts
Visual Reference Points
Special Use Airspace
Alert, Warning, Prohibited, Restricted
Military Training Routes
Instrument vs. Visual Flight Rules
Airspace Classes
Introduction to US Airspace Classes
Airspace Access Requirements: G, E, D, C, B
Airspace Classes G, E, D: Surface & Ceilings
Airspace Classes C and B: Surface and Ceilings
Reading Sectional Charts
Introduction to Airspace on Sectional Charts
Class D, E, and G on Sectional Charts
Class B and C on Sectional Charts
Tower Height on Sectional Charts
Atmosphere Conditions
Introduction to Weather
Stable vs. Unstable Air
Air Masses and Fronts
Density Altitude
Impact on Flight
Encountering Dangerous Weather
Thunderstorms
3 Phases & 3 Requirements
Wind and Terrain Interaction
Urban and Mountainous
Dew Point, Fog and Frost
Cloud Ceilings: Vertical and Horizontal
Automated Radio Reports
METAR & TAF Reports (Part 1 - Purpose)
METAR & TAF Reports (How to Read)
ATIS & AWOS | Airport Info Broadcast System
NOTAMs & TFRs | Airspace Restrictions
Airspace Radio Procedures
ATC & FSS | Air Traffic Control & Flight Service Station
Phonetic Alphabet Over Radio Comms
Control Tower & CTAF | Connecting Pilots & Guiding Flights
UNICOM & MULTICOM | Alternative communication frequencies
Radio Comms on Charts
Locating Radio Comms on Charts
