UAS Convective Activity
Ain’t that pretty?! Well ya, but it would probably be a lot less pretty if you were flying in the middle of it rather than…
UAS ADM and Physiology
Aeronautical Decision Making, Crew Resource Management, Single Pilot Resource Management While these might be big fancy titles, the actual concepts they represent are actually much…
UAS Emergency Procedures / Maintenace
Lost Link This is when you lose communication between the CS and the UA. The UA may follow preset lost link procedures, such as autoland…
UAS Communication and Phonetic Alphabet
The Phonetic Alphabet To avoid confusion on the old scratchy radios used in aviation, Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers often say a word to represent…
UAS Preflight
Steps to take before you fly Here is a list of some of the things you should be thinking about (and the FAA wants you…
UAS Loading / Lift
How much can the wing carry? What we are looking at here is a graph of the load (G loading or G-forces) felt on the…
UAS Speed and Altitude
Speed and Altitude Limits You cannot fly faster than 87knots (100mph) groundspeed You cannot fly higher than 400′ agl (of course there are some exceptions)…
UAS Fog / Density Altitude
All these types of Fog are foggy in my brain! While there are 6 different types of fog, they all have somewhat unique characteristics, and…
UAS Basic Weather Theory
Don’t stand in front of that Front! Well actually let’s say don’t stand fly in front of that front. A Front is a boundary or…
UAS General Rules
Falsification of Documents It goes without saying the FAA frowns upon this. 14CFR65.20 states any person who falsifies or makes a fraudulent entry in a…