FAA &
Part 107 Compliance
Part 107 Pilot : Professional vs Hobbyist
Registering your sUAS with the FAA
sUAS Wireless Remote Identification Software
How to Apply for Waivers & Authorization
Fieldwork Mindset and Safety
PAVE, IMSAFE, DECIDE
Five Hazardous Attitudes
Alcohol, Drugs, Physiology
Crew Roles & Resource Management
Aeronautical Decisions & Risk Management
Situational Awareness & Site Surveys
Site Surveys and Common Hazards
Understanding Visual Line of Sight Requirements
How Your Eyes Physically Function
How to Sky Scan (Day & Night)
Night Flight Regs: Civil Twilight and Visual Illusions
Flying Your Airborne sUAS
3 Axes of Motion (Yaw, Pitch, Roll)
4 Forces of Flight (Thrust, Drag, Weight, Lift)
Stalls, Center of Gravity, Critical Angle of Attack
Payloads and Load Factor
FAA Key Operating Regulations
In-Flight Emergencies: What To Do
Accident Reporting to the FAA: Instructions
LIPO Batteries: Safety, Storage, Charging, Hazards
Drone Permission Compliance
UAS Categories: Introduction (Part 1)
UAS Categories: Required Parameters (Part 2)
UAS Categories: Certifications (Part Two)
UAS Categories: Flight Over People (Part 4)
Moving Vehicles + Transporting Property
Manned Aircraft Compliance
Manned Aircraft Lighting
Airport Runway Numbers
Runway Landing Patterns
Aircraft Landing Approach
Charting Earth’s Surface
Magnetic North vs. True North
Understanding the two norths that guide your navigation
Lines of Latitude and Longitude
Pinpointing Coordinates
Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
Charting Height and Elevation
Above Ground Level vs Mean Sea Level
Special Use Airspace & Notifcations
Introduction to Sectional Charts
Visual Reference Points
Special Use Airspace
Alert, Warning, Prohibited, Restricted
Military Training Routes
Instrument vs. Visual Flight Rules
Defining Airspace Classes
Introduction to US Airspace Classes
Airspace Access Requirements: All Classes
Airspace Classes G, E, D: Surface & Ceilings
Airspace Classes C and B: Surface and Ceilings
Identifying Airspace
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
Decoding Aviation Weather Reports
(METAR & TAF)
What You’ll Learn: How to interpret METAR and TAF weather reports to understand current conditions, forecast future weather, and make smart go/no-go decisions.
Lesson Mindset: This will require learning to decode a grouping of letter/numbers that represent time and weather elements. You’ll need some critical thinking skills for this one.
1. METAR vs. TAF Reports
Which Report Do I Check?
2. Report Issue Times & Valid Periods
Is This Weather Data Still Valid?
3. Decoding METAR Reports (Part 1): Clear Conditions
Wind, visibility, and sky clear weather
4. Decoding METAR Reports (Part 2): Adverse Weather
Weather phenomena, mist, fog, and cloud coverage
5. Reading TAF Reports (Part 1): Time Elements
Map out your flight timeline with forecast windows
6. Reading TAF Reports (Part 2): Weather Elements
Decode wind, visibility, and conditions changing over time
The Earth’s Atmosphere
Why Weather Happens
Uneven Heating of Earth
Stable or Unstable Air
Reading the Skies Before You Fly
Air Masses and Fronts
Where Weather Meets and Changes
Density Altitude
Cause and Effect on Flight Performance
Reading
Weather Phenomena
Thunderstorms
3 Phases & 3 Requirements
Wind and Terrain Interaction
Urban and Mountainous
Dew Point, Fog and Frost
Cloud Ceilings: Vertical and Horizontal
Call-In Radio Procedures
Phonetic Alphabet Over Radio Comms
Air Traffic Control (ATC) & Flight Service Station (FSS)
Control Tower (CT) & Pilot-to-Pilot Comms (CTAF)
UNICOM & MULTICOM | Alternative communication frequencies
Automated Airspace Reports
ATIS & AWOS | Airport Broadcasts
Weather and airport information systems
NOTAMs & TFRs | Airspace Restrictions
Practice:
Radio Comms on Charts
Locating Radio Comms on Charts
