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UAV Coach Drone Academy — Teacher Edition
Preparing to Teach — Please Start Here
Curriculum Overview and Timeline Options (7:07)
Learning Objectives for Students
Equipment and Materials Checklist
Setting Up Your Classroom and Where to Fly
Getting Your FAA TRUST Certificate
Getting Your FAA Remote Pilot Certificate
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1. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] Welcome to Drone Pilot Ground School
1.1 Course Orientation & Quick Start Tips
1.2 How to Use the FAA Test Supplement Images
1.3 Common Drone Industry Terms (Glossary)
2. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] Drone Rules and FAA Regulations
📚 Teacher Notes
📚 Classroom Activities
2.1 Intro to Part 107 Regulations (5:38)
2.2 Crew Member Definitions (6:24)
2.3 Registering Your Drone (2:55)
2.4 Reporting an Accident or In-Flight Emergency (3:13)
2.5 Operating Limitations: Speed, Visibility, Cloud Clearance and Height (2:53)
2.6 Required Documents and Flight Logging (2:20)
2.7 Flying From a Moving Vehicle (0:58)
2.8 Flying Over People (9:29)
2.9 Flying Visual Line-of-Sight (2:29)
2.10 Alcohol, Drugs and Physiology (10:17)
2.11 Airspace Authorization and Operational Waivers (3:44)
2.12 Remote Identification (Remote ID) (6:32)
✍️ Key Takeaways & Flash Cards
🎓 Knowledge Check
3. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] Night Operations Training
📚 Teacher Notes
📚 Classroom Activities
3.1 Anti-Collision Lighting and Civil Twilight Hours (1:59)
3.2 Night Ops Environment & Best Practices (6:14)
3.3 How Your Eyes Function at Night (2:30)
3.4 Understanding Visual Illusions (3:32)
✍️ Key Takeaways & Flash Cards
🎓 Knowledge Check
4. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] National Airspace System (NAS)
📚 Teacher Notes
📚 Classroom Activities
4.1 Class B Airspace (3:36)
4.2 Class C Airspace (2:36)
4.3 Class D Airspace (4:25)
4.4 Class E Airspace (6:19)
4.5 Class G Airspace (4:41)
4.6 Special Use Airspace (7:41)
4.7 Military Training Routes (MTRs) (1:57)
4.8 TFRs and NOTAMs (4:48)
✍️ Key Takeaways & Flash Cards
🎓 Knowledge Check
5. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] Reading Sectional Charts
📚 Teacher Notes
📚 Classroom Activities
5.1 What's a Sectional Chart? (3:41)
5.2 Latitude and Longitude (9:31)
5.3 VFR Checkpoints (1:17)
5.4 Notification Boxes (0:54)
5.5 MSL vs. AGL (3:55)
5.6 Airport Icons and Data (3:58)
5.7 Isogonic Lines (1:22)
5.8 Maximum Elevation Figures (2:14)
5.9 Victor Airways (2:01)
5.10 Advanced Sectional Chart Interpretation (33:20)
✍️ Key Takeaways & Flash Cards
🎓 Knowledge Check
6. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] Airport Operations
📚 Teacher Notes
📚 Classroom Activities
6.1 Reading a Chart Supplement (1:59)
6.2 Runways and Traffic Patterns (5:48)
6.3 Right of Way (2:53)
6.4 Towered vs. Non-Towered Airports (2:29)
6.5 Airport Signs and Markings (6:19)
✍️ Key Takeaways & Flash Cards
🎓 Knowledge Check
7. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] Weather and Micrometeorology
📚 Teacher Notes
📚 Classroom Activities
7.1 Standard Conditions and Density Altitude (5:02)
7.2 Wind and Currents (5:54)
7.3 Moisture, Fog and Frost (9:17)
7.4 Reading a METAR Report (10:33)
7.5 Reading a TAF Report (6:26)
7.6 Operating in Extreme Weather (6:22)
7.7 Clouds, Ceilings and Visibility (2:35)
7.8 Stable vs. Unstable Air (Understanding Air Masses) (2:54)
✍️ Key Takeaways & Flash Cards
🎓 Knowledge Check
8. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] Drone Flight Operations
📚 Teacher Notes
📚 Classroom Activities
8.1 Hazardous Flight Operations (5:13)
8.2 Emergency Operations (7:06)
8.3 Lost Link Procedures (5:13)
8.4 LiPo Batteries (5:51)
8.5 Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) (6:51)
8.6 Crew Resource Management (CRM) (4:34)
8.7 PAVE, IMSAFE & DECIDE Models (3:52)
8.8 5 Hazardous Attitudes (4:10)
8.9 Radio Communications (17:18)
8.10 UAS Loading and Performance (12:17)
8.11 UAS Maintenance and Inspection (4:02)
8.12 Preflight Checklist (5:41)
✍️ Key Takeaways & Flash Cards
🎓 Knowledge Check
9. [PART 107 CERTIFICATION] Practice Tests, Cram Sheet & FAA Exam
📚 Teacher Notes
9.1 Full-Length Practice Tests
9.2 Cram Sheet (Am I Ready to Take the Test?)
9.3 Getting Your FAA Tracking Number (FTN) and Booking Your Exam
9.4 Test Day Checklist
9.5 Using IACRA to Apply for Your Remote Pilot Certificate
9.6 How to Renew Your FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
10. [FLIGHT SKILLS] FAA Drone Rules & Registration
📚 Teacher Notes
10.1 Overview of FAA Drone Rules (8:09)
10.2 Drone Registration Walkthrough (12:45)
11. [FLIGHT SKILLS] Airspace Research & Mission Planning
📚 Teacher Notes
📚 Classroom Activities
11.1 Do I Need Airspace Authorization? (7:37)
11.2 How to Get Airspace Authorization (Using LAANC) (8:25)
11.3 How to Get Airspace Authorization (Using FAA Drone Zone) (9:39)
11.4 A Few Days Before Your Flight (7:55)
11.5 The Night Before (or Morning of) Your Flight (3:52)
12. [FLIGHT SKILLS] Drone Flight Training
📚 Teacher Notes
12.1 Your Guide to Drone Hardware & Flight Controls (9:13)
12.2 Mastering the Basic Flight Maneuvers (8:33)
12.3 How Return to Home (RTH) Works (7:37)
12.4 Risk Management (AKA Planning for What Can Go Wrong) (7:30)
12.5 Using Intelligent Flight Modes (6:08)
12.6 Cinematic Maneuvers & Settings to Level Up Your Drone Shots (9:00)
12.7 NIST Bucket Training (23:38)
13. Beyond Certification — Drones in the Workforce
13.1 Drone Industry Pathways & Careers (4:45)
13.2 Real Estate & Event Marketing (4:09)
13.3 Construction (5:19)
13.4 Energy & Utilities (4:38)
13.5 Public Safety (4:46)
13.6 Agriculture (4:36)
13.7 Starting a Drone Services Business (4:45)
11.3 How to Get Airspace Authorization (Using FAA Drone Zone)
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