6.5 Reading a TAF Report

Drone Pilot Ground School - FAA Part 107 Test Prep & Training Course

1. Welcome to Drone Pilot Ground School

2. Drone Rules and FAA Regulations

2.1 The Basics of Part 107 Regulations (4:24)
2.2 Crew Member Definitions (7:46)
2.3 Registering Your Drone (3:08)
2.4 Reporting an Accident or In-Flight Emergency (3:32)
2.5 Operating Limitations: Height, Speed, Minimum Visibility and Cloud Clearance (2:31)
2.6 FAA Compliance: Flight Logging, Inspections and Required Documents (2:18)
2.7 Flying From a Moving Vehicle (0:49)
2.8 Flying at Night (1:52)
2.9 Flying Over People and Moving Vehicles (2:51)
2.10 Flying Visual Line-of-Sight (1:49)
2.11 Alcohol, Drugs and Physiology (9:51)
2.12 Airspace Authorization and Waivers

3. National Airspace System (NAS)

3.1 Class B Airspace (4:27)
3.2 Class C Airspace (2:21)
3.3 Class D Airspace (5:10)
3.4 Class E Airspace (7:31)
3.5 Class G Airspace (5:00)
3.6 Special Use Airspace (9:23)
3.7 Military Training Routes (MTRs) (2:21)
3.8 TFRs and NOTAMs (5:35)

4. Reading Sectional Charts

4.1 What's a Sectional Chart? (3:44)
4.2 Latitude and Longitude (11:51)
4.3 VFR Checkpoints (1:10)
4.4 Notification Boxes (1:12)
4.5 MSL vs. AGL (3:46)
4.6 Airports and Radio Frequencies (5:06)
4.7 Isogonic Lines (1:30)
4.8 Maximum Elevation Figures (3:05)
4.9 Victor Airways (1:51)
4.10 Advanced Sectional Chart Interpretation (32:05)

5. Airport Operations

6. Weather and Micrometeorology

6.1 Standard Conditions and Density Altitude (6:01)
6.2 Wind and Currents (6:59)
6.3 Moisture, Fog and Frost (9:22)
6.4 Reading a METAR Report (11:44)
6.5 Reading a TAF Report (6:48)
6.6 Operating in Extreme Weather (6:32)
6.7 Clouds, Ceilings and Visibility (2:38)
6.8 Stable vs. Unstable Air (Understanding Air Masses) (3:40)

7. Drone Flight Operations

7.1 Hazardous Flight Operations (6:55)
7.2 Emergency Operations (9:29)
7.3 Lost Link Procedures (5:28)
7.4 LiPo Batteries (8:30)
7.5 Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) (8:34)
7.6 Crew Resource Management (CRM) (5:13)
7.7 PAVE, IMSAFE & DECIDE Models (4:57)
7.8 5 Hazardous Attitudes (5:14)
7.9 Radio Communications (21:57)
7.10 UAS Loading and Performance (15:08)
7.11 UAS Maintenance and Inspection (4:53)
7.12 Pre-Flight Checklist

8. Practice Tests, Cram Sheet & FAA Exam

9. Bonus Lectures