Daily Log (Drones)
VFR / IFR , GPS Satellite # , NOTAM , METAR
Module Checklist Archive:Module Checklist - Unit 1: Intro to DronesModule Checklist - Unit 2: Location, GPS & GISModule Checklist - Mini-unit: PhotographyModule Checklist - Sectional Aeronautical Charts Module Checklist - Airport OperationsModule Checklist - Risk Management and Flight MechanicsModule Checklist - Meteorology
Week 14 (4.29-5.3)
Monday, April 29
Discuss the PROCESSES of risk management
Warm Up: Safety Checklist
Notebook Items:
Week 13 (4.22-26)
Monday, April 22
Review signs and look at pavement markings
Warm Up: Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Resources:
Aeronautical Information Manual (chapter 2)
Tuesday, April 23
Finish Runway markings
Warm Up: Runways and Taxiways
Resources:
Wednesday, April 24
Flying around airports
Notebook Items:
Handout/Presentation - Air Traffic Patterns
WS: Air Traffic Pattern Review Questions
Thursday, April 25
Review for Airport Operations test
Warm Up: Unit Review (teacher)
Notebook Items:
WS - Unit Review Airport Operations
Mod Cklst: Airport Ops
Friday, April 26
Review, turn in Mod. Cklst, Test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Turn in Mod Cklst: Airport Ops
Airport Operations Test in Canvas
Week 12 (4.15-19)
Monday, April 15
Review and test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Turn in Module Checklist
Tuesday, April 16
Review Chart Supplements
Warm Up: KCHO
Wednesday, April 17
Communications
Notebook Items:
Handout - Airport Communications
Resources:
FAA guide to communications protocols with/without towers section 4-1-9
Thursday, April 18
Review communications and discuss airport signage.
Warm Up: Good Communications
Notebook Items:
Notes - Airport Signs
Resources:
Aeronautical Information Manual (chapter 2)
Friday, April 19
Finish signs
Resources:
Review Video of airport signs
Week 11 (4.8-12)
Monday, April 8 (dentist appt)
Finish up airspace & charts with LAANC
Notebook Items:
LAANC and Waivers (put paper in notebook and visit all of the links shared in this presentation.)
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: Warm Up: Radio MTR Victor (answer to best of your ability) due T 4.9
PDA: Flight Conditions: complete for KAKQ
VFR / IFR , GPS Satellite # , NOTAM , METAR due T 4.9
Fly in auditorium (HS210 or UDi)
Tuesday, April 9 delayed to Wednesday, April 10
Unit review, WS and pass out Mod. Cklst
Warm Up: Unit Review (teacher)
Notebook Items:
Thursday, April 11
Go over review WS and review for test
Friday, April 12 (Fall Zone Field Trip)
Begin looking at airport operations
Flight Conditions: complete for KAKQ
VFR / IFR , GPS Satellite # , NOTAM , METAR
Warm Up: Airport Info
Notebook Items:
Study Guide Airport Operations
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
PDA: WS - Chart Supplement complete and pass due M 4.15
Resources:
Chart Supplement Users Guide - https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/Digital_Products/dafd/
Chart Supplement Search - https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/dafd/search/
Digital Chart Supplements - https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/Digital_Products/dafd/
Week 10 (3.25-28)
Monday, March 25
Review airspace, elevation and altitude information on sectional charts.
Notebook Items:
Chart Airspace & Altitude Analysis (look at examples from Knowledge Supplement and classify airspace/evaluate altitude info.)
Resources:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Survey Sp24 (Q3 to Q4) in Classroom due R 3.28
Class E Airspace FAA Presentation
Go over Tasks/Competencies, review year to date
Tuesday, March 26
Power outage...
Wednesday, March 27
Review airspace and other features of sectional charts.
Warm Up: Floor to Ceiling
Notebook Items:
Notes - Other features of Charts
Thursday, March 28
Finish airspace
Warm Up: Special Use Airspace
DDA: Survey Sp24 (Q3 to Q4) in Classroom due R 3.28
Week 9 (3.18-22)
Monday, March 18 (activity)
Introduction to Sectional Aeronautical Charts
Warm Up: SkyVector.com
Notebook Items:
Study Guide - Sectional Aeronautical Charts
Handout - Sectional Aeronautical Charts Overview (Slides 4 &14)
Resources:
Presentation - Sectional Aeronautical Charts Overview
Outside - FPV/Photos
Tuesday, March 19
Finish Chart Layout
Resources:
Presentation - Sectional Aeronautical Charts Overview
Wednesday, March 20
Airspace classification and altitude
Warm Up: Sectional Chart Layout
Notebook Items:
Handout - Airspace Classification and Altitude Markings
Thursday, March 21
Finish instruction on airspace/altitude
Warm Up: Airspace Classification
Notebook Items:
Finish Handout - Airspace Classification and Altitude Markings
Friday, March 22
Review airspace and elevation information on charts
Warm Up: Why Do They Call It Airspace?
Notebook Items:
Chart Airspace & Altitude Analysis (look at examples from Knowledge Supplement and classify airspace/evaluate altitude info.)
Week 8 (3.11-15)
Monday, March 11 delayed to Tuesday, March 12
Drone video techniques
No warm up - look at photos from Friday and discuss LaRC NASA trip.
Notebook Items:
Resources:
10 tips for cinematic drone shots video
Fly outside (photo and video techniques)
Wednesday, March 13
Review videography and practice taking pics/vids
Warm Up: Video Tips
Fly Mavic and take pictures/videos
Thursday, March 14
Go over drone photos/videos
Warm Up: 2 Things I’ve Learned
Module Checklist: Photography/Video due F 3.15
Fly outside - Photos/videos, FPV
Friday, March 15
Early dismissal for JV - students pass in Module Checklist: Photography/Video due F 3.15
Week 7 (3.4-8)
Monday, March 4
Review and Test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Test 2 in Canvas
Tuesday, March 5
Begin exploring the concepts of photography and videography as they relate to drones.
Warm Up: Flow
Notebook Items:
Fundamentals of Drone Photography
Mavic, explore photography
Wednesday, March 6
Review fundamentals, camera basics
Warm Up: Photo Fundamentals
Notebook Items:
Resources:
Video - Taking Great Drone Photos
Auditorium - Avata (FPV) and hobby drones
Thursday, March 7 (activity)
Review drone photography
Warm Up: Drawing With Light
Resources:
Dronegenuity Guide to Drone Photography
Camera practice - modes, menus, etc.
Friday, March 8
Students will complete flight conditions, work on a drone photo/video assignment in Google Classroom and fly in the auditorium (Extra documents are in the manilla folder at the front of the room if needed.)
Warm up from Thursday: Drawing With Light
Students - Complete Daily Flight Conditions for KAKQ using the resources linked on the Daily Log
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Cool Drone Photos & Videos in Classroom due M 3.11
Resources:
https://unsplash.com/s/collections/drone-photography
https://droneawards.photo/gallery
At 2:15 the students will collect several HolyStone and UDI drones and their batteries. They will get Mr. Stevenson to open the auditorium for them to practice flight skills. Return to the room at 2:45, put the equipment away and record their information on their flight logs.
Week 6 (2.26-3.1)
Monday, February 26
Review map basics and discuss topography
Warm Up: What Maps?
Notebook Items:
Low altitude VLOS @ SES
Tuesday, February 27
Review magnetic field, discuss GIS
Warm Up: Test Pilot Feedback
Notebook Items:
SG Location GIS Answers
Wednesday, February 28
It’s time for your second test. Yay!
Warm Up: Unit Review (teacher)
Notebook Items:
Thursday, February 29 (asynch.)
Review and apply Location, GPS and GIS skills.
Warm Up: Flow
Work on WS - Unit Review and prepare materials for Module Checklist
Test 2 on Friday (review Objectives & Vocabulary: Location)
Friday, March 1
Fly Avata and simulations on iPad
Week 5 (2.20-23)
Tuesday, February 20
A more detailed look at DMS and determining location using triangulation
Warm Up: Drones and International Relations
Notebook Items:
Mapping Activity - DMS and Triangulation
Wednesday, February 21
Continue with DMS and triangulation and start looking into autonomous flights
Warm Up: Autonomous Flight
Thursday, February 22
Review location
Warm Up: Drone Haiku
Friday, February 23
Review GPS and magnetic field
Notebook Items:
Handout - GPS vs Magnetic North
UDIs
Week 4 (2.12-16)
Monday, February 12
Intro to Location
Warm Up: GNSS
Notebook Items:
Unit 2: Location, GPS & GIS Study Guide
Handouts from Location - Latitude & Longitude
Fly inside - intro toTellos
Tuesday, February 13
Finish Location
Warm Up: Why Aren’t Drones Gas Powered?
Fly inside -Tellos
Wednesday, February 14
Review coordinate systems
Warm Up: Degrees, Decimals and DMS
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Regional Airports Information Map in Classroom due F 2.16
Thursday, February 15
A bit of location work
Warm Up: Geocaching, Ground Control Points and Benchmarks
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper):
DDA: Regional Airports Information Map in Classroom due F 2.16
Resources:
Friday, February 16 (Asynchronous)
Work on and submit your map
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper):
DDA: Regional Airports Information Map in Classroom due T 2.20
Week 3 (2.5-9)
Monday, February 5
Notebook Items:
Resources:
Fly outside (NIST bucket 1)
Tuesday, February 6
Begin to wrap up the intro material
Warm Up: Units of Measurement
Notebook Items:
Fly inside…races.
Wednesday, February 7
Wrap up with intro unit material
Warm Up: Four METAR
Notebook Items:
Notes - VFR and IFR (presentation)
Mavic 3 - gimbal control and selfie circle videos
Thursday, February 8
Review materials from unit 1
Warm Up: Unit Review
Notebook Items:
Module Checklist Intro
Phantom 4 - height and distance
Friday, February 9
Review, module checklist, test
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
Module Checklist Intro
Test Intro to Drones in Canvas
Week 2 (1.29-2.2)
Monday, January 29
Finish drone anatomy, compass directions
Warm Up: Drone Parts
Notebook Items:
Compass Directions and Degrees
Tuesday, January 30
Review and organize inventory/batteries
Warm Up: Wind and Flight Directions
Inside flight? Drone racing
Wednesday, January 31
What is a drone and when can it be flown?
Warm Up: Flight Jargon Review
Notebook Items:
Notes -What is a Drone and When Can It Be Flown
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Google Maps and Runway Labels in Classroom due F 2.2
Fly Outside
Thursday, February 1
Drone Law
Notebook Items:
Notes -What is a Drone and When Can It Be Flown
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Google Maps and Runway Labels in Classroom due F 2.2
Outside- How Tall?
Friday, February 2
Go over runways and discuss licensing
Warm Up: Laws of the Sky
DDA: Google Maps and Runway Labels in Classroom due M 2.5
Fly inside, races attempt 2?
Semester 2, Week 1 (1.22-26)
Monday, January 22
A real introduction to drones.
Warm Up: What Drones?
Notebook Items:
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Join (+) Google Classroom code: ht5pcok due F 1.26
DDA: Complete the Survey in Classroom due F 1.26
PDA: Signatures on Course Syllabus & Classroom Policies due F 1.26
Resources
Daily Announcements/ Daily Log/ Website / Google Classroom/ Canvas/ Daily Modules/ Canvas Syllabus
Course Syllabus & Classroom Policies
First flights in Auditorium with HS210
- basic safety, takeoff, four motions, land
Tuesday, January 23
The Remote Controller
Drone Inventory- What do we have?
Warm Up: Day 2 KWL
Notebook Items:
Unit 1 Objectives and Vocabulary
Handout - Remote Control(Presentation)
Resources:
Fly a perimeter with HS210
Unidirectional
Rotational
Wednesday, January 24
Review RC
Warm Up: Drones and Real Estate
Aud - HS210: Finish circles, Fly Figure Eights, “headless mode,” speed controls and flips
Thursday, January 25 (Pretest 1/3)
METARs and Drone Parts
Warm Up: Reading a METAR
Notebook Items:
Basic Quadcopter Drone Diagram
Resources:
Friday, January 26 (Pretest 2/4)
R.I.P. Ingenuity - Pretest, Quadcopter
Notebook Items:
Basic Quadcopter Drone Diagram
Daily Assignments: (digital/paper)
DDA: Pretest in Canvas
Resources:
Fly outside with MA2