Instruction Guide: UAV Equipment
NOTE (Sept 2021): The TPP videos used as the Primary Instructional Material used in the first 5 units of this course are currently unavailable. We understand the TPP is creating an updated version of this series. In the meantime, please see Differentiated Instructional Material: ALTERNATIVE for resources you can use for these lessons.
The Primary Instructional Resource for this Lesson is TPP UAV Training Program Part1: Lessons 2
Note 1: The Goals for the TPP resource is to lead to a Part 107 pilot license for a student who is at least 16 years old - that is NOT the goal of this first Unit in Aerial Robotics 101: Recreational UAVs. We will use the TPP resources for several Lessons to provide an overview of key concepts for UAV operations. While we want students to understand a UAV Pilot License is within their reach in high school, that is not the immediate focus of this Unit. If fact, quite the opposite - Unit 1 is all about operating outside Part 107 (commercial UAV operations) and within recreational UAV operations (over school property) of the FAA UAV regulations to keep costs and barriers-to-entry for new schools/teachers as low as possible.
Note 2: As currently laid out, the TPP course is structured with a scope and sequence that logically follows the needs for a Part 107 overview course. However, we will be using their lessons out-of-sequence in some cases for our recreational drone operations over school property based course. The TPP site does not allow one to advance to a subsequent lesson until the quiz for the current lesson is successfully completed, which make skipping ahead or out-of-sequence awkward. However, if your browser is set to accept cookies and you run through the course/quizzes once, you may then choose "Resume" and then use the "Menu" tab in the upper-right to resume at any point already completed.
> You may use the TPP resource for direct instruction to a group, or allow students to work through the lessons individually. The first-time access process requires name, school, grade info - but none of this is verified (so non-identifying info may be used) and there is no email verification.
> Each lessons ends with a quiz that gates advancement to the next lesson - we suggest using this a Formative Assessment tool.
TPP UAV Training Program - Part 1, Lesson 2
> sUAS and UAVs are described
> Roles of 3-person are described, however Aerial Robotics 101 roles are slightly different:
>>> Pilot - safely controls aircraft
>>> Flight Director (vs Programmer) - directs flight operations and photo/video shoots
>>> Safety Manager (vs Observer) - ensures safe environment for flight operations
> Components of UAV are defined and described
> Preflight safety procedures are described
>>> See Differentiated Instructional Material for Parrot Mambo, DJI Tello and DJI Spark checklists
> Battery safety procedures are described
> FAA line of sight requirement and signal transmission limitations are described
> GPS operation is explained
> Compass operation and limitations are described
> NOTE: UAV Autonomous operations are described, but largely not applicable to recreational pilots. The Aerial Robotics 101 Unit 1, Lesson 6 (Coding) does allow autonomous operations, however there is no ability to switch between pilot control and autonomous in a given flight. One must choose to pilot the UAV, or run code to fly the UAV autonomously (with Abort/End Program being to only option to manually control the UAV).
Complete the Lesson 2 Quiz to check understanding.
Extension
This Differentiated Instructional Material: Extended has a more detailed TPP lesson on UAV Sensors.
Hands-on
Upon completion of the TPP lesson, get students hands-on with the drone they will be using (note, keep battery uninstalled to avoid accidental power-up). Use the Summative Assessment to have students document the components and safety protocols for their drone.
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Check Differentiated Instructional Material and Additional Assessments for more resources around the topics covered in this TPP lesson.
