Schedule: 10:00 AM: Mission Planning and/or planning photoshoot additional work on your checklist 12:00 PM: Lunch 1:00 PM: Review Data Outputs; Simulation Training in Bass 105 additional work on mission or photoshoot planning; checklists 3:00 PM: Adjourn Readings /…
Readings and Resources: J-Term 2017 (Day 3)
Schedule: 10:00 AM: Checklists and Flight Logs 11:00 AM – Case Study: Invasive Species Mapping & Counter Drone Control Ryan Wicks, Umass 12:00 PM: Lunch 1:00 PM: Mission Planning and Mapping 2:00 PM: ITT or Scott Gym for Flight Practice…
Case Study: San Salvador Island, January 2016
Case Study: A Week in San Salvador, The Bahamas (Jan. 18-22, 2016) Written by Alex Widstrand Abstract This case study details a research trip during January of 2016 to San Salvador Island, The Bahamas. The purpose of this venture was…
Readings and Resources: J-Term 2017 (Day 2)
Schedule: 10:00 AM:Rules and Regulation US Airspace and FAA Regulation Smith College SAO Safety Code & Institutional Governance 11:30 Case study: Bahamas 12:00 PM: Lunch 12:45 PM: Flight Characteristics 1:30 PM: Safety – getting ready to fly Introduction to the…
Readings and Resources: J-Term 2017 (Day 1)
Schedule: 10:00 AM: Welcome! Introductions Course overview and objectives 11:00 AM: Meet the Drones Equipment review 12:00 PM: Lunch – Pizza and Movie 1:00 PM: Flight simulation in Bass 105 2:00 PM: Case study: Paradise Pond, Bob Newton, Geoscience 3:00…