The Drone Pilot's Handbook


Book Description

The perfect companion for anyone buying (or thinking of buying) a drone, whether it's just for fun, to race against friends, or to give their to give their photography a whole new angle. The Drone Pilot's Handbook gives you the skills and techniques you need to fly and maintain your multicopter drone, tips for tuning it for maximum performance, and - importantly - a clear graphical guide to where the law will and won't allow you to fly. Meanwhile, spectacular aerial photography from around the world will inspire you to get airborne immediately! Occasional boxouts provide safety tips, handy ideas, and URLs, and flying instructions are presented with attractive original illustrations. This clean approach that makes a welcome contrast to ugly online forums, or the PDFs that drone manufacturers provide, and will have you up and away in no time.







Pass the FAA Drone Pilot Test


Book Description

The chapters in this book cover a broad range of topics the FAA wants you to know. The initial aeronautical knowledge test includes the following areas of knowledge:»Applicable regulations relating to small unmanned aircraft system rating privileges, limitations, and flight operation»Airspace classification, operating requirements, and flight restrictions affecting small unmanned aircraft operation»Aviation weather sources and effects of weather on small unmanned aircraft performance»Small unmanned aircraft loading»Emergency procedures»Crew resource management»Radio communication procedures»Determining the performance of small unmanned aircraft»Physiological effects of drugs and alcohol»Aeronautical decision-making and judgment»Airport operationsReaders also have access to a series of sample test questions. Readers should practice with these test questions until achieving at least a score of 90% before attempting the exam. The author strives to make the questions as similar as possible to the official FAA Exam. However, the FAA does not provide specific test-questions to the public. The sample questions here are based on the information available through documentation and research. The sample questions in this book refer to legends and figures from the FAA-CT-8080-2H Airman Knowledge Testing Supplement. FAA-CT-8080-2H is the testing supplement provided to test-takers during the official aeronautical knowledge test. Readers need to familiarize themselves with these legends and figures before attempting to take the test. For the best experience, the author recommends the printed version of this book.




The Standard UAS Operator Log


Book Description

The Standard UAS Operator Log provides record-keeping for flight operations of small and large unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), remote-control aircraft (R/C), remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), and drones. It meets the needs of civilian, military, hobbyists, and professional operators alike so that critical flight details can be tracked. The logbook has sufficient room for more than 300 flights with space to record the equipment details, location, aircraft category, flight conditions, type of operating time, number of takeoff/launch and landing/recovery, and the total duration of the flight. The remarks area provides space to note the mission, crew, control method (such as RC, first person view or RPV and autonomous), battery number and configuration or other information to correlate to the flight controller mission logs. Italso includes a summary page for owner/operator (such as contact details, certificates and ratings, and recurrency training), a briefing/academic instruction log, a page for equipment and hours flown, and initial and recurrent training endorsements.




Drones For Dummies


Book Description

The fast and easy way to pick out, set up, and learn to fly your drone Ready to soar into the world of unmanned aircraft? Drones For Dummies introduces you to the fascinating world of UAVs. Written in plain English and brimming with friendly instruction, Drones For Dummies provides you with the information you need to find and purchase the right drone for your needs, examples of ways to use a drone, and even drone etiquette and the laws and regulations governing consumer drone usage. Plus, you'll discover the basics of flight, including how to use a drone to capture photos and video. Originally designed to assist in military and special operations applications, the use of drones has expanded into the public service sector and the consumer market for people looking to have a good time flying an aircraft remotely. Drones For Dummies covers everything you need to know to have fun with your UAV, and is packed with cool ways to expand your drone's use beyond simply flying. Pick the perfect drone to suit your needs Properly set up and fly a drone Use a drone to capture images and footage with a camera Tips for maintaining your drone If you're interested in the exciting new technology of unmanned aircraft vehicles, Drones For Dummies helps you take flight.




Hunter Killer


Book Description

The first-ever inside look at the US military’s secretive Remotely Piloted Aircraft program—equal parts techno-thriller, historical account, and war memoir Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to by the media as drones, are a mysterious and headline-making tool in the military’s counterterrorism arsenal. Their story has been pieced together by technology reporters, major newspapers, and on-the-ground accounts from the Middle East, but it has never been fully told by an insider. In Hunter Killer, Air Force Lt. Col. T. Mark McCurley provides an unprecedented look at the aviators and aircraft that forever changed modern warfare. This is the first account by an RPA pilot, told from his unique-in-history vantage point supporting and executing Tier One counterterrorism missions. Only a handful of people know what it’s like to hunt terrorists from the sky, watching through the electronic eye of aircraft that can stay aloft for a day at a time, waiting to deploy their cutting-edge technology to neutralize threats to America’s national security. Hunter Killer is the counterpoint to the stories from the battlefront told in books like No Easy Day and American Sniper: While special operators such as SEALs and Delta Force have received a lot of attention in recent years, no book has ever told the story of the unmanned air war. Until now.




UAS Pilot Log


Book Description

The UAS Pilot Log is one of the first flight logs uniquely designed for the needs of drone operators. After extensive research into record keeping and processes maintained by expert operators, droneprep.com designed this log specifically for pilots and operators of unmanned aircraft systems and drones to plan and track critical flight details. As FAA and other government regulations evolve, the UAS Pilot Log will help keep you on top of your record keeping activities.Seamlessly designed to be useful and relevant, this logbook distills complex procedures and processes with simple, easy-to-understand entry pages that can be maintained by any drone operator, regardless of skill level or experience. The result is a flexible yet powerful record that will serve as both a tool to enhance your flying experience and a superb record of exactly what happened on the day of your flight. Now available in multiple colors (Gold, Red, Dark Blue, Dark Grey and Dark Green) to suit any mission.




Drone Pilot


Book Description

Learn what it takes to become a drone pilot in the U.S. military.




Drone Pilot


Book Description

With the constant technological advance in the aeronautical industry, aircraft have evolved in speed, performance, designs and size. Since the beginning of time, unmanned flying machines, as they were called at the time, were not considered part of aviation. It was at the turn of the century, when the drone revolution arrived, and ICAO (international civil aviation organization) granted them the appointment of drones. Actually, drones are part of the aeronautical industry, and offer a constantly growing set of activities. From entertainment for all ages, to the most risky professional jobs. In this book, the reader will equip himself with all the tools to learn how to fly a drone in different everyday and professional situations. It will understand how it works, its components, its history, and all its areas of application. A permanent reference book for all active drone pilots and for all those aspiring to obtain their license for the first time. A unique material of its kind, developed by professional pilots.




Remote Pilot Test Prep - UAS


Book Description

This book is a comprehensive preparation, study and test tool for the remote pilot certificate ("Unmanned Aircraft General – Small") FAA Knowledge Exam. Topics covered are FAA regulations, the National Airspace System, weather, loading and performance, and operations. This book is particularly helpful for drone operators interested in earning a remote pilot certificate, for Remote Pilot Aircraft (RPA) applicants, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) training programs preparing applicants for FAA exams, self-study readers interested in learning more about commercial unmanned aircraft operations, and existing (manned aircraft) pilots who want to learn more about the drone and UAS operations sharing the National Airspace System.