Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:00 – 4:30 pm

Day One – Thursday, January 30
 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Part 107 Seminar Program Overview
 FAA Regulations

• Regulation history
• 14 CFR Part 107 – UAS/drone regulations (2008)
• Section 333 exemption
• Section 336 – recreational/hobby
• A UAS pilot – is a pilot

UAS Licensing Requirements
    • Part 107 requirements
• UAS registrations
•  General licensees
• Proficiency and testing
• Recurrency testing
Airspace Designations

• NAS – National Airspace System
• Airspace class designations
• Special use designations and airways
• UAS airspace restrictions

UAS Flight Restrictions

• Airspace restrictions – rules of the road/air
• Part 107 rules for UAS flights
• TFRs – what and when
• Online planning tools

Sectional Charts and their Use

• General overview – what is a sectional chart?
• Aviation navigation – a UAS pilot primer
• Online sectional charts

Sectional Charts Workshops

• Hands-on workshops using sectional charts

Day One Overview and Discussions and Q&A

Day Two – Friday, January 31

Aviation Weather for UAS Operations

• A pilot’s weather briefing
• METARs and aviation weather
• Weather and UAS operations
• Weather restrictions

Airport Operations

• Basic airport knowledge
• Airspace and airports
• Communications needs

Aeronautical Decision Making

• UAS operations – common sense?
• Risk analysis for operations
• PAVE/IMSAFE procedures

UAS Crew Resource Management

• Single pilot operations
• Part 107 crew requirements
• Complex mission considerations

FAA Knowledge Test – General Overview

• Part 107 knowledge test overview
• Pilot knowledge components
• Exam preparation sources
• FAA website portal

FAA Authorization and Waivers

• Authorization vs waiver
• Part 107 regulation relief
• Waiver process
• Authorization process
• LAANC system

Practice FAA Commercial UAS Exam – Practice Part 107 Exam for UAS pilots
Exam Review and Discussion

• Practice exam walkthrough and discussion
• General discussion with Q&A

Credits

Professional Engineers
& Land Surveyors
13.0 PDHs

Geologists
     13.0 Pennsylvania PDHs
12.0 Delaware PDHs

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 13.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states and land surveyors in most states. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education provider for engineers and land surveyors in Maryland. Individual courses are not subject to preapproval.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for professional engineers and land surveyors licensed in Indiana, North Carolina, and North Dakota. HalfMoon Education is also an approved education provider for Florida and New Jersey engineers (Approval No. 24GP00000700).

HalfMoon Education is deemed a New York-approved continuing education provider for engineers and land surveyors via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §68.15 (i)(2)).

This course is approved by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors for 13.0 PDHs for professional land surveyors.

This course offers 13.0 PDHs to Pennsylvania professional geologists. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval.

The Delaware Board of Geologists has approved this seminar for 12.0 continuing education hours in the 6.9.5 and 6.9.9 category.

Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Mark D. Jones, P.E.

Principal at Hartech Engineering & Consulting, LLC

Mr. Jones, P.E. is president of Hartech Engineering which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the USAF and continues his Masters education locally through Penn State. Additionally, he is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona and Georgia.

On-Demand Price: $

Save $20 per person when registering 3 or more people.

Each registration includes a PDF copy of a manual prepared by the seminar speaker.