UAV Pilot Training

UAV Pilot Training

1 E Washington StSuite 500Phoenix, AZCall 602-759-7372

UVU Phoenix Campus

One East Washington St, Suite 500Phoenix, AZ, Call 602-759-7372

UVU Chief PilotGene Payson

Mr. Gene Payson holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He has over 44 years of UAV design, development, test and instructor experience. He is also the president of a company which is involved in the manufacturing, operation, design, development, systems engineering, power plant engineering, electrical and electronic system development, market analysis, piloting, and more regarding large Remote Controlled and small Unmanned Aircraft. He is a UAV pilot for the Air Force Research Laboratory and is a certified pilot on the Penguin B gasoline powered fixed wing small UAV. His many years of training experience includes leading seminars on Total Quality Management (TQM) and training sales personnel while being International Marketing Manager for a fortune 100 company. He has lectured on small UAVs at Unmanned Vehicle University and other venues for several years. His forte is small UAV operation.

UAV Pilot Training

• Three Phases• Phase 1: Ground School• Phase 2: Simulator• Phase 3: Flight Instruction• Course completion certificate

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Phase 1: Ground School• Checklists

– Setup and inventory– Transmitter switch assignments– Preflight– Takeoff– Error Messages– Landing

• General characteristics• Dimensions & weight• Motors• Propellers• Electronic speed controls• Wireless links• Fuel/Flight Battery• Flight Parameters• Limitations

– Airspeed– Power & Powerplant– Weight– Center of Gravity– Maneuver– Temperature– Weather– Range– Wireless link

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• Emergency Procedures– Motor failure– Communication failure– Low battery power– GCS failure– Compass calibration error– Fire– Forced landings

• Normal procedures– Preflight– Takeoff– Post landing– Aircraft log book– Aircraft maintenance book– Pilot log book

• Performance– Flight times & wireless transmission

• Weight and balance– CG & Weight

• Air Vehicle Systems Description– Fuel/Battery required– Wireless communications

• Handling, service and maintenance– Propeller care– Battery care and use– Preventative maintenance

Phase 2: Simulator

• Fly fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft• Become proficient using two joysticks.• Practice what is more difficult for you. – Typically when the aircraft is coming or facing towards

you because the controls can seem backwards• Practice unusual attitude recovery

– Push the joysticks up and together momentarily which will cause the vehicle to snap or spin uncontrollably. Practice recovering from this position.

• Practice take offs and landings

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Phase 3: Flight Instruction

• Day 1– Pre-flight briefing– Manually fly fixed wing UAV

• Day 2– Pre-flight briefing– Manually fly rotor wing UAV (hex/quad/heli-copter)

• Day 3 – Pre-flight briefing– Program autopilot– Fly on autopilot

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Flight Training Centers

• Phoenix, AZ• Denver, CO• Sarasota, FL• San Diego, CA• San Francisco, CA• Richmond, VA• Mayhopac, NY• Salt Lake City, UT• Las Vegas, NV• Reno, NV

Process

• Go the UVU Website• Pay the fee http://www.uxvuniversity.com/uav-pilot-training-certificate/

• Login credentials for online ground school sent same day

• Simulator arrives 3 days later• Accomplish online ground school• Accomplish flight sim w instructor• Schedule 3 days of flight training

Aaron Sochor

UAV Basic Flight Training

Student has completed a 16 hour ground school, received 10 hours of training in a small UAV flight simulator and 24 hours of flight training.

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___________________Gene Payson

UAV Flight Instructor