## ESI	UAS	OPERATIONS TRAINING INSTRUCTION October 2015

PURPOSE

The	purpose	of	this	document is	to	outline	the	requirements and	documentation for	operators	of	ESI UAS	aircraft.		Each	of	t he	paragraphs	below	identifies	the qualifications,	initial	training,	and	currency requirement s for	e ach	of	UAS	mission	position .		Documentati on	of	the	training	and	certification	for	each position	below will be	maintained	in	each	individual’s UAS Operator	Folder

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OPERATIONS	POSITIONS

• PIC (Pilot	in	Command)

o Description:		Res ponsible	for	the	safe	conduct	of	a	given	UAS mission.

o Approved	Trainer s :		PICs	approved	by the	Aviation	PGD	to	provide	PIC training.

o Qualifications:

§ M ust	currently	hold	a	pilot	rating	(Sport	Pilot	Rating	is	acceptable)

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§ Must	have	appropriate	medical	in	accordance	with	the	pilot	rating	held.

o Training	Requirements :

§ Trainer	will	discuss	and	review	the	ESI	UAS	Operating	Instruction,	review	the	ESI	FAA approved	Part	333	Exemption	documentation,	as	well	as	all	cur rent	FAA	ai rspace regulations .		The	trainer	will	discuss	and	demonstrate	NOTAMs	review,	weather tracking, awareness	of	non

- participant	personnel	clearance	requirements, manned aircraft	flight	patt ern	and	nearby	airport	awareness

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§ Trainee	will	observe	two flying	UAS	m issions ,	of	at	least	10	minutes	in	length,	with the	qualified	trainer	PIC

. o Performance	Requirement:

§ Trainee	will	demonstrate	safe	and	effective	leadership	of	a	UAS	mission	with	a duration	of	greater	than	10	minutes.		The	trainee	will	not	be	the	aircraft	op erator during	this	initial	training	mission.		Real	or	simulated	mission	tasks	(training	flight patterns,	training	structural	inspections,	etc...)	must	be	accomplished	on	this checkout	mission.

o Currency	Requirement:	Currency	mission every 180	days

• OBSERVER

o Description:	This	position	is	used	to	maintain	visual contact	with	the UA S	and	clear	the expected	operations	from	potential	hazards	during	the	mission

. o Approved	Trainer :	Any	O bserver

- qualified	PIC

. o Training Requirement:

§ Trainer	will	discuss	applicable airspa ce	issues,	NOTAMs,	weather,	manned	aircraft flight	patterns, lo cations	of	nearby	airports,	and any	other	known	possible airborne or	ground	based conflicts .		The	trainer	will	discuss	communication	requirements with	operator(s)	to	identify	hazards	and provide	timely	de

- confliction	to	the	UAS mission

. The	trainer	will	also	discuss	UAS	flight	capabilities,	speeds,	and	alt itudes for	observer	awareness.

o Performance	Requirement:§ Trainee	will	demonstrate	the	ability	to properly	support	the	visual	de

- confl iction	of the	UAS	mission	from	airborne and	ground hazards	during	an	actual	flying	mission.

o Currency	Requirement: None

• MAN UAL OPERATOR

o Description: This	is	the	manual	ope rator	of	the	UAS	aircraft	where by	manual	inputs	control the	pitch,	roll,	yaw,	and	po wer	state	of	the	aircraft.		It	assumes	visual	awareness	of	the aircraft	whether	it	is	by	observing	the	aircraft	from	the	ground	or	by	observing	the	outputs of	a	video	transmission	system	from	a	ground	station.

o Approved	Trainers:		Aviation	PGD	approved	tra iners

o Training Requirements :

§ The	trainee	will	conduct	a minimum	of	2 training f lights	under	the	supervision of	an approved	trainer.

§ A	simulated	low	battery	situation	will	be	demonstrated	by	the	trainer.

§ A	simulated,	non

- participant	encroachment	resulting in	an	alternate	landing	zone recovery	will	be	demonstrated	by	the	trainer.

o Performance	Requirement:

§ Trainee	will	demonstrate	the	safe	conduct	of	a	UAS	flying	mission

§ This	mission	will	be	at	least	10	minutes	in	length	and	consist	of	at	a	minimum:

• A successful take

- off,	level	flight control
, circular racetrack flight p atterns	in both	directions,	mission	performance	events	(inspection,	positioning	for photography,	etc...)	and	a successful	approach	and	landin g	to	the	desired landing	zone.

§ In	addit ion, a	simulated	low	battery	situation	and	a	non

- participant	encroachment, will	be	demonstrated	to successf ul	recoveries

. o Currency	Requirement: Currency	flight 180	days

• AUTO	PILOT OPERATOR

o Description: T his	is	the	autopilot	operator	of	an	unmanned	aircraft	system.		This	position manages	the	location/attitude/speed	of	the	aircraft	over	the	ground	through	an	autopilot system.

o Approved	Trainers:		Aviation	PGD	approved	trainers

o Training Requirements :

§ The	t rainee	will conduct	a	minimum	of	one	trainer	supervised	mission	during	which the	autopilot	system	is	utilized	for	control	during	a	portion	of	the	flight.		During	this flight,	all	major	autopilot	modes,	to	include	RTB(Return	to	Base)	safety	modes	will be	di scussed	and	demonstrated.

o Performance	Requirements:

§ The	trainee	will	successfully	conduct	autopilot	operations	during	an	actual	flying mission	in	which	autopilot	control	of	the	vehicle	is	utilized.		The	successful	use	of	all main	autopilot	modes,	to	incl ude	RTB(Return	to	Base)	safety	modes	must	be	utilized during	this	demonstration	flight.

o Currency	Requir e ment: Currency	flight 180	days