Unit 4: Navigating the Skies- Mitigating Ground and Air Risks for Drone Flights

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Unit 4: Navigating the Skies: Mitigating Ground and Air Risks for Drone Flights

Lesson goals

• At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and apply the necessary factors to consider and mitigate before your drone flight. You will learn how to assess both ground and air risks, as well as read complex technical documents related to this topic.
  
• Rehearse the past simple and past continuous
• Learn about the future tense (will and going to) 

Past simple - Form

Usage

Past simple - Regular verbs

Past simple - Irregular verbs

Past continuous - Form

We ________ (not watch) TV when the storm started.

1. had not watched
2. did not watch
3. were not watching
4. do not watch

She ________ (cook) dinner when the guests arrived.

1. was cooking
2. has cooked
3. cooked
4. is cooking

They ________ (study) for the exam when the power went out.

1. studied
2. have studied
3. were studying
4. are studying

He ________ (play) football yesterday.

1. is playing
2. played
3. was playing
4. has played

I ________ (watch) TV when she called me.

1. was watching
2. am watching
3. watched
4. were watching

Form (Will)

Usage 

Signal words examples

Usage 

Form (Going to)

He _____ buy a new drone soon.

1. will
2. is going to
3. might
4. can

We _____ use the drone for filming.

1. might
2. will
3. should
4. are going to

She _____ take the drone to the park.

1. will
2. might
3. is going to
4. could

They _____ test the new drone next week.

1. are going to
2. will
3. might
4. can

I _____ fly my drone tomorrow.

1. going to
2. should
3. might
4. will

Unit 4 -Workbook

Read Unit 4 - Drone Maintenance and Repair Techniques

Once you're done with reading Unit 4. Complete the exercises in Workbook Unit 4

• Exercise 1 - Matching
• Exercise 2 - Translation
• Exercise 3 - Case study
• Exercise 4 - Reading

What do you already know about mitigating risks before a drone flight?

Listening exercise

Watch the follwing video and answer the following questions:

1. What is the main purpose of mission planning and risk assessment in UAS operations?
2. In the PAVE model, what does the letter P stand for?
3. According to the video, what should a pilot do if the risk cannot be reduced to an acceptable level?
4. What does the CARE model help pilots decide?
5. What is one key piece of advice mentioned at the end of the video?

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1. What is the main purpose of mission planning and risk assessment in UAS operations?

1. a) To make the flight more exciting
2. b) To help pilots make safe go/no-go decisions
3. c) To reduce the flight time
4. d) To increase the drone’s speed

2. In the PAVE model, what does the letter P stand for?

1. a) Pilot
2. b) Pressure
3. c) Plan
4. d) Performance

3. According to the video, what should a pilot do if the risk cannot be reduced to an acceptable level?

1. a) Continue the flight anyway
2. b) Ask another pilot to fly
3. c) Cancel or postpone the flight
4. d) Try again without using a checklist

4. What does the CARE model help pilots decide?

1. a) How to repair the drone’s hardware
2. b) When to fly at night
3. c) Whether to buy new equipment
4. d) How to make safer go/no-go decisions

5. What is one key piece of advice mentioned at the end of the video?

1. a) Always fly even if you are unsure
2. b) Make your checklist during the flight
3. c) It’s better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air than the other way around
4. d) Never cancel a flight for weather reasons

Can you apply any of the methods that were discussed in the video?

What are the main factors to consider when assessing pre-flight risks?

What is the goal of ground mitigation?

What does it mean when assessing airspace risks?

Risk Assessment - Canvas Quiz Exercise

Go to Canvas and complete the Quiz exercise:

Assess the risks involved in a hypothetical drone flight scenario and propose necessary mitigations. Answer the questions correctly.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.