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DronesÌý - small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - are used by government agencies, companies, non-profits, and individuals, for capturing high-resolution aerial photography of landscapes, buildings, and events. Drones can support science studies, environmental analysis and restoration, crime investigation, infrastructure inspection, and so much more.ÌýÌý

This course will teach drone flight skills and digital photo and video techniques, which are necessary to work professionally in the growing field of drone photography.ÌýStudents will alsoÌýlearn the body of knowledge to take the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) examination for aÌýPart 107Ìýflight certification.Ìý TheÌýPart 107Ìýcertificate is a requirement for anyone who intends to use drones for professional purposes.

Learn how to capture video and photography of your drone flights, using different angles, filters, and other aerial photography techniques. Learn how to use Adobe software for video editing, creating transitions, embedding captions and music, and creating dramatic movie effects from drone flight video.Ìý

Â鶹Çø's certified drone pilots will instruct students, through weekly drone flight exercises, to develop confidence in the capture of aerial photography and videography.Ìý Flight training will enhance student awareness and practice of safety and regulatory compliance requirements.Ìý

Through weekly modules the course covers the aviation topics in detail, including airspace regulations, aviation weather, emergency procedures, airport operations, radio communication procedures, aircraft performance and loading, crew resource management, and aeronautical decision-making.Ìý Students who succeed in the weekly practice quizzes will be well-prepared to take and pass the FAAÌýPart 107Ìýexamination, after the conclusion of the course. Students will develop a final drone video project for presentation at the end of the quarter.Ìý

This drone flight class may be taken concurrently with the remote sensing oriented class, titledÌýGIS andÌýÌýMapping with Drone ImageryÌý- also offered during summer quarter.Ìý

Graduate students who take this course will have additional work to meet the credit requirements of graduate level work.Ìý