Advanced Drone Pilot DP03 Standards
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Course Description
The Advanced Drone Pilot (DP-03) course is a standards-based program designed to prepare students for higher-level drone operations by integrating entrepreneurship, fleet operations, simulation-based skill development, industry flight procedures, and drone mapping workflows. This course emphasizes professional application, mission execution, and data-driven deliverables.
Students will study and apply concepts including:
- Entrepreneurship in the drone industry
- Drone fleet operations and asset management
- Simulation-based flight control and maneuver development
- Manual and autonomous industry flight operations
- Drone mapping data collection, processing, and presentation
Course Purpose
- Develop advanced operational knowledge and skills for drone industry applications
- Build student capacity in entrepreneurship and drone service development
- Strengthen professional procedures in fleet, flight, and mapping operations
- Provide structured simulator and real-world skill progression
- Prepare students to produce and present drone-based deliverables to customers
Course Outcomes
- Understand entrepreneurship and product/service development in the drone industry
- Apply procedures used in drone fleet operations
- Demonstrate drone controls and maneuvers in a simulated environment
- Apply procedures used in manual and autonomous drone industry operations
- Collect, process, and present drone mapping data in a professional context
Course Alignment
40% Industry Operations | 25% Mapping | 20% Fleet Operations | 10% Simulation | 5% Entrepreneurship
Advanced Drone Pilot Core Course Standards
| Standard ID | Standard Description | RBT Level | % of Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301.00 | Students will understand entrepreneurship in the drone industry. | B2 | 5% |
| 302.00 | Students will apply procedures used in drone fleet operations. | C3 | 20% |
| 303.00 | Students will apply procedures used in a drone simulated environment. | C3 | 10% |
| 304.00 | Students will apply procedures used in the drone industry. | C3 | 40% |
| 305.00 | Students will apply procedures used in drone mapping. | C3 | 25% |
Detailed Course Standards
| Standard ID | Standard Description | RBT Level |
|---|---|---|
| 301.00 | Students will understand entrepreneurship in the drone industry. | B2 |
| 301.01 | Students will understand how to determine a drone product or service using a structured business model framework. | B2 |
| 301.02 | Students will understand how to market a drone product or service to identified customer segments. | B2 |
| 302.00 | Students will apply procedures used in drone fleet operations. | C3 |
| 302.01 | Students will apply procedures used in drone asset management. | C3 |
| 302.02 | Students will apply procedures used in drone pre-flight operations. | C3 |
| 302.03 | Students will apply procedures used in drone in-flight operations. | C3 |
| 302.04 | Students will apply procedures used in drone post-flight operations. | C3 |
| 303.00 | Students will apply procedures used in a drone simulated environment. | C3 |
| 303.01 | Students will understand the use of drone controls. | B2 |
| 303.02 | Students will demonstrate drone maneuvers and flight patterns in a simulated environment. | C3 |
| 304.00 | Students will apply procedures used in the drone industry. | C3 |
| 304.01 | Students will apply procedures used in drone manual flight operations. | C3 |
| 304.02 | Students will apply procedures used in drone autonomous flight operations. | C3 |
| 305.00 | Students will apply procedures used in drone mapping. | C3 |
| 305.01 | Students will apply procedures used to collect drone mapping data. | C3 |
| 305.02 | Students will apply procedures used to process drone mapping data. | C3 |
| 305.03 | Students will apply procedures needed to present drone data to a potential customer. | C3 |
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy Key
- A1 – Remember / Recall
- B2 – Understand Concepts
- C3 – Apply Procedures