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Author
Publisher
I.M. Davis
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The UAS Remote Pilot Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual to introduce basic UAS Remote Pilot skills and knowledge that are essential for piloting UAVs. It provides information on transition to other UAVs and the operation of various UAV systems."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Despite the high level of media attention, most military unmanned aircraft remain shrouded in secrecy, including one of the largest called Global Hawk. Rick Thomas, a retired senior-level Air Force officer and Global Hawk pilot introduces the largest operational unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in the world and reveals first-hand accounts of how this amazing unmanned aircraft came to be. He also takes you inside the Global Hawk control station to...
Publisher
Aviation Supplies & Academics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Flying a drone for non-hobby operations requires a Remote Pilot Certificate. You must successfully complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 Knowledge Exam to earn a Remote Pilot Certificate with a Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) rating. This book is your key to success."--Back cover
10) Good kill
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
After six tours of duty, Air Force pilot Tom Egan yearns to get back into the cockpit of a real plane, but he now fights the Taliban from an air-conditioned box in the Las Vegas desert. When he and his crew start taking orders directly from the CIA, and the stakes are raised, Egan's nerves, and his relationship with his wife begin to unravel. Revealing the psychological toll drone pilots endure as they are forced to witness the aftermath of their...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Formats
Description
An invaluable addition to the literature on UAV guidance and cooperative control, Cooperative Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is a dedicated, practical guide to computational path planning for UAVs. One of the key issues facing future development of UAVs is path planning: it is vital that swarm UAVs/ MAVs can cooperate together in a coordinated manner, obeying a pre-planned course but able to react to their environment by communicating...
Author
Series
DOT/FAA/AM volume 06/8
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This research focuses on three types of flight control problems associated with unmanned aircraft systems. The three flight control problems are: external pilot difficulties with inconsistent mapping of the controls to the movement of the aircraft; difficulties associated with the transfer of control from one control location to another during the flight; and problems associated the automation of flight control. Specific accidents associated with...
13) Drone
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Drone pilot and family man Neil has spent his career conducting deadly, covert missions overseas all from the comfort of his suburban hometown. When an enigmatic, Pakistani businessman shows up at his home seeking revenge, Neil must confront the consequences of his actions.