November 8th Field Outing

As a lab, we went to Dr. Hupy's property to fly data collection missions. This lab outing served several purposes. First and perhaps most fundamentally, to allow individuals to rotate in roles that they have not yet had throughout the semester. In other words, addition crew resource management practice. We also spent time explaining flight planning software particular to our aircraft and the functionality of the ground control system we were using. My primary role was visual observer, since I had been involved in more core operational positions in previous field outings. This was a good opportunity to interact with my colleagues from the perspective they have had in previous outings. The collected data has not yet been processed, but will be useful after the creation of UAS computer lab in December.

The lab setting ground control

Going over the flight plan and its intricacies 

One of the set Aeropoint ground control pads