sUAS
Cadets can participate in sUAS!
• 16 y/o can perform as Mission Pilots (with Part 107 – and CAP sUAS Mission Pilot Quals)
• Cadets can perform as sUAS Technicians (Visual Observers) at any point (w/GES)
• Cadets may NOT participate in “Red Cell” missions in any capacity (like Counter Drug)
What ES missions are sUAS involved in?
Disaster Relief
• Live video streaming for Incident Awareness and Assessment (IAA)
• Low altitude, very high resolution, oblique still imagery
• Georeferenced Orthomosaic Imagery
• 3D debris / event modeling
• Critical infrastructure assessment
Search and Rescue
• Visual searches
• Thermal Imagery
Homeland Security
• 3D Critical infrastructure modeling
• Pre-incident documentation
• Counter sUAS
Mission sUAS Task Guide Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Mission Pilot and Technician - July 2019