Borgen, K., & Weldon, W. T., & Kozak, B., & Yother, T. L. (2019, June), Airworthiness Assurance and Component Tracking of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32051

\bibitem{asee_peer_32051}
  Borgen, K., \& Weldon, W. T., \& Kozak, B., \& Yother, T. L. (2019, June), \emph{Airworthiness Assurance and Component Tracking of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--32051

Kristoffer Borgen, William Theodore Weldon, Brian Kozak, and Tracy L. Yother.  "Airworthiness Assurance and Component Tracking of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/32051 Internet.  17 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_32051}
  Kristoffer Borgen, William Theodore Weldon, Brian Kozak, and Tracy L. Yother.
  "Airworthiness Assurance and Component Tracking of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/32051 Internet.  17 May, 2024

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AB  - With the rising prominence of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS), there is an increasing need to maintain safety.  Current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations require that each sUAS undergo a simple visual and operational preflight check.  There is no detailed airworthiness assurance or tracking requirement as required for certificated aircraft.   However, as the number of commercial sUAS increases, this requirement for detailed airworthiness assurance and component tracking may change. In order to familiarize students in an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) major with this possible change, a junior level course was structured around tracking sUAS in a way which mirrored certified aircraft.  The course focused on integration on an off the shelf autopilot into a five pound 3d printed quadcopter.  Students in groups of two were required to fly ten missions in outdoor, real world conditions.  At the start of class, students within the class, created a course specific preflight checklist.  Before each flight, there students were required to follow this checklist.  Also, each component on the quadcopter had its own individual serial number recorded in a logbook.  In the event of a hard landing or flight anomaly that required the replacement of a component, the student group has to file several pieces of paperwork which were recorded in the quadcopter's specific logbook.  First, a flight incident report with weather conditions, operators, and description of the event was included.  Then an FAA form 337 was filled out.  Finally, the serial number of the components removed and the serial number of the new components were recorded.  With this focus on airworthiness assurance and part tracking, students within the course are better prepared for future changes in sUAS regulations
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