Week 4: Navigating the Skies- Mitigating Ground and Air Risks for Drone Flights

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Navigating the Skies: Mitigating Ground and Air Risks for Drone Flights

Lesson goals

• At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and apply the necessary factors to consider and mitigate before your drone flight. You will learn how to assess ground and air risks and read complex technical documents related to this topic.
  
• Learn about the past simple and past continuous
• Learn about the adverbs and adjectives

Usage

Past simple - Form

Past simple - Regular verbs

Past simple - Irregular verbs

Past continuous - Form

We ________ (not watch) TV when the storm started.

1. had not watched
2. did not watch
3. were not watching
4. do not watch

She ________ (cook) dinner when the guests arrived.

1. was cooking
2. has cooked
3. cooked
4. is cooking

They ________ (study) for the exam when the power went out.

1. studied
2. have studied
3. were studying
4. are studying

He ________ (play) football yesterday.

1. is playing
2. played
3. was playing
4. has played

I ________ (watch) TV when she called me.

1. was watching
2. am watching
3. watched
4. were watching

Grammar - Adverbs and adjectives

Exercise 2 - Adverbs and adjectives

Exercise 2 - Adverbs and adjectives

Select the correct adverb to complete the sentence: They danced _____.

1. carelessly
2. gracefully
3. awkwardly
4. energetically

Choose the suitable adjective for the sentence: Her voice sounded _____.

1. harsh
2. powerful
3. melodious
4. soft

Pick the right adverb to complete the sentence: He runs _____.

1. swiftly
2. slowly
3. eagerly
4. gracefully

Select the appropriate adjective to fill in the gap: The sunset looked _____.

1. breathtaking
2. ordinary
3. magnificent
4. colorful

Choose the correct adverb to complete the sentence: She speaks _____.

1. fluently
2. quickly
3. loudly
4. beautifully

Factors to Consider

• Weather conditions, 
• Airspace restrictions 
• Ground obstacles 

are important factors to consider before a drone flight.

Watch the following video and lets discuss what we've learned. 

Introduction

Why is it important to mitigate risks before a drone flight?

What do you already know about mitigating risks before a drone flight?

Mitigating Ground Risks

Identify and remove any potential ground obstacles that may pose a risk to the drone flight.

Assessing Air Risks

Analyze airspace restrictions and identify any potential conflicts or hazards for the drone flight.

Risk Assessment Exercise

Assess the risks involved in a hypothetical drone flight scenario and propose necessary mitigations.

Exercise 3 - Case Studies

Analyze real-life case studies of drone accidents and fill in the gap

Summary and Review

Recap the key factors to consider, ground and air risk mitigation strategies, and the importance of reading technical documents for drone flights.

Assessment

Complete a short quiz or assignment to test your understanding of ground and air risk mitigation for drone flights.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.