Don's Study Guide: Human Factors for Drone Pilots in Canada RPAS Basic & Advanced Exam Material

[@cecewang6936]

Hi Don. As always, I learned a lot from watching this video. You've got the exam stuff well covered now. Thank you for all you do for the Canadian RPAS community.

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, CeCe! So much to learn in this drone business!

[@BrantAerials]

Nicely summed up Don. These things can apply to your work and personal life as well as your drone flying experiences.

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Gary! Yeah, lots of interesting stuff! I would avoid the "continually stating your position" tip, however!!

[@sueferreira9711]

Thank you, Don. Your RPAS videos are so helpful

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Sue! Glad to hear that!

[@lazaar6341]

I am just understanding now that his channels name is a pun on how much detail he goes into topics he enjoys

[@DonJoyce]

Ha! Glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@rambleswithrobinandruby9422]

Hi Don: This is an excellent video. This video is a foundation for leadership and management skill development, beyond drone piloting. I smiled several times: 1) Decision-making: During my years as a Director of a science organization, I experienced many times the impact of distractions on making a decision making, although I can count on 2 fingers the times someone brought me a coffee ;) . 2) Impact of automation - I still hear the sales pitch that automation will reduce workload. It never did. It transformed the workload and allowed us to do things differently and more "deeply", but I never saw a decrease in workload, as you point out. 3) Finally, in the interpersonal relations module (communications), as a science leader, we were very much aware of the value of asking questions, a practice that I continue to this day in retirement with lawyers and accountants, but it was a practice that frustrated some colleagues who saw questions as an attack on their role, experience, and/or authority. This is a video that could easily be modified as an introduction to ANY life skill interpersonal relationship. Well done.

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you for the kind words! And I'm glad you enjoyed the funny bits.

[@rockyninja5089]

Thanks. I just took the advanced Exam, only got 66%. More than half the stuff you outlined wasn't on there unfortunately.

[@DonJoyce]

You'll get there! BTW, I have over a dozen videos covering various elements of the Advanced exam.

[@ericthibeault1979]

In « Aviation psychology », why did you decide to skip talking about attitude and workload topics?

[@DonJoyce]

I was cranky and over-worked. LOL. Sorry, must have missed those topics.

[@s.tarkankarsidag7521]

Another great video, thanks for sharing. Section 4, Effects of automation, made me smile too. I suppose there are bad uses of automation and good ones.

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks! And yes, if automation leads to inattention and complacency, it can lead to bad things. But then again....

[@JayMcGowan]

Hi Don. After retiring from airline aviation after 42 years, I think this is one of the best human factors videos I have seen. Over the last 30 years or so, annual reviews have been mandatory including sessions related to this topic. Nicely done and thank you for putting this together. One note. An "interesting facts" bubble appeared during the course of the video that stated Grouse Mountain as having an altitude of 1,000'. After tumbling down the ski slopes of this mountain several times, I am fairly confident that it is approximately 4,100' above sea level. My bruises would concur.

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you, John! I glad you found my video helpful! You're right about Grouse Mountain...not sure where I went astray, but your muscle/bruise memory wins!

[@daniela8002]

Thank you for perfect material on topic of human factors in aviation, well done!

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you so much!

[@Dan-qt7kq]

What exactly should I watch toget enough info to write basic and advanced.

[@DonJoyce]

Hi Dan! My free Training Roadmap shows which videos to watch for each, including direct links to each video: www.pocketwatchpurveyor.com/collections/drone-study-guides/products/dons-rpas-training-roadmap . PDF Study Guides are available that provide searchable links for the presentation material I show in the videos: www.pocketwatchpurveyor.com/collections/drone-study-guides

[@robertharley4518]

Hi Don, another great video. At the start you mentioned that the books are hard to come by. I found them at: avworld.ca, along with all the other books mentioned by Transport Canada. They aren't cheap but I find it hard to study off of a screen. I'm the ole book in hand type. Thought I'd pass it on.

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you, Robert! Good to know.

[@abc100785]

@@DonJoyce I second that, I purchased my copy of the basic from Transport Canada $24!

[@brunobeauregard6095]

Bonjour Don. Thank you for all your work in researching, organizing and publishing your many study guide videos about the Canadian RPAS pilot exams. They were very helpful in focusing my studies , and helping me achieve a great result.

[@DonJoyce]

Very glad to hear the videos were helpful!

[@dwayneleach86]

Fantastic video Don. You speak clearly and present very well. Thank you for spending your time creating this.

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you, Dwayne! Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@bearleemadeit4718]

Just stumbled on your channel a few days ago. I just wanna say......thank you so much!!!!!

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you, Daynonator! I hope you find my videos both helpful and enjoyable! Happy flying and/or stumbling!

[@cutterhead13]

i love all the little funny you sprinkle subtily in ll your video , cheers :D

[@DonJoyce]

Well I'm glad SOMEONE appreciates my humour! Lol

[@rachikb]

I enjoyed watching your video, great summary, you are saving us a lot of time, thank you again my friend Don.

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you, Rachik!

[@mauriciodimate6927]

I want to take my advance test. which file of your store do you recommend me to be prepare?

[@DonJoyce]

The Advanced Study Guide is the main one, but please note that "all" the answers will not be found in any one document. The second one I recommend is the Droner's Guide to the RPAS Regulations.

[@mauriciodimate6927]

@@DonJoyce Thank you Don, I did my first attempt, not success for the moment, I need to study more, I purchased your guide, there are some question tricky question

[@flightographist]

I fly PG and can attest to the effects of altitude for extended periods without supplemental Oxygen.

[@DonJoyce]

No idea what flying 'PG' means, but I fly my drone from the ground...so will never encounter hypoxia...unless I'm already suffering from it due to mountain climbing. A ridiculous thing for drone pilots to be expected to know.

[@flightographist]

@@DonJoyce Paraglide. It seems like the designers merely went through the existing regs and slapped something together without proper planning- a first I believe ;P

[@EVAproductions]

hello, if i buy your pdf guide, can i copy the text and paste it in another document where i could use the search word tool to be able to find my answer faster or is it hard coded and can t copy text? thanks for letting me know.

[@DonJoyce]

Hi Eva! Yes, the PDF document is both fully searchable and you can copy text from it if you wish to use that to search elsewhere. Also, the web links are active.

[@shaunthedrone]

Thumbs up ere' Don, fellow Drone Seekers - great information to others - well persented - many thanks for sharing the info :)

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Shaun!

[@jankyrstein7495]

Hello Don. I would like to thank you for your videos. I watched them a quickly reviewed the regs and was able to finish the basics exam in 30min with an 85%. Very well presented and comprehensive material. Thanks again.

[@DonJoyce]

Congratulations on passing your exam, Jan!! I'm glad to hear my videos helped you understand the material. Safe and happy flying!

[@jeffallantaylor]

Thanks Don, situation awareness is so true. Whether your flying FPV or running Auto pilot, implementing Attitude mode (hands on) LOS into your routine is crucial to maintain mental health and muscle memory. This practice will “one day” get you out of a bad situation with confidence. 👍🏻 Jeff Drone builder and pilot for 6yrs.

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Jeff! Good advice. Many DJI drones no longer allow you to manually use ATTI mode, so it can be a bit a shock to the system to have to wrestle the winds when emergency strikes. Practice is always a good thing.

[@RJ100]

Sweet. Watched this and did the test w/ the help of google ofcourse :) Got a solid 65%. LOL! Passed!

[@DonJoyce]

Congratulations on passing your exam! Safe and happy flying!

[@jimwaters1683]

Thanks Sir. I purchased a eachine e520 yesterday, wont get it 4 a week, watched 23 hours of hogwash and in 2.45 hours you solved it for me. Very well done.

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Jim! Good luck with your exam. I have MANY other videos related to the Canadian drone exams...none of them hogwash; the free downloadable index tied to this video is a guide: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6bQiX2Eq7uahtU

[@arashshokohi7605]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@DonJoyce]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@crentube]

Hey Don wanted to thank you after watching your videos and studying passed my Advanced exam and Flight Review. Keep up the great work.

[@DonJoyce]

Congratulations on achieving your Advanced Certification, Christopher! Safe and happy flying!

[@GaryCameron]

The section on blind spots and averted vision - I learned this trick years ago as an amateur astronomer, one of my other hobbies.

[@DonJoyce]

Cool! Understanding these carbon vessels helps in many ventures!

[@Y_Not1]

This is a really good video,Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.😊👌👏😉

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Kiely!

[@P123456KSK]

Hi Don, What a great presentation video on Human Factors towards exam preparation. Thanks mate!

[@DonJoyce]

Glad you found it helpful!!

[@johnmryanphotography]

Thanks for a great video!! I just passed basic after second try 74% thanks to you.

[@DonJoyce]

Congratulations on passing your exam, John! Safe and happy flying!

[@asteroid42531mckenna]

Very interesting Don, I went through it all there. Good info, although I still find a red light is best at night for reading maps from my personal experience from reading star chars in the field for over 20 years, I have done the one eye closed method many times too when using a white light, it works, however night vision is still impaired somewhat, but one must do what one feels works for them I suppose. Very thorough info, thanks for sharing. Our drone registration is mandatory from November this year in the UK.

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Martin! Yeah, the red light thing is a bit odd, but this is certainly a case of "the right answer is the one the teacher wants to hear". The UK registration sounds nasty, as an annual fee! At least ours is fairly cheap.

[@asteroid42531mckenna]

@@DonJoyce Good point Don, if its what they need to see on the exam then it must be done their way. The fee here isn't too bad but some are complaining, but amazing news, next year they are dropping the PFCO for commercial operations. You wont need one to make money from your videos and images. Also if you take a short one off course you are allowed to fly as close as 50m to congested areas, same range as current PFCO holders have to abide by, really good to see things relaxing a bit in N. Ireland.

[@j.bracken9620]

Great

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you!!

[@Aerosnapper]

An excellent video lesson with really good visual aids.

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you...I hope it has helped!

[@Aerosnapper]

Don Joyce it did indeed. But, although your Guides are great, the exam was a challenge. I’m not sure what TC is trying to do. I encountered several topics that are not even remotely relevant to RPAS operators. I’d like to believe they’re not just trying to discourage drones generally, but there’s a risk they’ll drive people to illegal operation. Bad for everyone.

[@tonysilva-skyviews5573]

Thanks for the video Don! Awesome information!

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Sky Views!

[@anaram4899]

Thanks for your video. i really enjoyed it.

[@DonJoyce]

Thank you, Anaram! Hope you found it helpful for your exam.

[@kellylloyd8602]

Wow I'm not planning to fly a rocket ship to outer space to the moon man, I want to just fly a stupid toy🤪🤪

[@DonJoyce]

Totally agree, Kelly! But you're preaching to the choir. I suggest you watch this video and let the RPAS team in Transport Canada know what you feel (email addresses in the description): kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXLLeWyZfcuNrtU

[@glikar1]

On the "I'M SAFE" they missed, is my Mommy there and watching me?

[@DonJoyce]

Ha ha! Yes that would be a good add!

[@gerogoya332]

Excellent material Don, thank you very much

[@DonJoyce]

Thanks, Gero!