LoneStar Emergency Services Academy

LESA South Small Unmanned Aerial Systems

The LESA South sUAS program will establish, train, and maintain high competence among our sUAS Mission Pilots to be used as needed for CAP/FEMA missions.

The LESA South sUAS Program details and CAP forms for sUAS operations can be found in sUAS Resources.
Until it is updated, the current CAPR 70-1U is the “bible” of CAP sUAS flight regulations. There’s a good chance the answers to your questions about flying sUAS in CAP are in 70-1U. Look there first, please.
An sUAS Mission Pilot “Checkout” (commonly called a Form 91U) is required every two years for those pilots who wish to earn and retain a sUAS Mission Pilot emergency services specialty qualification.
All sUAS pilots (Mission Pilots and Recreational Pilots) must complete a CAPF Form 5U annually which includes a passing score on a NIST sUAS course.
Both Form 5U and Form 91U evaluations are administered by a trained and qualified CAP sUAS instructor pilots. (See CAP Regulation 70-1U, section 7, for details.)

Completion of FEMA IS-5.a, IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-800 courses, and CAPT 117 Part 2 (before ATTENDING)
Completion of the SQTR’s listed in the sUASMP Worksheet
Maintain a sUAS flight Logbook showing a documented minimum of 4 hours to start.
FAA TRUST Certification (Recreational and Part 107 Pilots) (TRUST Link) (before ATTENDING)
Current FAA Part 107 Certification (before ATTENDING)
sUAS Mission Pilot Checkout Form 91U (Certified Every 24 months)
Form 5U (Certified Every 12 months)

Completion of FEMA IS-5.a, 100,200,700,800 courses (before ATTENDING)
Completion of the SQTR’s listed in the sUAST Worksheet
FAA TRUST Certification (Recreational and Part 107 Pilots) (TRUST Link) (before ATTENDING)
Maintain a sUAS flight Logbook.

The LESA South sUAS course is limited to 10 Students. ***** ITEMS NOTED ABOVE MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE ATTENDING**********