The case analysis project is a great assignment, that allowed me
to formulate, organize, and deliver some suggestions on some important issues
pertaining to the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations. In my opinion, the
case analysis paper presented a great approach to problem solving. It allowed
me to analyze the problem, recommend alternate strategies, and select the most
appropriate actions to mitigate the selected issue. The precise and direct
problem statement allowed me to focus on a specific problem, such as UAS
sense-and-avoid capability, without “overlapping” into other UAS issues. Consequently,
the entire research project was dedicated to a particular problem. It allowed me
to come up with concise alternative solutions to a particular issue. I found it
helpful to review some examples of the problem statements online (Decker, n.d.).
The significance of the issue chapter helped me deliver an in-depth
overview of the UAS sense-and-avoid issues. It allowed me to research the
historical perspective of SAA capabilities of manned aircraft and apply this
information to UAS operations. During my work on this chapter of the case
analysis, I have also reviewed existing regulations pertaining to the UAS and
specifically to sense-and-avoid capabilities.
The chapter on alternative actions allowed me to concisely select
two appropriate migration strategies and describe their advantages and
drawbacks. This helped me seamlessly flow into the formulation of
recommendations for sense-and-avoid problem mitigation. I think, that the fact
that we could be creative in our recommendations and express every idea we have
in this chapter, was a great approach. It is very similar to “brain storming”
used in problem solving. The ideas were not restricted by any existing
limitations, which made it easier to express them. Of course, some of the
recommendations may not be feasible to implement right away based on the
current regulations and the current state of technology. However, it is
possible that in the near future the opportunity to use some of these ideas
will arise.
In my opinion, the case analysis approach would be beneficial in
my current profession. First, as a pilot and aviation department manager, I frequently
encounter situations when decisions have to be made in a timely manner. Often,
we have a time constraints, budget constraints, regulatory constraints, which
limit the possible decisions that can be made. However, we can always come up
with several alternative courses of action, evaluate each advantage and
drawback of these actions and elect the best approach.
I think this class was very informative and well structured. It
presented us with a lot of valuable and current information on unmanned aerial
systems. It not only included some of the technological, operational, and
application aspects of the UAS, but also involved ethical, legal, and
regulatory aspects as well. By providing peer reviews to other classmates’
posts, we also had an opportunity to learn and collaborate on different
subjects. I think this interaction aspect of the class was very beneficial.
Case analysis peer reviews were also quite beneficial. Since it allowed the
students to exchange ideas and provide some recommendations for each other
work.
In my personal opinion, writing and posting my discussions and
blog posts as well as case analysis assignments before reading my classmates
posts gave me a chance to really focus on forming my own ideas and solutions.
However, peer reviews gave us an opportunity to expand our knowledge and see
different outlooks on the same topics or issues.
Overall, I really enjoyed this class and the collaboration with
our professor and classmates. Looking forward to the new semester. Good luck to
all of you in your future endeavors.
Respectfully,
Elena
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