UAS training in Fort Collins

USGS pilot and trainer Chris Holmquist-Johnson (left) conducts a full systems check of the small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) in preparation for training the Florida field team and for upcoming python tracking operations in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. During this session, Amanda M. Kissel (right) reviews the ground substation, which displays drone flight tracks and receives transmitter signals that will be used to locate radio-tagged pythons. Photo credit: Amy A. Yackel Adams.