Training
Global drone consultancy company, ConsortiQ demonstrates the benefits of its unique and specialised industrial drone training in new current-affairs style programme ‘Beyond Blue Lights’. The programme was produced in partnership with the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) and ITN Productions, with the aim to explore the role and importance of
Training
Embry-Riddle Worldwide, in partnership with Drone World Expo 2016, will hold an all-new, one-day, hands-on course as a pre-event workshop at Drone World Expo on Monday, November 14 at the San Jose Convention Center. The workshop features an overview of sUAS designs, regulations–including the just-released FAA Part 107 rule–
Training
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that the company’s new Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Flight Training Academy graduated its first cadre of GA-ASI aircrews on August 12th. “Our first graduates have benefitted from safe, effective, cutting-edge training that will enable them to support flight operations for our global
Training
August 1st marks the beta release of Zephyr, a drone training simulator that is uniquely designed for drone training and education developed by Little Arms Studios. The intent of Zephyr is to be the drone operator training tool educators want, combining accurate flight models and physics with a built in
Military
As the US Air Force faces both pilot shortages and increased demand for its unmanned air vehicle operations in contested environments, the service is offering operators new training to allow them to continue carrying out their missions while under electronic attack. The 15-day course is being jointly conducted by Creech
Training
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the successful first flight of a company-owned Predator A at GA-ASI’s new Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Flight Training Academy in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on July 28th. “This first flight represents a significant milestone for our new Training Academy, further demonstrating our
Test Ranges
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada, announced an investment of $300,000 to support the development of an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) range for training and field testing in the Village of Foremost. Federal funding will support
Business
Argus International has completed the acquisition of the Orlando, Florida-based Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), a privately-held unmanned aircraft system (UAS) safety training, certification and management business. The acquisition augments Argus’ global aviation safety presence in the airline, business aviation and rotary wing industry segments.Argus CEO and President, Joe Moeggenberg
Training
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced two contracts in support of GA-ASI’s new RPA Training Academy in Grand Forks, North Dakota. GA-ASI will collaborate with the UND Aerospace Foundation located at the University of North Dakota (UND) to support UND Aerospace in expanding the use of RPA for
Training
With so many Predators deployed to hotspots overseas, the U.S. Air Force is having trouble keeping up with the increasingly high demand for drone support staff because they have few aircraft available for training. In 2009, officials brought a proposal to the Civil Air Patrol, the all-volunteer branch of
Training
Swiss-based developer of unmanned aircraft systems UMS Skeldar has begun training personnel from the Indonesian Army (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, or TNI-AD) to operate the fixed-wing Rajawali-330 surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle. The training began in Indonesia on 18 April and includes ground-handling procedures as well as
Training
The 558th Flying Training Squadron ramped up efforts to double the remotely-piloted aircraft pilot ranks with the start of its first 24-person class Jan. 11 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The larger class sizes are part of on-going initiative announced by the Air Force in 2015 to increase the number