Rest assured, UAS operator Sgt. Carson Wilson says, he’s not here to spy. Next week, a Hunter MQ-5B will be soaring high in a newly established air corridor between the Army’s Grafenwöhr and Hohenfels training areas, marking the first time a US unmanned aircraft will fly beyond military training grounds. Continue reading
Category Archives: Training
Liberty University Students Earn Unmanned Aircraft System Operator Certification
Last week, all 12 Liberty University School of Aeronautics (LUSOA) students in the new Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) concentration received operator certification in the Dragon Eye UAS, making them the first Liberty students to receive full industry certification in the field. Continue reading
UPG Australia Offers One-Week UAS Flight School
Australian geospatial technology provider, Ultimate Positioning Group (UPG), recently announced a new one-week training course for UAS owners to gain their remote pilot certification – a first on the Australian market, they claim. Continue reading
Simlat to Deliver Advanced UAS & ISR Training and Simulation Classroom to Northland College
Simlat Ltd. was selected to provide an UAS & ISR Training & Simulation Center for the Northland Imagery Analysis college programme. Northland’s Imagery Analysis and Geospatial Intelligence programmes are the first of their kind in America. Continue reading
ING Robotic Aviation Picks Simlat Training Systems for Canada College Programme
Simlat UAS & ISR Training & Simulation systems will be part of the first UAS operator’s training programme in Ontario, Canada, conducted by Canadore College. Curriculum design and training system recommendations were provided by ING Robotic Aviation. ING Robotic Aviation will also be providing instructors for the course. Continue reading
Quad Copter Summer Camp at UT Dallas University
More than two dozen high school students learned how to fly right as technology entrepreneurs during a four-week summer camp at The University of Texas at Dallas. Continue reading
US Air Force Faces Shortage of UAS Operators
The US Air Force is unable to keep up with a growing demand for pilots capable of operating UAS partly due to a shortage of volunteers, according to a new study. Continue reading
Northrop Offers Sandshark Trainer on Lease Basis
Northrop Grumman is pitching a new method of UAS pilot training to the Air Force and U.S. Customs and Border Protection based on a business model likely to gain in popularity as the UAS revolution expands into civilian airspace: “fee for service.”