The U.S. Army has completed its New Equipment Training (NET) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky for the MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range. The training covered new maintenance procedures, manuals and ground support equipment associated with the MQ-1C ER, which is a new Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). Continue reading
Category Archives: Training
ABSI Launches SecondSky – New Training and Prototyping Environment
ABSI Aerospace and Defense has announced SecondSky, an integrated virtual training environment that incorporates live air traffic controllers, realistic airspace management, and high-fidelity virtual UAS models utilizing X-Plane technology. Continue reading
German Crews Start Heron TP Training
German air force personnel have begun training on their new Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicles at Tel Nof airbase in Israel, ahead of the planned delivery of the first example by the end of 2019. A contract for the delivery of the TP—developed by Israel Aerospace Systems—to replace Germany’s Heron 1 variants was signed in June 2018, and now the first crews to train on the type have traveled to Israel for eight weeks of training. Continue reading
UK CAA Launches UAS Regulation Training Course
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority International has launched a new one-day training course covering Unmanned Aircraft Systems regulation. Continue reading
COPTRZ Announce 68% Increase in PfCO Courses for 2019
COPTRZ have announced a record 68% increase in course dates in January to June next year in the United Kingdom. The courses take place across the country in 12 different locations across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. COPTRZ have also now partnered with insurance providers Flock to include free insurance for all students for the duration of the course and the flight test. Continue reading
Indian Institute of Drones Celebrates Its 50th Class
The Indian Institute of Drones, an institute for drone pilots across the globe has celebrated completion of 50 batches of trainees in 1 year 6 months. Continue reading
COPTRZ Gets OFQUAL Level 4 Accreditation for CAA Training Course
COPTRZ, the UK based drone solution provider, has announced that it has become the first CAA NQE to receive OFQUAL Level 4 Accreditation for its CAA PfCO Training Course. Continue reading
Kansas State Gets FAA’s First BVLoS Waiver to a University
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus has received a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly unmanned aircraft systems beyond the line of sight. It’s the first such waiver granted to a university by the FAA. Continue reading