Canadian Advanced Operations of Drone or RPAS Course

Live Stream Advanced Drone Operations

Live stream video conference training. Join the waitlist! Drone Pilot Training for people that want to fly closer to bystanders and airports. Prepares you for Canada government Advanced Operations Certification Exam.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome
2. Steps
1. Course Book For Download
1. Terminology
2. Built Up Area Definition
1. Rule Exceptions
2. Advanced Pilot Requirements
3. Register Your Drone
4. Official Aviation Documents
5. Airlaw Quiz
1. Physics Principles of Flight
2. Aerofoil
3. Airplane Axes and Planes of Movement
4. Forces Acting on an Aircraft
5. Stability
6. Load Factor
7. Aircraft Parts and Components
8. Payload Limitations
9. Design of the Wing
10. Airplane Flight Controls
11. Flight and Torque
12. Dynamic Rollover
13. Flight Theory Quiz
1. Handling/Care/Securing
2. Pilot Flight Controls
3. Autopilot
4. Waypoint Autopilot
5. Flight Termination Systems
6. Drone App Updates
7. Ground Control Stations
8. Inertial Movement Unit (IMU)
9. IMU Malfunctions
10. Battery Types
11. Battery Parameters
12. Battery Charge Cycle
13. Batteries - Dangerous Goods
14. Line of Sight - Data Links
15. Electrical Systems
16. Motors
17. Redundancies and Critical Items
18. Payloads
19. Weight and Balance
20. Launch and Recovery Systems
21. Altimeter
22. Airspeed Indicator
23. Weapons
24. Lasers and Lidar
25. Airframes Quiz
1. Vision and Visual Scanning Techniques
2. Visual Errors
3. Visual Disorientation
4. Hearing
5. Body Rhythms
6. Sleep and Fatigue
7. Prescription Drugs
8. Drugs and Alcohol
9. Decision Making Factors
10. Stress
11. Situational Awareness
12. Managing Risk
13. Attitudes
14. Workload Attention and Problem Solving
15. Operating Environment
16. Standard Operating Procedures
17. Checklists
18. Automation
19. Human Factors Quiz
1. Avoid Bad Weather
2. Minimum Weather
3. Atmospheric Composition and Properties
4. Atmospheric Density and Pressure
5. Atmospheric Pressure
6. Altimetry
7. Air Moisture
8. Surface Based Layers
9. Low Level Clouds
10. Weather Fronts
11. Thunderstorms
12. Wind
13. Convection Turbulence
14. Mechanical Friction Turbulence
15. Orographic Lift Turbulence
16. Wind Shear Turbulence
17. Low Level Winds
18. Air Stability and Instability
19. Icing
20. Aircraft Icing
21. Critical Surface Contamination
22. Aircraft Performance
23. Launcher Performance
24. Non Aviation Weather Sources
25. Aviation Weather Sources
26. Metar Weather Reports
27. Meteorology Quiz
1. Right of Way
2. Avoid Animals
3. Minimum Altitudes
4. Max Altitude and Distance from People
5. NOTAMs
6. Airspace Boundaries
7. Airspace Classification
8. Navigation Definitions
9. Minimum Distance from Airports
10. Magnetic Compass
11. Latitude and Longitude
12. Aeronautical Charts (Aviation Maps)
13. Locating Position
14. Canada Flight Supplement & Chart Example
15. Navigation and Aids
16. Pilot Navigation
17. Navigation Example
18. Runway Numbering
19. Time & Longitude
20. Sunrise & Sunset
21. Global Navigation Satellite System
22. Navigation Quiz
1. Aerodrome Rules
2. Manufacturer Documentation
3. Operating Manual
4. Inspection
5. Visual Observer Requirements
6. Natural Disasters
7. Forest Fires
8. Prohibitions
9. Formation Flight
10. When to Cease Operations
11. Piloting from a Moving Vehicle
12. Pilot Control
13. Night Time Flying
14. Maintenance and Record Keeping
15. Required Record Storage Times
16. Required System Manuals
17. Aircraft Flight Manual
18. Pilot In Command Responsibilities
19. Normal Operating Procedures
20. Equipment Serviceability and Configuration
21. Aircraft Defects
22. Flight Planning Factors
23. Occupational Health and Safety
24. Fuel/Energy Requirements
25. Operations in Controlled Airspace
26. Security Planning
27. Radio Interference Check
28. Pilot Pre-Flight / Final Checks
29. Pre-Flight Checks
30. Manufacturer Declaration
31. Operations Near an Aerodrome
32. Time to Stop Flying
33. Special Flight Operating Certificate
34. Flight Planning Summary
35. Operations Quiz
1. Radio Telephony Resources
2. Radio Frequency
3. Types of Radio Waves
4. Interference
5. Ground Crew Radios
6. Radar and Radar Aids
7. Transponder Airspace Rules
8. Mandatory Radio Frequency Area Rules
9. Radio Communication Failure
10. Emergency Secure Control of Air Traffic Plan - ESCAT
11. Radio Theory Quiz
1. Exam Tips
2. Flight Review

About this course

Free
164 lessons
4.5 hours of video content

Live Stream Advanced Drone Operations

Course curriculum

Start Here

Course Book

Terminology

Air Law Traffic Rules and Procedures

Flight Theory

Drone Airframes, Engines and Systems

Human Factors

Meteorology

Navigation and Navigation Aids

Flight Operations

Radio Theory

Final Steps

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