Course Reviews

5 star rating

Drone course

Sue Leidl

Very clear and informative.

Very clear and informative.

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Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome

    • Age Requirements

    • Steps
  2. 2

    • Terminology

    • Built Up Area Definition

    • NOTAM
  3. 3

    • Physics Principles of Flight

    • Airplane Axes and Planes of Movement

    • Aerofoil

    • Forces Acting on an Aircraft

    • Stability

    • Load Factor

    • Aircraft Parts and Components

    • Design of the Wing

    • Airplane Flight Controls

    • Flight and Torque

    • Dynamic Rollover

    • Flight Theory Quiz
  4. 4

    • Handling/Care/Securing

    • Pilot Flight Controls

    • Autopilot

    • Waypoint Autopilot

    • Flight Termination Systems

    • Drone App Updates

    • Inertial Movement Unit (IMU)

    • IMU Malfunctions

    • Battery Types

    • Battery Parameters

    • Battery Charge Cycle

    • Batteries - Dangerous Goods

    • Ground Control Stations

    • Line of Sight - Data Links

    • Electrical Systems

    • Motors

    • Redundancies and Critical Items

    • Payloads

    • Weight and Balance

    • Launch and Recovery Systems

    • Altimeter

    • Airspeed Indicator

    • Airframes Quiz
  5. 5

    • Rule Exceptions

    • Basic Rules

    • Operating Manual

    • Visual Observer Requirements

    • Inspection

    • Natural Disasters

    • Forest Fires

    • Prohibitions

    • Lasers and Lidar

    • Airspace Boundaries

    • Right of Way

    • Avoid Animals

    • Formation Flight

    • Minimum Altitudes

    • Max Altitude and Distance from People

    • When to Cease Operations

    • Minimum Weather

    • Payload Limitations

    • Weapons

    • Piloting from a Moving Vehicle

    • Drone Control Restrictions

    • Extra Onboard Devices

    • Minimum Distance from Airports

    • Night Time Flying

    • Air Law Quiz
  6. 6

    • Vision and Visual Scanning Techniques

    • Visual Errors

    • Visual Disorientation

    • Hearing

    • Body Rhythms

    • Sleep and Fatigue

    • Prescription Drugs

    • Drugs and Alcohol

    • Decision Making Factors

    • Stress

    • Situational Awareness

    • Managing Risk

    • Attitudes

    • Workload Attention and Problem Solving

    • Operating Environment

    • Standard Operating Procedures

    • Checklists

    • Automation

    • Human Factors Quiz
  7. 7

    • Avoid Bad Weather

    • Atmospheric Density and Pressure

    • Surface Based Layers

    • Low Level Clouds

    • Weather Fronts

    • Wind

    • Convection Turbulence

    • Mechanical Friction Turbulence

    • Orographic Lift Turbulence

    • Wind Shear Turbulence

    • Low Level Winds

    • Icing

    • Aircraft Icing

    • Critical Surface Contamination

    • Aircraft Performance

    • Launcher Performance

    • Non Aviation Weather Sources

    • Aviation Weather Sources

    • Meteorology Quiz
  8. 8

    • Magnetic Compass

    • Longitude and Latitude

    • Aeronautical Charts (Aviation Maps)

    • Locating Position

    • Canada Flight Supplement & Chart Example

    • Navigation and Aids

    • Time & Longitude

    • Sunrise & Sunset

    • Pilot Navigation

    • Navigation Quiz
  9. 9

    • Radio Frequency

    • Types of Radio Waves

    • Interference

    • Ground Crew Radios

    • Radio Theory Quiz
  10. 10

    • Maintenance and Record Keeping

    • Required System Manuals

    • Aircraft Flight Manual

    • Required Record Storage Times

    • Normal Operating Procedures

    • Pilot In Command Responsibilities

    • Flight Planning Factors

    • Flight Planning

    • Occupational Health and Safety

    • Fuel/Energy Requirements

    • Serviceability and Configuration

    • Security Planning

    • Time to Stop Flying

    • Pre-Flight Checks

    • Pilot Pre-Flight / Final Checks

    • Radio Interference Check

    • Aircraft Defects Check

    • Operations Quiz
  11. 11

    • Finally - How to take Online Exam

    • Advanced Course Discount