Upcoming UAS Advanced and Night Operators Course 1/13/25

Event Phone: (888) 782-4969

This is an advanced training course and is NOT for beginners.

Cancellations must be made by December 30, 2024, for a full refund. See our Payment, Cancellation, Refund & Attendance Policy for additional restrictions.

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Designed For All Public Safety Operational Support

The class consists of five days of intensive scenario-based, hands-on, precision flight training designed to increase piloting skills and to provide students with the ability to operate in all UAS environments.  Students fly inside and outside on multiple aircraft types, using infrared, thermal, and self-illumination views.  Because nighttime operations add complexity that requires specific training and equipment, students will learn night visual illusions and the physiological degradation that occurs in darkness, then develop mitigating strategies.  Attendees will be exposed to the equipment, tools, techniques, and tactics necessary to make their UAS program fulfill the desired mission sets.

Students will:

• Demonstrate the skills needed to fly BVLOS or FPV (first-person view)
• Understand and apply techniques for interior operations
• Operate as direct support for day and night public safety operations
• Operate Interior, Exterior, and Utility platforms
• Demonstrate precision UAV operation for confined spaces
• Use thermal, Infrared, and white light-equipped UAVs for nighttime operations
• Understand the human physiological effects during night operations
• Identify visual illusions associated with night flying
• Develop techniques to mitigate the risks of night operations
• Examine equipment requirements for operating during hours of darkness
• Create risk mitigation strategies for night operations

 Training Schedule:  Monday-Wednesday 0800-1700 hours,  Thursday-Friday 1400-2300 hours

Course Information

Course Length: 5 days (40 hours)
Max Class Size: 15 Students
Equipment: All training equipment is provided by the RTC
Recommended Prerequisite: RTC 48-hour UAS Operators Course, or  32-hour Basic Pilots Course, or equivalent training
Student Requirements: Twenty (20) hours of logged flight time as a public safety pilot
Technical Level: Advanced UAS Operators
Recommended For: UAS Operators and Supervisors / All public safety disciplines
Notes: This training course is NOT for beginners

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