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  • UAS Basic Pilots Course 231127-BOP-RTC-F01
     November 27, 2023 - November 29, 2023
     8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Virtual (online) classroom for FAA testing preparation begins October 27, 2023

Cancellations must be made by October 13, 2023, to obtain a full refund. See our Cancellation Policy for additional restrictions & information.


Executive Summary:

The UAS Basic Pilots Course is  32-hours of instruction designed specifically and ONLY for agencies with an established UAS program and flying missions with protocols and a comprehensive policy in place. The curriculum focuses on piloting skills, UAS safety, and general UAS program operations. Training begins online with FAA Part 107 test preparation culminating with an in-class test review and test scheduling assistance.

Students will:

  • Prepare for the FAA UAG 107 test (test fee included in tuition)
  • Explain UAS safety management strategies and safety culture
  • Demonstrate UAV flight setup and pre-flight
  • Demonstrate emergency safety procedures
  • Explain record-keeping and courtroom testimony
  • Demonstrate UAV piloting skills in basic public safety mission-sets
  • Demonstrate UAV piloting skills in a competition course, under stress

Each student will receive a minimum of eight hours of flight instruction and log at least 2 hours of actual flight time with a UAV as a member of a UAS deployment team. All instructions will be consistent with the FAA’s current rules and regulations. Students will be prepared for and scheduled to take the  FAA’s Part 107 Examination. Successful students will return to their respective organizations as trained operators.


The FAA Remote Pilot Airman Certificate is achieved by passing the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Test. PSI Examination Services manages all FAA Part 107 testing. The RTC staff will assist students in scheduling their FAA examination using an RTC-issued coupon code.


Course Information:

Course Length: 8 hours online and 3 days in class (32 hours total)
Max Class Size: 20 Students
Prerequisite: None
Student Requirements: None

Recommended For: UAS Operators and Supervisors
Notes: Only for agencies that already have an established UAS program and are flying missions with protocols and a comprehensive policy in place.

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Venue:  

Venue Phone: (813) 997-8474

Venue Website:

Address:
10370 Charles Bo Harrison Way, Land O Lakes, Florida, 34637

Description:

Without a doubt, science and technology have transformed law enforcement and criminal investigations over the last century; however, against a backdrop of an ever-changing world filled with increasingly complex threats, society has placed demands on law enforcement and the criminal justice system to continue to advance in unprecedented ways. The solution requires collaboration and continuing research to develop new and improved methods, fill gaps in industry knowledge, skills, and capabilities, and revolutionize training for practitioners in forensics, security, and tactics.

Florida’s Forensic Institute for Research, Security, and Tactics (F1RST) represents such a collaboration – a partnership between academia, practitioners, and the private-sector to develop a state-of-the-art research enterprise that will inform, innovate, and offer cutting-edge training. Through F1RST, our mission is to empower leaders around the world with the knowledge necessary to ensure safer communities by transforming public safety through research, education, and innovation.

To accomplish this, we’ve created a network of sites, containing both indoor and outdoor research and training facilities. The first site, located in Land O’ Lakes, Florida, contains the Thomas Varnadoe Forensics Center for Research and Education, two outdoor forensic anthropology fields for research and mock training, and an intelligence center that will be the hub for the innovation, evaluation, and promotion of new methods to assist with impacting crime, enhancing response to manmade and natural disasters, and ensuring safer communities. The Land O’ Lakes site is also home to the Helen A. Rich K9 Training and Research Campus centered on advancing the field of working dogs in public safety, a hangar for the research, development, testing and evaluation of unmanned systems, as well as a leadership training center to focus on refining and revolutionizing the skills, tactics, and capabilities of first responders across the country. Lastly, the site supports a cyber research and education facility to continue to prepare leaders for responding to threats in a digital world.