sUAS Advanced Operators Course

Tactical & Operational Support

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

Course Summary

This course capitalizes on the significant experience of the professional UAV pilots that make up the instructor cadre.  We are fortunate to have public safety UAV experts who are flying advanced missions for their agency on a regular basis.  They are able to share the latest tactics, UAV platforms, software, and industry innovations because they are operating daily in real-world public safety settings.

The class consists of three days of intensive scenario-based, hands-on, and precision flight training designed to increase piloting skills and to provide students with the ability to operate in almost all sUAS environments.  Students will be exposed to the equipment, tools, and techniques necessary to make their sUAS program fulfill the desired mission sets.

Students are guided to deeply examine all of the potential applications of unmanned aircraft and how that may fit at their respective agencies.  This provides a crystal-clear understanding of the UAS agency objectives so that all efforts directly support effectively implementing the identified mission sets.  The remainder of the curriculum is focused on precision flight and scenario-based exercises. Students fly inside and outside, on multiple aircraft types, using infrared, thermal, and self-illumination views.  Guest speakers and prototype UAS equipment are regular additions to this very popular class.  Students leave operationally ready with a deep understanding of UAS applications and capabilities.

 

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 tactical team operations
  • Operate as a direct support for investigative operations
  • Examine UAV platform for: Interior, Exterior-high, Exterior-tight, Exterior-persistent
  • Demonstrate precision UAV operation for confined spaces and evidence recovery
  • Demonstrate UAS operational proficiency in advanced public safety mission-sets
  • Demonstrate low-light, interior UAV operation

Course Information

Part Number: AOP-21
Course Length:
3 days (24 hours)

Max Class Size: 15 students
Prerequisites: LACRTC 32-hour sUAS Operators Course, or 16-hour Basic Pilots Course, or equivalent training
Technical Level: Beginner sUAS Operators
Student Requirements: Twenty (20) hours of logged flight time
Recommended For: sUAS Operators and Supervisors / Tactical Teams
Notes: This course is NOT for beginners

Course Presentation Requirements

  • Classroom large enough to accommodate three groups of five students per table (recommended 6’ round tables)
  • One six-foot standard rectangle banquet-style table with three chairs for instructors (located in the back of the room)
  • One six-foot standard rectangle banquet-style table (located in the front of the classroom)
  • Internet Access
  • Podium (If available, not required)
  • Audio, projector & screen or equivalent flatscreen TV system for presentations
  • Securable room for equipment storage and charging 250-350 square feet (must have access to power)
  • Cleared airspace, minimum 100-foot ceiling
  • Outdoor flying area
    • Three flight zones approximately the size of a tennis or basketball court, one for each group or a cleared area approximately the size of a football field.
    • Flat unobstructed area clear of trees and overhead power lines/obstacles
  • Indoor flying area
    • Multi-room structure with hallways for suspect searches
    • Miscellaneous large/bulky items to simulate furniture or items typically located in a home or office
    • If possible, a larger indoor space, approximately half the size of a tennis court used for team flying drills.
  • All COVID-19 protocols, testing, cleaning, and supplies are the responsibility of the host agency

Course Scheduling

Khepra IncLACRTC, America’s leading Unmanned Aircraft Systems training innovator and largest certified California public safety trainer, is pleased to announce that they have partnered with Khepra Inc. to present their training courses through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule under Contract Number 47QTCA1800KZ. LACRTC courses can be found in Special Item Numbers 611512 (flight training).

To schedule training:
John Laskowski
Khepra Inc.
(805) 914-5800
www.khepra.com

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