Tactical & Operational Support

*California POST certified

UAS Advanced Operators Course

UAS Advanced & Nighttime Combo Course

January 13-17, 2025 - Sonoma, California

The RTC @ the Sonoma Developmental Center

January 27-31, 2025 - Orange County, California

The Regional Training Center @ the Fountain Valley Campus

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

Advanced Ops. Course Summary

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 all sUAS environments.  Students will be exposed to the equipment, tools, and techniques necessary to make their sUAS program fulfill the desired mission sets.

We begin by helping students fully realize the potential applications of unmanned aircraft and how they may fit their respective agencies.  This provides a 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 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
  • Examine UAS platforms for Interior, Exterior-high, Exterior-tight, Exterior- persistent, including ground robot integration
  • Demonstrate precision UAS operation for confined spaces and evidence recovery
  • Demonstrate UAS operational proficiency in advanced public safety mission-sets
  • Demonstrate proficiency in sUAS NIST Obstructed and Confined testing

Course Information

Course Length: 3 days (24 hours)
Max Class Size: 15 Students
Equipment: All training equipment is provided by the RTC

Recommended Prerequisite: RTC Operators Course, or Basic Pilots Course, or equivalent training
Student Requirements: Twenty (20) hours of logged flight time
Technical Level:
Advanced UAS Operators

Recommended For: All public safety disciplines
Notes: This training course is NOT for beginners

Advanced/Night Summary

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

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 Operators Course, Basic Pilots Course, or equivalent training
Student Requirements: Twenty (20) hours of logged flight time
Technical Level:
Advanced UAS Operators

Recommended For: All public safety disciplines
Notes: This training course is NOT for beginners

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