Transport Canada RPAS Pilot Certificate-Advanced Operations

To take advantage of the fast evolving drone or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) technology and apply them to solve your industry challenges requires a solid understanding of the technology, theory, laws and regulations, as well as piloting skills are necessary.

This course will prepare you to write the exam for the Transport Canada’s Pilot Certificate – Small Remotely Piloted Aircraft (VLOS) – Advanced Operations.

In addition, it will cover all the important aspects of what is needed to operate a RPAS lawfully and provide you with all the necessary tools to make you a knowledgeable safe and confident pilot.

This training course is designed for today’s commercial and industrial operators and our standards exceed Transport Canada’s defined Knowledge Requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 250 g up to and including 25 kg, Operating within Visual Line-of-Sight (TP 15263) which will prepare you for the Transport Canada exam.

We will introduce you to real flight scenarios from industrial applications, such as filmmaking, search and rescue as well as inspections. Critical pilot skills covered include: flight planning, standard operating procedures, risk and crisis management, equipment maintenance and repairs.

You will write the exam in class at the end of the session.

You will receive training on the subjects required to pass the Advanced Operations Exam.

• Training on the current and new regulations
• Transport Canada’s Knowledge Requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems
• How to prepare for the Flight Review

  TOPICS COVERED

• Air Law, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures
• RPAS Airframes, Power Plants, Propulsion and Systems
• Human Factors
• Meteorology
• Navigation
• Flight Operations
• Theory of Flight
• Radiotelephony
• Applying for SFOCs
• Writing the Advanced Exam for Small RPAS 
• Preparing for the Flight Review
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Flight Planning / Site Survey
• Flight Review

EXAMINATION

• Transport Canada online exam
• Flight Review for Advanced Operations by Transport Canada Flight Reviewer

This one (1) day course will teach you how to plan flights, fly proficiently and to conduct an operation.

At the end of the training, the FLIGHT REVIEW required for Pilot Certificate – Advanced operations will be done for those who have passed the online exam.

• Flight Planning
• Issuing NOTAMs
• Verifying weather
• Pre-Flight Checklist
• Drone flying/piloting skills
• Intelligent, automatic and autonomous flights
• Payload/Camera Operation
• Flight logging
• Proper equipment handling
• Taught by our flight instructors in a professional environment.

FLIGHT REVIEW OVERVIEW

• Pre-flight Planning Procedures
• Emergency Procedures
• Procedures: Take-off / Manual Flight / Lost Link / Fly-away / Landing
• Operation specific competency

Recommended Prerequisite: Advanced Operations Exam Training