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Advanced Drone Pilot Training Course
Price: $4345 + tax
Total program: 60 hours (28 hours of online study + 32 hours of in-person flight instruction)
Overview
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This exciting course comprises two important elements of study: 28 hours of online material to prepare you to take the Transport Canada Advanced Drone Pilot exam, and 32 hours of in-person flight training over the course of one week to prepare you for a flight review that, if passed, will make you a Certified Advanced Drone Pilot.
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(**Please note that exams and certificates are issued by Transport Canada, with payment directly payable to them - this amounts to about $35)
Course Content
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28-hour online Ground School covering the following areas as required by the Transport Canada TP15263E(1):
a. Air Law, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures;
b. RPAS airframes, power plants, propulsion and systems;
c. Human Factors;
d. Meteorology;
e. Navigation;
f. Flight Operations;
g. Theory of Flight; and,
h. Radiotelephony.
** Please note that the ground school is preparation for the Advanced Drone Pilot exam, which must be taken and passed prior to the in-person flight training.
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Familiarize yourself with the exams here:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/drone-safety/drone-pilot-licensing/take-drone-pilot-online-exam-overview
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32- hour In-person Flight Training which covers the following areas:
a. Basic flight Maneuvers;
b. Advanced flight Maneuvers;
c. Mission Planning;
d. Preparation and practice for Flight Review.
e. Flight Review
The course includes a drone and manuals:
a. DJI MINI 4 PRO FLY MORE COMBO PLUS (DJI RC 2)
1 x DJI RC 2 Remote controller
3 X Intelligent flight battery Plus
1 x Two way Charging Hub
and 1 x Shoulder bag
b. Standard Operating Procedures;
c. Checklist including Emergency checklist;
d. Pilot Logbook; and,
e. Maintenance Logbook
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*Note 1 - TP15263E - Knowledge Requirements for the Pilots Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 250 g up to and including 25 kg Operating within Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
Award
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Passing students will receive a Drone Pilot Certificate - Advanced Operations
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Advanced Drone Training Locations
Overview
The objective of this introductory online course is to provide you with the basic knowledge requirements to pass the Transport Canada Basic Drone Pilot Exam and fly a drone safely as a recreational drone pilot. It is for students who are brand new to the world of drones.
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Content
Introduction and course overview.
This is a welcome to the course that will provide you a brief introduction to drones and the drone industry and outline what will be covered in each section. It will also provide an introduction to some basic terms and explore the scope of the material you can expect.
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This is a drone.
This module will cover the various parts of a quadcopter drone and the parts of a fixed-wing drone. It will briefly discuss how drones operate, different sizes and capabilities of drones as well as drone accessories.
Exam Preparation Content
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This section will delve into the rules, regulations, ins and outs of flying a drone in Canada.
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Section 1 Air Law and Procedures
Section 2 RPAS Airframes, Power Plants, Propulsion, and Systems
Section 3 Human Factors
Section 4 Meteorology
Section 5 Navigation
Section 6 Flight Operations
Section 7 Theory of Flight
Section 8 Radiotelephony
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Exam Preparation
Preparation for the open book Transport Canada Basic Drone Pilot Exam (Including a practice exam).
This module provides the final preparation for the Transport Canada Basic Drone Pilot Exam.
Flying tips.
Once the exam is completed, come back and check out our information on flying a drone.
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Looking ahead
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Give us your feedback, check out the next level up in course study and join our industry forum!
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Instructor and Flight Reviewer Course
$1,500 + tax
Overview
The VEdTS Instructor and Flight Reviewers Course is designed to take an experienced drone pilot with a Transport Canada Advanced RPAS Pilot Licence and train them to meet Transport Canada’s expectations and Standards for Drone Instruction and conducting Flight Reviews. The total duration of the course is six (6) days.
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References
Transport Canada TP 15263E - Knowledge Requirements for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 250 g up to and including 25 kg, Operating within Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
Transport Canada TP 15395 - Flight Reviewer’s Guide for Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems 250 grams (g) up to and including 25 kilograms (kg), Operating within Visual Line-of-Sight (VLOS)
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Course prerequisites
Candidates who wish to complete the Drone Instructor Pilot and Drone Flight Reviewer Training must meet the following prerequisites:
1. A valid Pilot certificate – small remotely piloted aircraft (VLOS) endorsed for advanced operations
2. Be a minimum of 18 years of age
3. Must have a minimum of 6 months experience as per CAR 901.83 (c)
4. Must have successfully completed the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System-Flight Reviewer (RPASFR) exam
5. Must be trained to TP 15263E
6. Must read, understand and comply with TP 15395E
7. Must be directly affiliated with a TP 15263E Self-Declared RPAS Training provider
8. The candidate must have no enforcement action against them, past or pending
9. Every 2 years, to maintain Reviewer role, must complete recency requirements as per CAR 901.65
10. A good record with respect to aviation Course duration – Two days
Course content
• Review of the TP 15263E
• Overview of Classroom and flight training instructional technique.
• Review of Essential and Desirable equipment to have as an instructor.
• Field Flight Training Demonstration.
• At the end of the instructor course, you will receive a VEdTS Drone Instructor Pilot Certificate
• Review of the TP15395E Flight Reviewers Guide.
• Field Flight Review Demonstration.
• Once you have completed Flight Review Training you will be offered the opportunity to monitor a Flight Review by a qualified Flight Reviewer. Then you will conduct a Flight Review under supervision. Once completed, the Flight Reviewer will forward your information to Transport Canada so you can then apply for your Transport Canada Flight Reviewer Certificate
1. Note – in accordance with Transport Canada regulations a drone instructor and/or Drone Flight Reviewer must be directly affiliated with a TP 15263E SelfDeclared RPAS Training provider in order to exercise the privileges of Drone Instructor or Flight Reviewer.
Instructor/Flight Reviewer Courses
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Drone Industrial Applications Training Program (DIATP)
Price: $23,809.50+ GST
Delivered by: VEdTS and Winnipeg Aviation
Total program: 240 hours or 12 - 15 weeks of study
(200 hours online + 40 hours in person)
Inclusions: DJI M30T drone plus accessories
Overview
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The Drone Pilot Industrial Applications Course is designed to provide drone pilots with the advanced drone operator knowledge, skills, and tools to work in the Drone Industry. The course has 20 modules (18 online modules and 2 in-person training modules) that cover photography, photogrammetry, videography, thermography, and laser radar (LiDAR) as well as computer skills, data processing and business development skills. Each module ends with a 60-minute open book exam that requires a minimum of an 80% pass mark to move onto the next module. The online portion of the course culminates with a 120 minute open book exam requiring an 80% pass covering all sections of the course. This is in line with Transport Canada examination procedures. The course also includes the DJI Matrice 30 T (DJI M30T) which is a state-of-the-Art commercial Enterprise drone with photo, video, and thermal capabilities. The students will train on both the DJI M30T as well as the DJI Matrice 300 with the L2 Lidar camera and process data using state of the art, industry standard large data processing software. The flight portion of the course is a practical application of the skills learned in the online school using the DJI M30T and DJI Matrice 350 with the L2 Lidar camera.
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200 hours of online self-study with access to expert instructors
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40 hours of in-person, hands-on advanced mission planning, flight training and post-mission data processing
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The course should be completed in no more than 15 weeks subject to the scheduling of the flight training portion, culminating with the presentation of 10 certificates and a course critique. ​
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Prerequisites
Candidates interested in registering for the Drone Pilot Industrial Applications Course must have a valid and current Transport Canada Advanced Drone Pilot Certificate and a minimum of 20 hours of drone pilot flying time.
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Online Portion
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Module 1 - Course introduction and overview
Module 2 - Introduction to the Commercial Drone Sector and Industrial Applications Module
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Including Transport Canada regulations pertaining to Commercial and Industrial Drone operations.
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End of Module Test
Module 3 - Computer Skills Module
- Basic computer skills
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Advanced computer skills for drone work
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Data storage
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Data processing
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Software systems for photogrammetry, videography and Lidar data processing
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Practical exercises will be included in following modules.
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End of Module Test
Module 4 - Data Processing Module
- Basic data processing and storage
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Intro to Data processing for large photogrammetry missions
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Intro to Data processing of infrared/thermal data
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Intro to Data Processing for Lidar
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Transferring of large data files to the client
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End of Module Test
Module 5 - Photography Module
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Photography fundamentals
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Photography with drones
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Photography sample data collection
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Photography processing software and applications
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End of Module Test
Module 6 - Photogrammetry Module
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Photogrammetry fundamentals (4 hours)
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Photogrammetry sample data collection (2 hours)
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Photogrammetry processing software and applications (2 hours)
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Hands on photogrammetry exercise (6 hours)
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End of Module Test (1 hour)
Module 7 – Fixed Wing Drones Module
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Fixed Wing flight fundamentals
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Photography, photogrammetry, Thermography and LiDAR with Fixed Wing drones
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Fixed Wing sample data collection
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End of Module Test
Module 8 - Videography Module
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Videography fundamentals
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Videography with drones
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Videography sample data collection
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Video processing software and applications
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Hands on videography exercise
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End of Module Test
Module 9 - LiDAR Module
- Basic Lidar theory
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Lidar Data
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Lidar processing software and applications
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Post processing Lidar products
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End of Module Test
Module 10 - Thermography Module
- Basic Thermal theory
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Thermal Data
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Post processing Thermal products
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Solar panel inspections
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Building heat loss inspections
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End of Module Test
Module 11 - Mission Planning for Industrial Missions Module
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Review of basic mission planning skills and requirements
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Review of NAVDRONE and other mission planning applications
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Advanced Mission planning
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Mission Plan for Photogrammetry
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Mission Planning for Videography
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Mission Planning for Lidar Missions
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End of Module Test
Module 12 - Business Module
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Starting a business
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Sole Proprietor
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Partnership
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Incorporation
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Benefits vs risks
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Tax implications (By province)
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Website development
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Marketing
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Advertising
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End of Module Test
Module 13 – Drone Business Specifics
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SOPs
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Crew Resource Management
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Flight Safety
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Insurance
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Invoicing
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Conflict resolution
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End of Module Test
Module 14 – Satellite Navigation Theory
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Basic Satellite Navigation Theory
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availability
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accuracy and errors
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receivers
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GPS
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GNSS
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GLONASS
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BeiDou
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Galileo
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Impact of losing one or all the systems and continuing to operate
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End of Module Test
Module 15 – Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Operations
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Introduction to BVLOS operations
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Operator prerequisites
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Building the SORA
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BVLOS Pilot in Command
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Power Management
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SOPs requirements
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End of Module Exam
Module 16 - Introduction to the DJI M30T Drone Module
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Drone and drone assembly
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Batteries and Power management
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H20T Thermal Camera
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Basic flight handling
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End of Module Test
Module 17 - Introduction to the DJI Matrice 350 Drone Module
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Drone and drone assembly
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Batteries and Power management
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H20T Thermal Camera
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L1 Lidar Camera
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P1 Camera
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Basic flight handling
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End of Module Test
Module 18 – Operational Pilot Certification 2025
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Info to be provided by VEdTS
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In-Person Training
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Module 19 - Industrial Applications Module – 5-day Flight Training and data processing.
(40 hours in person over five 8-hour days of flying, data collection and data processing lead by UAVertical and VEdTS Instructors using the DJI M30T and DJI Matrice 300 with H20T Thermal camera, L1 Lidar Camera and P1 photography camera)
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Day 1 AM – Review of DJI M30T and Matrice 300 and accessories:
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Basic flying with M30T and Matrice 300 with various cameras; and,
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Mission Planning for Advanced Industrial Applications Mission.
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Day 1 PM – Basic and Advanced flying with the M30T and M300.
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Day 1 Evening Assignment – Review advanced mission planning and consider mission for end of course.
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Day 2 AM – Photo and Video Data collection and then data processing.
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Day 2 PM – Photogrammetry Data collection and then data processing.
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Day 2 Evening Assignment – Process Photo, Video and Photogrammetry data collected.
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Day 3 AM – Thermography data collection and then data processing.
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Day 3 PM – Lidar data collection and then data processing.
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Day 3 Evening Assignment – Process Thermal and LiDAR data collected and plan a mission with Advanced Mission Planning knowledge.
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Day 4 AM – Review of mission plan.
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Day 4 PM – Execute an Advanced Industrial Applications Mission.
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Day 4 Evening Assignment – Process the data collected for presentation on Day 5.
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Day 5 AM – Present the results of your mission including post mission processing and report.
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Day 5 PM – Industrial Drone Applications Practicum / Visit to precision agriculture, fire department or police department (4 hours subject to availability in the training locations).
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Module 20 - Course Certificates presentation and Course Critique (2 hours)
At the end of the course the graduates would receive the following certificates
A – Canadian Drone Industrial Applications Certificate
B – DJI Matrice 30T Operators Certificate
C – DJI Matrice 300 Operators Certificate
D – Fixed Wing Drone Operations Certificate
E – Drone LIDAR Operator Certificate
F – Drone Thermal Drone Applications Certificate
G – Drone Photography Certificate
H – Drone Photogrammetry Certificate
I – Drone Videography Certificate
J – BVLOS Certificate
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