Drone Pilot Training Tips For Those Learning To Fly

We all have great ambitions when we buy our first drones. We can visualize the perfect flight with our new quadcopter gliding effortlessly through the sky. We consider all the great shots we can take from this new vantage point. But, it is far to easy to get ahead of ourselves. You may have the means to get airborne, but you also need plenty of skill and drone pilot training to do so in style.

It can take hours of study and careful drone pilot training to get to grips with these machines. They are intricate pieces of technology that demand respect. Therefore, you need to master some of the basics of flight before you start showing off.

Ideally, you need to understand the following before you set off on any grand adventure.

  • The basic specifications and jargon associated with your machine
  • The fundamental controls for flight
  • Safety considerations and checklists that are essential before any flight
  • Some of the most important flight patterns

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10 Of The Best Commercial Drone Pilot Training Institutions

In 2013, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International projected that drones would create at least 100,000 new jobs by the year 2025.

In 2016, the importance of drones to the economy of the United States was illustrated when new regulations were introduced allowing the commercial use of drones albeit under certain conditions.

Drones are used for a wide range of purposes and in a wide range of non-military industries. For example, in making deliveries, in the media industry, for scientific research/conservation, law enforcement, photography/film, utility industries, entertainment and also disaster management. Continue reading

Europe is Going to Set Global Standards by Announcing Civil Drone Rules

Europe’s civil drone rules

As drones evolve from military to civilian use in Europe and more so the wider world, they are soon populating the airspace and as such, rules and regulations that govern their use must be formulated to regulate them.

Drones hold the promise of handling our everyday day operations without the intervention of humans.

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Steps to Get a Drone Pilot’s Licence in Europe.

Steps to get the pilot’s license in Europe

The use of Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAV) has greatly grown in Europe and recently it has entered the civil market and hence opening a new chapter in the aviation history.

With its spontaneous growth, drones technologies are now carving a niche in the European aeronautical industry. As a result, the European commission has stepped in to develop a strategy to support the progressive growth of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS). Keep on reading!