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Advanced Flight Operations

Night and BVLOS planning, mission design, mapping, emergency procedures and payload handling.

  • 6 weeks
  • 6 modules
  • 75% pass mark
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Course overview

For pilots who already fly confidently and want to take on complex, professional missions. You learn to plan and run operations at night and beyond visual line of sight, design mapping and inspection missions, work with different payloads and manage emergencies under pressure.

Entry requirements

  • Completion of Basic Drone Pilot, or equivalent proven experience
  • At least 10 logged flight hours

What you will learn

  • Plan night and beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations safely
  • Design and fly automated mapping and inspection missions
  • Operate camera, thermal and specialist payloads
  • Apply crew resource management and emergency procedures
  • Produce professional mission reports

Course modules

  1. 1
    Advanced Mission Planning

    Complex site surveys, permissions and mission design.

  2. 2
    Night & BVLOS Operations

    Lighting, observers, procedures and risk controls.

  3. 3
    Mapping & Inspection

    Automated flight paths, photogrammetry and data processing.

  4. 4
    Payloads & Sensors

    Camera, thermal and specialist payload operation.

  5. 5
    Emergency Procedures

    Crew resource management and handling in-flight failures.

  6. 6
    Final Assessment

    Mission planning exam and practical operations test.

Training schedule

6 weeks of training, combining lessons with practical sessions.

Dates for the next cohort will be announced soon.

Assessment

You need 75% overall to pass.

Certification

Students who pass receive a training certificate with a unique number that anyone can verify online.

How certificate verification works