BASIC PRACTICAL TRAINING:
Pilot a civilian drone in dual control and then autonomously, as soon as the candidate's level allows them to safely master the machine.
Learn Procedures / Regulatory Processes and Flight Declarations to obtain authorizations for flights in Dangerous, Restricted, or Prohibited areas from authorized organizations.
Master the specificities of flights in urban areas, so-called sensitive, Prohibited, Dangerous, or Restricted zones.
Control, adjust, and maintain aerial imaging equipment including: drone, IMU sensors, flight controller, impact limiter (Parachute), and FTS circuit breaker.
Check the operation, depending on the equipment, of Geo-Fencing, Geo-Barriers, and Low-Speed according to the envisaged working area, with the aim of carrying out aerial image capture by drone, in accordance with the law and the machine's user and maintenance manual.
Follow different checklists (machine preparation, pre-takeoff, post-landing).
Check aeronautical information for the envisaged working area and confirm feasibility.
Consider the conditions for the possible implementation of protocols, depending on the mission objectives according to the type of regulatory category considering the drone used and its payload as well as its class mention.
Take into account obstacles that may interfere with the operation as well as defining safety perimeters and the exclusion zone for third parties.
Confirm the Operational Volume (volume of evolutions and confinement volume, surface of evolutions and surface of confinement, "buffer" surfaces Risk SOL and Risk AIR).
Collect Information Certificates from people in the area, and verify the presence of all necessary and regulatory documents.
Implement procedures to ensure safety and control of human, technical, and environmental risks and put into practice on the ground the decisions made.
Check that an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) has been developed, and possibly, that a Manager (ERM) or a Team (ERT) has been appointed.
Master the Remote piloting of the drone, and know the operational emergency procedures in abnormal conditions (in case of equipment failure or intrusion of third parties into the flight zone) for the OPEN and SPECIFIC STS-01 / STS-02 categories.
ADVANCED TRAINING:
On the movements primarily used with a camera onboard a Drone.
EVALUATED WILL BE:
Technical skills of smooth audiovisual capture including the quality of drone trajectories and associated complex camera movements in the context of a flight situation in normal conditions in Open and Specific STS-01 / STS-02 categories.
Skills related to flight preparation for the Open and Specific STS-01 / STS-02 categories evaluated using a multiple-choice questionnaire. This exercise assesses the candidate's knowledge in preparing for a drone flight mission, from a regulatory and administrative point of view.
Skills required in the preparation of a drone and working area in Open and Specific STS-01 / STS-02 categories.
Adjustment of the photographic sensor and drone settings required to perform audiovisual capture.
Ability and knowledge to implement safety and emergency procedures in case of machine failure or intrusion of a third party into the flight zone.
Ability to manage an event report and flight debriefing.
