Instructors Rating Course
Instructors Rating
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About this Course
The Professional Drone Flight Instructor course gears a candidate to become proficient in teaching methodologies and practises to impart knowledge on how to take a person with no drone experience to a competent Remote Pilot Licence Holder.
Single Rating
30 hours Theory
10 hours Briefing
3 hours Practical Patter
Dual Rating
30 hours Theory
11 hours Briefing
6 hours Practical Patter
Take your drone career to the next level. Become a drone pilot instructor.
Entry Requirements
Be at least 18 years of age
Hold a valid Class 3 medical certificate
Hold a valid Remote Pilot Licence
End Qualification
Drone Flight Instructor Rating
Course completion Certificate
Teach the Teacher Certificate
COURSE OFFERING
Training
There are two theory examinations that must be completed during the course.
Theoretical Training and Manuals
Pattern Training
Theoretical Examinations
Practical Flight Time
Practical Patter
Simulator Training
Mock Test Evaluation
Examinations
THEORETICAL TRAINING
There are two theory examinations that must be completed during the course.
Lectures
THEORETICAL TRAINING
Teach the teacher
Ground School Lecturing
Applied Meteorology
Navigation
Principles of flying instruction
Legislation
Airmanship
BRIEFING & PATTER
Flight Exercises 1-19
Standard Operating Procedures
Emergency Procedures.
Instructional Patter
Practical Flying
Practical training sessions include actual flying and simulator exercises. During the Instructor course the candidate would take the role of instructor and demonstrate flight exercises with your instructor mentor.
Skills Test
Once all training is completed a final skills test will be carried out with a Designated RPAS Examiner (DRE)
Catergory Instructor Training
If you already hold a valid RPL with Multi-rotor and Fixed Wing/ Aeroplane categories, you will qualify to become an instructor on both categories.
If you only hold a Multi-Rotor Category, then you will only be able to complete your instructor rating with a multi-rotor category.
Find a facility
Joburg
Durban
Cape Town
Witbank
Testimonials
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Do you want to rapidly grow this industry as one of our professional flight instructors?
Please send us an email why you would be a great fit as well as your CV to: info@rpas.training
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