Commercial Drone Training Classes Offered

Gary Mortimer

With the imminent ‘opening up’ of National Airspace (NAS) to civilian commercial UASs, the need for qualified, experienced and knowledgeable professionals in this field is critical. The Monarch™ Training Courses are designed to provide a thorough understanding of relevant aspects of UAS or Drone basics, maintenance, operations and tasking for commercial applications. The courses are modular to enable maximum targeting of knowledge, skills and attribute gaps within your organization, and to ease budgetary pressures. Monarch™ is specifically offering training in two phases for those who wish to learn to fly Drones in the commercial sector.

Phase 1 of this Training Program will be conducted in Ridgecrest, CA on Friday, February 27, 2015. This one-day course will be a pre-cursor to Phase 2 and will consist of the following topics:

• Drone Applications in the Commercial Sector
• Fundamentals of UAS or Drone Flight
• Safety and Regulations – FAA NAS Integration
• Airframe Types, GPS, Autopilots and Telemetry
• Payloads (Sensor Package)
• Mission Software

Cost of this one-day course is $400 and includes full day instruction (lunch included) and a field demo. All attendees will receive a Certificate of Course Completion, all Course material, including lecture notes, relevant literature, forms and complete presentations.

The Course Instructors are both UAS/Drone pilots with more than 50+ years of combined, relevant flight experience including Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), along with commercial UAS experience. One is a Test Pilot, one a Certified Flight Instructor.

Monarch™, Inc. is a technology company that conceptualizes, designs, and manufactures robotic systems for commercial applications. Monarch™ builds aircraft systems (less than 50 pounds) in both fixed and rotary wing designs. Our rotary wing design, the Monarch™ has been used successfully in both precision agriculture and engineering surveys. The Monarch™ has a unique Cocoon™ that serves to house various sensors including Electro-Optical (EO), Infrared (IR), and multispectral cameras. Using open-source mission planner software and sophisticated mapping software, autonomous flights with the Monarch can produce high-resolution geo-rectified tagged imagery. Monarch™, Inc. is located in Ridgecrest CA, the home of major aerospace milestones since 1940.