Pilot Certificate – Basic Operations

Note: The Transport Canada exam is 30 questions, with a time limit of 1.5 hours

Pilot Certificate – Advanced Operations

Several training options from online to live. The courses are designed to equip you with the theoretical knowledge and skills to pass the Transport Canada RPAS exam.

Include:

• Knowledge Requirements Based On TP15263 – Advanced Operations
• Up to Date Air Laws and Regulations Coverage
• Split up into 8 segments plus a summary review.
• Example exam for RPAS Small Advanced Certification online exam.

How to Register:

Ag Business & Crop Inc. Advanced Exam and flight safety training (Classroom at your location)

• Training with Certified Flight Instructor
• In classroom will give you the opportunity to ask questions.
• Including ROC-A.
• Total of 4 Days (this is a packed four-day study program for up to 8 attendees. It is intended to get you ready for not just the test but also to give you the base for safe flight habits).
• Register for your own group

Contact us for group training rates or at your location
Training Registration

Training options offered by RPAS Center (our recommended training partner):

RPAS Center – Advanced Exam Prep  (online)

• This course is designed to equip all prospective Advanced Pilot Certificate – RPAS candidates with the theoretical knowledge and skills to pass their Transport Canada exam.

Advanced Pilot Certificate RPAS Exam Prep

RPAS Centre – Radio Operation Certificate (ROC-A)

• This course will better prepare you to obtain your Restricted Operators Certificate – Aeronautical Qualifications (ROC-A).

Radio Operation Certificate (ROC-A) Prep

Advanced Live Ground School Training (Classroom)

• This course is designed to equip all prospective Advanced Pilot Certificate participants for the Transport Canada online exam and is a live ground school (options to ask questions and is an interactive experience).

Advanced Live Ground School Training

Note: Transport Canada’s online exam is 50 questions to be answered in 1 hour. Transport Canada’s online test cost ($10) has to be paid at the time of login to Transport Canada’s GCKey Portal.

Operating a Drone – hands-on training

Prepare for the “Flight Review” and day-to-day practical flight operation.

Included:

• Flight planning and operation software
• Live operation in the field
• Emergency flight situation training

How to Register:

senseFly Academy (online)

Get the knowledge and skills you need to become an eBee eXpert with our dedicated senseFly operator certification program. This training program will give you the highest level of knowledge and ability on all aspects of senseFly’s eBee systems.

senseFly Academy

Practical Drone Operation Training (in-person)

• senesFly fixed-wing and Autel quad-copters
•  Training for more advanced situations
• Get flight experience in real weather conditions outdoors

• This gets you ready for:
  • Small Advanced Flight Review
  • Becoming a professional drone pilot
• The training can be tailored to your needs:
  • Operating software training online
  • Practical field flight training with both fixed-wing and quad-copters

  Training Registration
  Register and we will send a quote

  We can be training onsite, or you may come to our location. Some limitations apply at your site to follow our training safety protocol.

RPAS Flight Review – Field (Test Transport Canada Approved)

Advanced In-Field Flight Review (with your own drone). This is an assessment of your ability to operate your drone safely.
ABC’s Flight Reviewers are certified by Transport Canada to perform Transport Canada’s Flight Review.

Requirements:

• Before you conduct your flight review, you must pass the Small Advanced Exam.
• The Flight Reviewer will assess your ability to operate your drone safely.
• Appendix A lists the skills that your Flight Reviewer will ask you to demonstrate during your flight review.
• Flight Planning can be done prior to the flight review day.
• The Flight Review can talk 1 hr or less but please allocate 2 hrs.
• Flight Review Tips
• ABC’s Flight Reviewers are certified by Transport Canada to perform the Flight Review, and we work with the RPAS Centre for Canada-wide reviews.

How to Register:

Palmerston Ont.  Cost: $200/person

Training Registration

RPAS Centre anywhere in Canada  $212 after 10% discount

RPAS Flight Review Discount

There is a charge by Transport Canada ($25) after successful completion of the Flight Review. You will then be provided with an electronic copy of your Pilot Certificate – Advanced Operations.

Data Processing Software Training

Advanced In-Field Flight Review (with your own drone). This is an Assessment of your ability to operate your drone safely.
ABC’s Flight Reviewers are certified by Transport Canada to perform the Flight Review.

Options:

Mosaic software:

• Pix4D mapper is the most used drone mosaicing software. This software is often used in the background of cloud processing services.
• Pix4D field is an advanced but affordable software developed for the Agriculture industry. Very user-friendly, fast processing, developed for aerial mosaicing.
• AgiSoft started out as a photo-metric software and added good mosaic capabilities.

GIS software

• SMS Advanced
• Trimble Ag Software (used to be FarmWorks)
• QGIS (shareware)
• Global Mapper (shareware)

Training options we have access to:

Ag Business & Crop Inc. Pix4D training.

Training Registration

RPAS Center – Pix4D online training.

10% discount code AgBusiness10

Training Registration