Remote Piloted Air System (Drone) Basic & Advanced Course

A course designed to prep students for the Transport Canada RPAS exam

Grant Caswell

8 Course Modules Containing The Following ContentRead more...

1 - Human Factors
2 - Systems and Air Frames
3 - Theoretical and Practical Meteorology
4 - Navigation
5 - Radio and Radiotelephony Procedures
6 - Air Regulations
7 - RPAS Flight Operations
8 - Theory of Flight

Course contents

    Chapter 2 - Systems & Airframes

    Manufacturer Instructions
    Checklists
    Parts of a Fixed Wing RPAS
    Parts of a Rotor Wing RPAS
    Parts of a Hybrid RPAS
    Types of Propellers
    RPAS Electrical System Components
    Transporting LiPo Batteries
    Compass
    Airspeed
    Launch and Recovery Systems
    Record-Keeping
    Pros and Cons of Different Types of RPAS

    2.01 Systems and Air Frames (54 min.)

    Chapter 3 - Meteorology

    Earth's Atmosphere
    Pressure
    Wind
    Humidity, Temperature, and Stability
    Air Masses
    Thunderstorms
    Icing
    Turbulence
    Aviation Weather Products

    3.01 Meteorology (2:41 hours)

    Chapter 4 - Navigation

    Latitude and Longitude
    Earth's Magnetism
    Transponders
    Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT)
    Units of Distance and Speed
    Airspeed
    Aeronautical Charts
    Global Positioning System (GPS)

    4.01 Navigation (1:05 hours)

    Chapter 5 - Radio and Radiotelephony Procedures

    Radio Theory
    Radio Telephony

    5.01 Radio Theory & Radio Telephony (38 min.)

    Chapter 6 - Canadian Air Regulations

    Summary of Licensing Requirements
    Canadian Airspace
    Traffic Circuit at Controlled and Uncontrolled Airports
    Important Definitions

    6.01 Canadian Air Regulations (57 min.)

    Chapter 7 - RPAS Flight Operations

    Procedures and Documents Binder
    Drone Site Selection Tool
    Foreflight App Tool
    Latitude and Longitude Finder
    Examples of Drone Operations
    Controlled Airports
    Uncontrolled Airports
    Runway Numbers
    Equipment for Operation
    Weather & Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)
    Spot Wx
    Nav Canada Filing for Drone Operation*
    Site Assessment
    Pre-Flight Equipment Checks
    Aircraft Performance and Weight / Balance
    Briefing
    Flight
    Emergency Procedures

    7.01 RPAS Flight Operations (44 min.)

    Chapter 8 - Theory of Flight

    Forces Acting on Aircraft
    Forces Acting on Fixed Wing Aircraft vs Quadcopters
    Bernoulli's Principle
    Newton's Second Law of Motion
    Aircraft Wings
    Angle of Attack
    Aerodynamic Drag Components
    Flaps on Fixed Wing Aircraft
    Axes of a Fixed Wing Aircraft
    Yaw
    Sideslips
    Quadcopter Aerodynamics
    Stability
    Stalls - Fixed Wing
    Commonly Used Airspeed Limitations

    8.01 Theory of Flight (31 min.)