Soaring Ambitions: Students Take Flight with Remote Pilot Training Courses

As the drone industry continues to surge, a growing number of students are enrolling in remote pilot courses to gain a competitive edge in careers spanning from aerial photography to agriculture, emergency response and construction.

At West Moreton Anglican College, the Remote Pilot Certification training has commenced a new group of candidates for the year. This course assists individuals seeking to operate remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) and national operating standards. 

Students met with their trainer Mr Shane Woods, from our partner RTO, Skills Compliance. After a safety briefing, students were straight into flying drones, both with conventional controls and using goggles. This introduction session has set students up for their course and given them a taste of what is to come.

Successful completion of this program enables individuals to commercially operate a licensed drone within visual line of sight (VLOS), below 400 feet above ground level (AGL), in day visual meteorological conditions (VMC), outside of controlled airspace, greater than 3 nautical miles from an aerodrome, outside of populous areas.

It’s so exciting to see such a great opportunity for our students to engage in such powerful real world skills.

Rob Noble

RTO and Industry / Community Engagement Manager