The UK Royal Air Force has completed a trial programme intended to assess the ability of non-pilots to fly UAS. Called Daedalus, the process “has successfully demonstrated that selection and training can generate remote pilots who, despite undergoing a different sort of training, are as highly trained and equally skilled as traditional pilots in that field”, the RAF says.
Category Archives: Training
US Coast Guard Trains UAS Pilots Before Buying Aircraft
The US Coast Guard is training up UAS pilots in anticipation of Congress providing funding for its own aircraft. The skeleton of the service’s UAS programme is taking shape at the Aviation Training Centre, Mobile, Alabama.
University of North Dakota Students Train on Corsair’s ScanEagle Simulator
The University of North Dakota has teamed with Corsair Engineering to provide University Students pursuing a UAS major at UND to use the ScanEagle UAS as an example platform to learn mission employment and operational techniques through the use of high-fidelity simulation.
US Navy Wants to Lease UAS for Training Events
The US Navy’s Fleet and Industrial Supply Centre, Norfolk, Philadelphia Office wants to lease two UAS to “replicate a likely threat in visual, aural, and most importantly IR and RCS signatures at a series of training events”. The first event will take place in June 2011 on San Clemente Island, CA.
Enrolment Up 200% for Kansas State University UAS Course
Interest in Kansas State University Salina’s Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems course is soaring, with enrolment up 200 per cent since autumn 2010.
US Army Recruits UAS Pilots via YouTube
Part of a series demonstrating what skills can be acquired during an Army career, the first episode compares the skills of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Operator and those of a civilian Skycam Operator during an NCAA football game. This clip was posted on YouTube and the full series can be seen here.
BOSH Wins $2M UAS Training Contract from USAFA
BOSH Global Services has been awarded a $2.2 million one-year contract (with the option for a second year) to provide UAS training to United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadets.
University of North Dakota Gets MQ-9 Reaper MTD
SDS International recently completed delivery of one of its MQ-9 Reaper MTDs for use by the University of North Dakota’s Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research, Education and Training in a research partnership with the Air Force Research Lab. Continue reading