Category Archives: Training

K-State Polytechnic Granted Nationwide BVLOS Waiver

 Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus Applied Aviation Research Center has received a new waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration that permits K-State Polytechnic to fly unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight, or BVLOS, in all Class G airspace nationwide.

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Heliguy Partners with SOARIZON on Training

HELIGUY.com and SOARIZON by Thales enter into new partnership; Drone pilots trained by HELIGUY.com will be offered discounted access to SOARIZON’S drone operations management platform; SOARIZON’s digital drone planning software provides operators with advanced mission planning capabilities; HELIGUY.com is training drone pilots through Blackbox – an online drone training portal. Continue reading

Adaptive Therapy Utilizing Small Unmanned Aerial Systems

Over the many years that I’ve been training disabled veterans into becoming small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) commercial (FAA Part 107) operators with Wounded Eagle UAS, it’s come to my attention that there is an amazing therapy treatment that physical therapists and those in the medical community are unaware of. Continue reading

UMS SKELDAR Partners with Swedish Aviation Technical Training School

UMS SKELDAR has partnered with the leading Swedish Aviation Technical Training School as part of its expanding training initiatives. In addition, UMS SKELDAR is working with the school to develop the highest quality UAV standards in a bid to pave the way for the impending regulations towards the end of 2019. Continue reading