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The facility will support UAS aspects of certain courses at the university, as well as play home to summer camps for high school students

The 50-year-old man is reported to have flown his drone over businesses and homes in Cirencester in the spring.

A new specialist drone surveying course has been launched to help professionals conduct more accurate and consistent drone surveys. Heliguy has partnered with drone survey training provider Pieter Franken, of Drone Survey School , to host the Drone Survey Fundamentals training course. The companies explained how the three-day training course will provide pilots with theoretical background knowledge required to carry out accurate drone surveys and how drone technology can be best utilised for aerial mapping missions. It is aimed at anyone who is already, or has plans to, perform aerial drone surveys. Pieter Franken who will deliver the course, said:

We find out from Coverdrone how they work to ensure new pilots can get on top of their cover from the outset of their piloting career.

The course is accredited by BASIS, a UK agriculture training, certification, auditing and standard-setting body.

The Kansas-based company said that proper drone and drone safety education can prepare students for a wide range of career paths.

Flyby Technology has teamed up with the Skyborne Airline Academy, a commercial and airline pilot training academy, to give wider opportunities to newly qualified pilots. Newly qualified pilots from Skyborne’s UKCAA/EASA Integrated and Combined Modular ATPL programmes will be hand-selected to join Flyby Technology as commercial drone pilots, completing the company’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight training course. Flyby Technology founder Jon Parker, an airline pilot and former RAF fighter pilot, says he has recognised the value of Skyborne’s training philosophy and the quality of the skills, knowledge and professionalism of its graduate pilots. Parker explained: “The drone, or unmanned

Drone pilots trained by HELIGUY.com will be offered discounted access to SOARIZON by Thales’ operations management platform, thanks to a new partnership. SOARIZON’s digital drone planning software enables operators to plan, fly, track, and collaborate on their drone missions - increasing the ease and effectiveness of commercial UAV programmes. Thanks to the new partnership, candidates who book an online drone training course through Heliguy Blackbox will be able to buy a subscription to SOARIZON Elevate for a reduced fee. Heliguy Blackbox - an e-learning portal delivering the A2 CofC and GVC drone training courses - provides a flexible solution, allowing

The courses are accessible via the company's Virtual Learning Environment, which facilitates virtual training, exams, student support, certification and is a complete knowledge base for aviation training.

Heliguy has been granted Recognised Assessment Entity status from the Civil Aviation Authority. The permission means that Heliguy will be able to deliver A2 CofC and GVC drone training courses, as part of new European rules coming to the UK in July. The firm will be delivering these courses through its new online drone training portal – Heliguy Blackbox – as well as at its traditional UK Ground School venues. These new qualifications will be introduced as part of European regulations starting in the UK in July and will apply to many pilots across the drone industry. Heliguy’s head of