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Ground School

The New Advanced RPAS Ground School by M3 (1.057)


Description
Discover exactly how to operate safely, legally, and professionally as an Advanced RPAS pilot, in order to fly a drone in controlled airspace, near or over people, and to pass the Transport Canada Advanced RPAS Pilot Certification Exam.

The new and improved user interface has been introduced to help facilitate learning with a more clearly-defined framework of information, and hundreds of new knowledge confirmation questions to bolster learning as you work your way through the course.

We are confident that this course is the most comprehensive Advanced RPAS pilot training course in Canada, and want all of our pilots to get the most value from the training as possible.

Content
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Welcome to Advanced RPAS Ground School on TalentLMS!!
  • Welcome to M3 - a Member of Volatus Aerospace
  • Meet Your Instructors!
  • List of Course Links
  • MODULE 1: AIRFRAMES, ENGINES AND SYSTEMS
  • 1.00 - Module 1 - Airframes, Engines and Systems
  • 1.01 - Airframes
  • 1.01X - Check Your Understanding
  • 1.02 - Engines & Motors
  • 1.02X - Check Your Understanding
  • 1.03 - Instrumentation
  • 1.03X - Check Your Understanding
  • 1.04 - Fuel Systems & Hazardous Materials
  • 1.04X - Check Your Understanding
  • 1.05 - Data Links
  • 1.05X - Check Your Understanding
  • 1.06 - Batteries
  • 1.06X - Check Your Understanding
  • 1.07 - Autopilots
  • 1.07X - Check Your Understanding
  • 1.08 - Launch and Recovery Systems
  • 1.08X - Check Your Understanding
  • 1.09 - Maintenance and Record Keeping
  • 1.09X - Check Your Understanding
  • MODULE 2: AVIATION LAW, AIR TRAFFIC RULES AND PROCEDURES
  • 2.00 - Module 2 - Air Law, Air Traffic Rules and Procedures
  • 2.01 - Essential Terminology
  • 2.01X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.02 - Becoming a Drone Pilot
  • 2.02X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.03 - Different Types of RPAS
  • 2.03X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.04 - The New Legal Framework
  • 2.04X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.05 - Liabilities
  • 2.05X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.06 - Requests for Documentation
  • 2.06X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.07 - Aerodromes and Airports
  • 2.07X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.08 - High- and Low-level Airspace
  • 2.08X Check Your Understanding
  • 2.09 - Classes of Airspace
  • 2.09X Check Your Understanding
  • 2.10 - ATS ATC Instructions
  • 2.10X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.11 - Hazards to Aviation Safety
  • 2.11X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.12 - Operating Flight Rules
  • 2.12X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.13 - Visual Flight Rules
  • 2.13X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.14 - Aircraft Maneuvering
  • 2.14X - Check Your Understanding
  • 2.15 - Equipment and Maintenance
  • 2.15X - Check Your Understanding
  • MODULE 3: FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
  • 3.00 - Module 3 - Flight Instruments
  • 3.01 - Pitot-Static System
  • 3.01 - Check Your Understanding
  • 3.02 - Altimeter and IMU
  • 3.02 Check Your Understanding
  • 3.03 - Magnetic Compass
  • 3.03 Check Your Understanding
  • 3.04 - Pre-Flight Diagnostics and Simulations
  • 3.04 Check Your Understanding
  • 3.05 - Serviceability of the RPAS
  • 3.05 Check Your Understanding
  • MODULE 4: FLIGHT OPERATIONS
  • 4.00 - Module 4 - Flight Operations
  • 4.01 - Hazardous Situations
  • 4.01X - Check Your Understanding
  • 4.02 - Aircraft Performance
  • 4.02X - Check Your Understanding
  • 4.03 - Performance Charts and Data
  • 4.03X - Check Your Understanding
  • 4.04 - Weight and Balance
  • 4.04X - Check Your Understanding
  • 4.05 - RPAS Operations (VLOS)
  • 4.05X - Check Your Understanding
  • Tutorial Video: Operations Planning - Guide to the CFS
  • MODULE 5: METEOROLOGY
  • 5.00 - Module 5 - Meteorology
  • 5.01 - The Earths Atmosphere
  • 5.01X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.02 - Atmospheric Pressure
  • 5.02X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.03 - Moisture
  • 5.03X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.04 - Clouds
  • 5.04X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.05 - Surface Layers
  • 5.05X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.06 - Turbulence
  • 5.06X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.07 - Wind
  • 5.07X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.08 - Aircraft Icing
  • 5.08X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.09 - Thunderstorms
  • 5.09X - Check Your Understanding
  • 5.10 - Meteorological Services
  • 5.10X - Check Your Understanding
  • MODULE 6: NAVIGATION
  • 6.00 - Module 6 - Navigation
  • 6.01 - Lines on the Globe
  • 6.01X - Check Your Understanding
  • 6.02 - Maps and Charts
  • 6.02X - Check Your Understanding
  • 6.03 - Time and Longitude
  • 6.03X - Check Your Understanding
  • 6.04 - Pilot Navigation
  • 6.04X - Check Your Understanding
  • 6.05 - Radio Theory
  • 6.05X - Check Your Understanding
  • 6.06 - GNSS
  • 6.06X - Check Your Understanding
  • Tutorial Video: Operations Planning - Guide to Using VNCs
  • MODULE 7: THEORY OF FLIGHT
  • 7.00 - Module 7 - Theory of Flight
  • 7.01 - Principles of Flight
  • 7.01X - Check Your Understanding
  • 7.02 - Effect of Aircraft Components
  • 7.02X - Check Your Understanding
  • 7.03 - Forces Acting on an Aircraft
  • 7.03X - Check Your Understanding
  • 7.04 - Stability
  • 7.04X - Check Your Understanding
  • 7.05 - Aerofoils
  • 7.05X - Check Your Understanding
  • 7.06 - Propeller and Rotors
  • 7.06X - Check Your Understanding
  • 7.07 - Helicopter Flight Controls
  • 7.07X - Check Your Understanding
  • 7.08 - Multirotor Aircraft Dynamics
  • 7.08X - Check Your Understanding
  • 7.09 - Load Factors
  • 7.09X - Check Your Understanding
  • MODULE 8: HUMAN FACTORS
  • 8.00 - Module 8 - Human Factors
  • 8.01 - Vision Optics and Illusions
  • 8.01X - Check Your Understanding
  • 8.02 - The Pilots Environment
  • 8.02X - Check Your Understanding
  • 8.03 - Aviation Psychology
  • 8.03X - Check Your Understanding
  • 8.04 - Pilot Equipment Relationship
  • 8.04X - Check Your Understanding
  • 8.05 - Interpersonal Relations
  • 8.05X - Check Your Understanding
  • MODULE 9: RADIOTELEPHONY
  • 9.00 - Module 9 - Radiotelephony
  • 9.01 - ROC-A
  • 9.01X - Check Your Understanding
  • 9.02 - Radiotelephony
  • 9.02X - Check Your Understanding
  • 9.03 - Operating Procedures
  • 9.03X - Check Your Understanding
  • 9.04 - Emergency Communications
  • 9.04X - Check Your Understanding
  • 9.05 - Common Frequencies
  • 9.05X - Check Your Understanding
  • Radiotelephony Quiz
  • Webinar Videos (~10 hours)
  • Instructions for Webinar Videos
  • Advanced RPAS Ground School Pilot Handbook
  • Instructor-Led Training: Session 1
  • Instructor-Led Training: Session 2
  • Instructor-Led Training: Session 3
  • Instructor-Led Training: Session 4
  • Final Exam (Practice for Transport Canada Advanced RPAS Pilot Exam)
  • Test Introduction
  • Final Exam
  • Demonstrations
  • Parachute Recovery System Demonstrations
  • Summer Parachute Recovery System Demonstration
  • Winter Parachute Recovery System Demonstration
  • Tethering System
  • Elistair Tethering System Demonstration
  • BONUS MATERIAL
  • Introduction to Drone Industry Opportunities
  • END OF THE COURSE / Next Steps
  • 5-Question Course Questionnaire
  • QUICK SURVEY
  • Advanced RPAS Ground School Course Completion Video
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 2 years