SAIT Canada Professional Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Course

Posted: 2021-5-5

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Gain specialized professional skills to become a drone pilot in this emerging field with application to various industries. Our Professional Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) program will teach you all aspects of operating drones for commercial use. From agricultural, environmental and industrial monitoring and inspection to emergency response to 3-D mapping and beyond, the use of drones for a variety of applications in numerous industries is rapidly evolving.

You’ll learn about the construction and maintenance of drone technology and be trained and licensed according to Transport Canada guidelines for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. You’ll also add value to clients and employers by gaining practical experience with inspections, mapping and the processing of geomatics data performed by Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems and emerging Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. Understanding these systems will allow you to contribute to business operations by addressing how RPAS and BVLOS can help meet business needs and client demands.

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Image: Sara Ashoori, a research assistant and drone pilot at SAIT’s CIRUS, loads personal protective equipment and COVID-19 test kits into SAIT’s unmanned SwissDrones SDO 50 V2 helicopter. Photo by Leah Hennel/AHS