Training - Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Basic Remote Pilot Course for Public Safety

Course Description:

Once again, EMMU Aerial is offering the popular (sUAS) Basic Remote Pilot Course.  This is the fundamental sUAS course for individuals wanting to become qualified to operate sUAS for a Public Safety Agency.  The sUAS course will utilize small sUAS aircraft to provide the basic academic and flight training necessary to conduct missions as Remote Pilot-in-Command (RPIC).

UAS can positively impact every element of your agencies by utilizing state of the art equipment.  UAS derived data and imagery empowers firefighter, law enforcement, incident personnel, and senior leaders to make informed decisions based on precise and real-time information.  Data gathered from UAS is unique due to the ability of the aircraft to fly low, slow, and for long periods of time while collecting high-resolution imagery.

The Basic Remote Pilot Course is designed to qualify students to safely operate a sUAS in the field environment and capture video/stills of a point of interest with multirotor aircraft and applicable sensors.

Course Prerequisites

Must obtain FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate at least two weeks prior to class. Students should expect to show a physical copy of their certificate to an Instructor.

Date;                     April 16, 2018

Length;                 32 hours

Location;              Volusia County, Florida

Contact EMMU Aerial for more information and to enroll

Drone Rescues Swimmers Caught in Rough Surf in Australia in World First

January 18, 2018
Caught in rough surf far from shore, stranded swimmers might hope for a lifeguard to appear amid the waves.

But for two men recently rescued off the coast of Australia's Lennox Head, New South Wales (NSW), a different kind of savior showed up: a drone.

In what's being hailed as a first-of-its-kind rescue, the new lifesaving device -- the Little Ripper UAV -- flew into action after someone spotted the swimmers in distress in a nearly 10-foot (3-meter) swell more than a half mile (about 1 kilometer) off a patrolled area, Surf Life Saving NSW said in a news release.

Within minutes, lifeguards piloted the drone to the men and dropped an inflatable life preserver.

The two clung to the rescue pod and made it to shore, where lifeguards were waiting, Surf Life Saving NSW said. They were exhausted but unharmed. And the drone had recorded the whole rescue.

"The Little Ripper UAV certainly proved itself today. It is an amazingly efficient piece of lifesaving equipment and a delight to fly," said Lifeguard Supervisor Jai Sheridan, who piloted the drone during the rescue.

"I was able to launch it, fly it to the location, and drop the pod all in about 1 to 2 minutes," he said. "On a normal day, that would have taken our lifeguards a few minutes longer to reach."

The rescue, which happened as lifeguards from the Australian Lifeguard Service were preparing for a training session with the brand-new drone fleet, was lauded as groundbreaking.

"Never before has a drone fitted with a flotation device been used to rescue swimmers like this," Deputy State Premier John Barilaro told the BBC.

The NSW government invested $430,000 in funding to Surf Life Saving NSW for the drone project, the organization said.