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Drone Safety & Airspace Awareness

Where you may fly, where you may not, and how to tell the difference before you take off — not after.

Course Overview

Almost every drone incident that reaches a regulator starts the same way: the pilot did not know what was above them. Airspace is invisible, the rules are not intuitive, and the maps take a little teaching to read.

This course is the airspace half of remote pilot training taught on its own — useful before you commit to a full licence, and useful as a refresher for a team that has drifted into bad habits.

It is deliberately practical. You will work through real locations, decide whether you can legally fly there, and be able to justify the answer.

PrerequisitesNone, though it is more useful if you have flown before.
FormatClassroom or online delivery. Can be run for a group at your site.
LocationsKathmandu, Nepal · Brisbane, Australia · or at your site

Course Enquiry

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What the course covers

  • Airspace classes and what each one means for an unmanned aircraft
  • Controlled airspace, aerodrome surrounds and approach paths
  • Restricted, prohibited and danger areas — including how they appear on charts
  • Reading aeronautical charts and airspace maps
  • Where authorisation is required and how the request is made
  • Populous areas, people not involved in the operation, and separation
  • Privacy, trespass and where aviation law stops and other law begins
  • Building an airspace assessment into your pre-flight routine

Who it's for

  • Pilots who fly but have never been taught airspace properly
  • Organisations tightening up an existing in-house drone program
  • Anyone preparing for a licence course who wants a head start

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