NSU will offer Remote Pilot Certification prep course

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University will offer an in-person Remote Pilot Certification prep course, a comprehensive two-day, instructor-led workshop designed to prepare individuals for the FAA Remote Pilot Certification Exam.

The course will take place Sept. 13-14 in Kyser Hall Room 107 at a cost of $250 and is open to professionals, entrepreneurs, educators, public safety personnel and anyone interested in legal and safe commercial drone use.

Instruction will cover the following.

• FAA laws, rules, and federal regulations for drone operations
• Legal & ethical considerations for remote pilots
• Drone operational safety and risk management
• Airspace classifications & restrictions
• Aviation weather essentials
• Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) basics
• Ground crew responsibilities
• Reading & interpreting sectional charts
• Intro to the National Airspace System (NAS)

Instructors will be JD Cox, Adelaide Soileau and Travis Mitchell, NSU’s ARGO (Advanced Remote and Geospatial Operations) Lab team.

To register visit  http://bit.ly/3UNM5iw.  For more information on the ARGO Lab visit https://www.nsula.edu/argo/, email argolab@nsula.edu or call (318) 357-6174.