August 27, 2025
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.
