Programme
Drone Operations and Maintenance Technician
Plan and fly missions, maintain the drone fleet and turn flight data into reports.
What you work on.
First semester
- Drone systems and safe setup
- Mission planning and drone operations
- Batteries, power and maintenance
- Sensors, payloads and field records
A typical week is 3 classes and 3 practical workshops, covering operation and technical work. Each session is 3 hours. There are at most 2 sessions a day and at most 3 days a week.
Assessment is based on problem-solving and teamwork across real projects.
- Multirotor and fixed-wing systems
- Drone controllers and mission planning
- Motors, propellers, batteries and power systems
- Navigation, positioning and communications
- Cameras, thermal sensors and payloads
- Mapping, inspection and data collection
- Maintenance, fault diagnosis and fleet records
- Weather, operating areas and risk assessment
- Data processing and client reports
Who it is for.
For people who enjoy technology, fieldwork and careful planning. You should be ready to follow safety procedures and take responsibility for equipment and data. You do not need previous flying experience.
You prepare equipment, plan missions, collect data and report useful results. You learn the safety, maintenance and decisions behind each operation.
Where it can lead.
Drone operations, maintenance, inspection, mapping, fleet coordination, payload operation and field data collection.