RPAS Advanced Operations Certificate Course

This course covers all knowledge required to write the drone advanced exam. It includes 40+ hours on all subjects mandated by Transport Canada as well as engaging quizzes throughout each topic. After the completion of the exam, students can book a one-on-one flight review with one of our instructors.

Note: In order to receive an advanced certificate students must complete the advanced exam, and flight review

What is included:

40+ hours of slides

Engaging quizzes after each lesson

2 practice exams

Course Content

Air law, air traffic rules and procedures

Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) Part I—General provisions

Visual Flight Rules

Administration and Compliance

Aerodromes and Airports

Canadian Airspace

Aircraft Operating Restrictions and Hazards to Aviation Safety

Operation at or in the Vicinity of an Aerodrome

Radio communications

Remotely piloted aircraft Systems

General Operating and Flight Rules

Basic Operations

Advanced Operations

Advanced Operations Manufacturer Requirements

Advanced Operations Flight Reviewer Requirements

Special Flight Operations

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)

Air Traffic Services and Procedures

RPAS Airframes, Power Plants, Propulsion and Systems

Airframes

Electrical systems

Ground Control Station

Data Links

Batteries

Autopilots

Payloads

Electric motors

Launch and recovery system

Maintenance and record keeping

Magnetic compass

Altimeter

Airspeed Indicator

Inertial measurement unit (IMU)

Human Factors

Aviation Physiology(1)

The pilot and operating environment

Aviation Physiology (2)

Equipment and materials relationship

Interpersonal relations

Meteorology

The earth’s atmosphere

Atmospheric pressure

Meteorological aspects of altimetry

Moisture

Stability and instability

Clouds

Surface based layers

Turbulence

Winds

Fronts and frontal weather

Aircraft icing

Thunderstorms

Meteorological services available to pilots

Aviation weather reports

Aviation forecasts

Navigation

Definitions

Map and Charts

Time and longitude

Pilot navigation

Flight Planning

NOTAM

Radio theory

Global navigation satellite system (GNSS GPS)

Other radio and radar aids

Flight Operation

General

Aircraft performance

Performance charts data

Weight and Balance

Aircraft Critical surface Contamination

Occupational safety and health

Theory of Flight

Principles of flight

Aircraft parts and components

Forces acting on an aircraft

Stability

Aerofoils

Propellers and rotors

Design of wing

Aeroplane flight controls

Helicopter flight controls

Multi-rotor aircraft dynamics

Load factor

Radiotelephony

Restricted Operators Certificate

Practice Exams

Transport Canada RPAS Written Exam Guide

Practice Exam 1

Practice Exam 2