DGCA Indian Drone Pilot Course Guide Book - Complete Syllabus

Indian Drone Pilot Course Guide Book

Chapter - 1: Ground Class Theory

Lesson I: UAV RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
2. Aircraft Act 1934
3. Aircraft Rules 1937
4. Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR)
5. The Drone Rule 2021

Lesson II: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT

1. Fundamentals of Flight
2. Aerodynamics
3. Take-Off, Landing, Flight, Maneuvers, Turns, and Circuit Pattern

Lesson III: MULTI-ROTORCRAFTS DRONES

1. Basic Overview of a Drone
2. Types of Multi-Rotorcraft Drones
3. History Of Drones
4. Quadcopter Rotorcraft Anatomy
5. Drone's Inner Electronics
6. Overview of Drone Industries

Lesson IV: FIXED WING AERODYNAMICS AND OPERATIONS

1. Classifications of Drones based on their wing type
2. Fixed-wing UAS Systems and Components
3. UAS Maneuvers, turns, and Circuit Pattern
4. Fixed-wing UAS Applications

Lesson V: INTRODUCTION TO DRONE MAINTENANCE

Drone Maintenance Checklist

1.  Structural Inspection
2. Battery Check
3. Software / Firmware Check
4. Finishing Up - Maintaining Log Data

Lesson VI: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND RADIO TELEPHONY

1. Understanding Air Traffic Control Operations
2. Airspace Structure and Restrictions
3. Air Traffic Control (ATC) Emergencies and Contingencies
4. Drone Emergency/ Recovery

Lesson VII: DRONE PAYLOADS

1. Drones Basics and Payloads
2. Types of Payloads in a Drone
3. Drones Payload Applications

Lesson VIII: WEATHER AND METEOROLOGY

1. Weather
2. Meteorology
3. Atmosphere
4. The International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)
5. Atmospheric Pressure
6. Types of Pressure in Aviation
7. Wind
8. Weather Impact on Drone Operations
9. METAR

Chapter - 2: Practical Drone Simulator Exercise

1. Introduction to Drone Flight Simulator (DGCA Certified Drone Simulator)
2. Drone Simulator familiarization and Control Checks
3. Drone Pre-flight Checks, Take-off, and Hover
4. Drone Disorientation and Recovery, Approach and Landing, and Post-flight Checks
5. Drone Climbing, and Climbing Turns, Descending, and Descending Turns
6. Drone Circuit flying - Rectangle, Square, Circle, Orbit, and Flying - figure of 8
7. Drone Gimbal Controls (Pan, Tilt, and Zoom)
8. Night Flying
9. Drone Abnormal and Emergency Procedures
10. Simulator Final Test 

 Chapter - 3: Practical Drone Flying Exercise

1. Introduction to Digital Sky Platform click here
2. UAS / RPAS familiarization and Safety Briefing
3. UAS / RPAS Introductory Flight
4. UAS / RPAS Take-off, Climbing, Descending, Maintaining Height, and Landing
5. UAS / RPAS Basic Controls: Pitch, Roll, and Yaw
6. UAS / RPAS Disorientation and Recovery
7. UAS / RPAS Level Turns in Both Directions
8. UAS / RPAS Climbing and Descending Turns
9. UAS / RPAS Left and Right Flying in Square Circuit Pattern
10. UAS / RPAS Left and Right Flying in Rectangle Circuit Pattern
11. UAS / RPAS Left and Right Flying in Triangle Circuit Pattern
12. UAS / RPAS Left and Right Flying in Circle Circuit Pattern
13. UAS / RPAS Left and Right Flying in the figure of 8
14. UAS / RPAS Night Flying
15. UAS / RPAS Abnormal and Emergency Procedures
16. UAS / RPAS Mission Planning in Ardupilot, Mission Planner Software, and Instrument flying
17. UAS / RPAS Flying in Autonomous Mission Flying
18. UAS / RPAS Flying Final Test

Ready for take-off.........

To read Chapter 1, Lesson I, click here