Hi everyone,
I'd like your opinion on whether it would be more beneficial to complete a
drone training course face to face or online
Any help would be appreciated ( :
Hi Rachel901,
I believe you are Australia Based? Where about are you?
There are three Drone/UAV categories in Australia via CASA
* Under 2KG Class - Hobby or Commercial
Some of the drones for this category would be the Mavic Pro, Mvic 2, Mavic Zoom, Phantom range, Air and Spark, not that I would personal use the Air or Spark for Commercial usage.
You can not fly at night, you must adhere to all CASA regulations and you won't be able to get commercial insurance including liability.
* Remote PiLots Certificate (RePL)
As per above, can fly commercial, can fly at night and get Insurance but must do so under someone who holds a ReOC. you can also fly up to 7KG UAV/Drone - Inspire 2 or Matrice 210 (depending on payload)
* Remote Operators Certificate (ReOC)
You can run your own business and sign off all your missions and those of a RePL.
Can Fly at night if it is included in your ReOC Manual
Can fly UAV/Drone weight up to 25KG - DJI Matrice 600 (Ronin Gimbal and DSLR camera)
Can obtain Liability Insurance ($10,000,000 or up to 20,000,000 AUD)
I completed my Remote Pilots Licence (RePL) in Jan of this year, it was a five day course and went from 8:30am to around 4:30pm Mon-Fri. It was theory based with practical sessions after each theory section. I already had my Mavic Pro and used that at the course via Global Drone Solutions here in Perth, Western Australia.
I have since bought the DJI Matrice 210 with the Zenmuse X5S and then bought the Zenmuse Z30. As of today I now own a DJI Inspire 2 and will use the X5S on that UAV.
Hope this helps