General RPAS Pilot Training and Certificate (GRP)

The Remote Pilot Aircraft courses is the initial required for a candidate to start their professional drone pilot career and acquire licence. The course is divided into three sections namely, theory, practical and skill test.

The duration of the theory is 3 weeks and runs from Monday to Friday during which an in-house examination is completed as well. Once a candidate has completed the theory and examinations, the candidate will then move on to the practical flying element of the course.

The practical flight house is three hours actual flight time, which mean the actual time that you fly the drone. The instructor will complete a series of exercises with the candidate and once deemed competent, will recommend the candidate to complete his/her skills test.

Skills tests are completed with a DRE (Designated RPAS Examiner).

The skills test has two parts. The ground evaluations which test your theoretical knowledge and the flight evaluation which tests the candidate’s ability to complete manoeuvres with the drone.