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Drone Training · Belgium

DJI Dock 4 Demoed for Belgian First Responders. US Teams Can't Buy It

Belgium's state drone pilot course turned 10 at PLOT in Genk, where DJI Dock 4 got a live demo two days after launch. US rescuers can't buy it.

Haye KestelooOct 203 min read

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FAA

FAA Part 107 Test Adds Chart Questions Oct. 26 Not in the Supplement

From October 26, the FAA Part 107 knowledge test draws chart questions from current sectionals, not the printed supplement. One in six already fails.

Haye KestelooOct 9

DJI Enterprise

DJI Certifies First Benelux Dealer for Europe-Only Mapping Training

Drone Parts Center in Nivelles, Belgium, is the first Benelux dealer certified for DJI's GEO training. Matrice 4E and Zenmuse L3 courses now open.

Haye KestelooOct 5

Two children in pilot caps sitting at a junior flight simulator cockpit with multiple display screens

Europe

Estonia's Capital Trains Kids From 8 on Drones, Citing Russia

Tallinn opened a drone classroom for children aged 8 to 16 and it is already fully booked. The city sold it as STEM. Its creator says the motive is Russia.

Haye KestelooOct 4

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst officer cadet kneeling with a drone controller as a small quadcopter hovers past his section at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany

United Kingdom

British Army Bought 10,000 Drones In A Year, Most Are For Training

The British Army acquired 10,000-plus drones through Project Rapstone in a year and points most at training: manual FPV, 30 simulator hours, no GPS.

Haye KestelooSep 26

A young boy in a Blue Angels flight suit holds a Blue Angels RC model jet at Flite Fest 2023

Industry

Army Has 40,000 Drones and Too Few Pilots. FAA Data Shows Why

The Army has drones for every squad but too few trained pilots. FAA data shows the hobbyist pipeline that produces them has been shrinking since 2023.

Haye KestelooSep 20

Jason Day of DRONERESPONDERS in a white cowboy hat and dark suit speaking at a podium marked Commercial UAV Expo, lit by blue stage lighting

ERIC TALLEY AWARD

DRONERESPONDERS Honors The Texas Program Behind 100,000 Sorties

Greg Whiting took the Eric Talley Public Safety UAS Excellence Award at Commercial UAV Expo, days after his Texas program logged its 100,000th sortie.

Haye KestelooSep 1

UAV EXPO

Pilot Institute Warns Of A Drone Hiring Cliff In Two To Three Years

Greg Reverdiau told Commercial UAV Expo the affordable drone that created this industry is disappearing, and aviation already ran this experiment once.

Haye KestelooSep 1

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