Service · Operate stage

Drone Training

We help your team use drones safely, confidently and in a way that works day-to-day. The aim isn't just to teach you to fly. It's to help you run drone operations successfully, without the stress.

Drone Training

Drone Training

The programme lifecycle

DesignDeployOperateOptimiseIndependence

Foundations

Pilot training & skill building.

Training built around what you actually want to achieve: matched to your goals, experience level and the type of work you need to produce.

Individuals, teams or whole organisations

We match training to your structure, goals and the outputs you need to produce.

  • Individuals who want to begin using drones or improve their capability
  • Small teams who need consistent skills
  • Large organisations with varying numbers of drone users and different output needs

Introductory training & new equipment

New aircraft? We start with the basics and build up: calm, clear training that gets new users confident quickly.

  • Drone setup and understanding how the aircraft works
  • Pre-flight checks and safe operating habits
  • Battery care and simple aircraft maintenance
  • Getting comfortable with the controls and flying a drone
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  • Navigating the flight app and planning simple missions
  • Learning safe, steady flying skills
  • Basic camera use and simple mission tasks
  • Introduction to mapping, inspection or whichever outcome you are aiming for

Scenario-based training

Training built around the work you actually do.

Practical, hands-on sessions focused on producing the right output. Every scenario below is an example. We tailor each one to your sensors, sites and deliverables.

elevation & mapping

LiDAR

Precise elevation and structure data, even through vegetation.

Example sessions

  • Topographic LiDAR mapping
  • Corridor LiDAR mapping
  • Transmission line surveys
  • Railway corridor surveys
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  • Forestry LiDAR mapping
  • Vegetation penetration beneath canopy
  • Stockpile volume calculations
  • Mine and quarry LiDAR surveys
  • Construction progress LiDAR capture
  • Floodplain and catchment modelling

Outputs you can produce

  • Classified point clouds
  • Digital terrain models
  • Digital surface models
  • Bare-earth models
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  • Contour maps
  • Elevation models
  • Slope maps
  • Cross-sections
  • Longitudinal profiles
  • Stockpile volumes
  • Canopy height models
  • Vegetation encroachment measurements
  • Clearance analysis
  • Cut / fill analysis
  • Digital twins
models & volumes

Photogrammetry

Detailed photos turned into maps, models and measurements.

Example sessions

  • Construction site mapping
  • General land and property mapping
  • Earthworks and stockpile measurement
  • Progress capture for projects
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  • Surface condition mapping
  • Environmental change mapping
  • Coastal and erosion mapping
  • Urban area mapping
  • Digital twin creation
  • Agricultural field mapping

Outputs you can produce

  • Orthomosaic maps
  • High-resolution aerial imagery
  • 3D point clouds
  • Textured meshes
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  • 3D models
  • Digital surface models
  • Digital elevation models
  • Contour maps
  • Surface area calculations
  • Volume calculations
  • Change detection
  • Progress reports
  • Digital twins
  • GIS-ready datasets
  • CAD-ready datasets
asset condition

Visual Inspection

High-zoom RGB imagery for asset condition assessments.

Example sessions

  • Asset inspections
  • Bridge inspections
  • Tower inspections
  • Roof inspections
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  • Building façade inspections
  • Power pole inspections
  • Wind turbine inspections
  • Reservoir wall inspections
  • Stormwater infrastructure inspections
  • Telecom tower antenna inspections
  • Industrial tank and silo exterior inspections

Outputs you can produce

  • High-resolution imagery
  • Zoom imagery
  • Defect identification
  • Corrosion detection
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  • Crack detection
  • Missing bolt identification
  • Structural condition reports
  • Asset documentation
  • Time-series comparison
  • Maintenance prioritisation
network & heat

Thermal

Heat differences that reveal issues not normally visible.

Example sessions

  • Solar panel thermal inspections
  • Electrical and switchyard inspections
  • Powerline hotspot detection
  • Building energy audits
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  • Roof moisture detection
  • Water ingress detection
  • Mechanical equipment thermal checks
  • Pipeline leak detection
  • Thermal wildlife detection
  • Search and rescue thermal support

Outputs you can produce

  • Radiometric thermal imagery
  • Temperature maps
  • Hotspot identification
  • Cold spot identification
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  • Thermal anomaly reports
  • Moisture detection reports
  • Energy-loss reports
  • Preventative maintenance reports
plant & land

Multispectral

Plant health and land condition data.

Example sessions

  • Crop health monitoring
  • Pasture condition mapping
  • Irrigation performance checks
  • Soil moisture indication
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  • Plant stress detection
  • Tree health monitoring
  • Vineyard multispectral mapping
  • Land rehabilitation monitoring
  • Weed detection
  • General vegetation health mapping

Outputs you can produce

  • NDVI maps
  • NDRE maps
  • Plant health indices
  • Stress detection
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  • Irrigation maps
  • Prescription maps
  • Biomass analysis
  • Yield estimation

Anything else

Looking for something different?

We've flown gas detectors, magnetometers, water samplers, release mechanisms and more. If it flies, chances are we've flown it.

Let’s talk

Planning a drone programme or upgrading your current capability?