Basic RPAS Ground School

Course curriculum

Introduction

  • Welcome To Ground School!
  • Before we get started

Air Law [65 MINS + QUIZ]

  • 1.2 - Canadian Aviation Regulations and General Provision Application [1 MIN]
  • 1.3 - Administration and Compliance [1 MIN]
  • 1.4 - Operating Restrictions and Hazards [2 MINS]
  • 1.5 - Miscellaneous [1 MIN]
  • 1.6 - Part IX [1 MIN]
  • 1.7 - Registration [1 MIN]
  • 1.8 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Visual Line of Sight [1 MIN]
  • 1.9 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Prohibitions [2 MINS]
  • 1.10 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Flight Safety, Right of Way and Avoiding Collisions [1 MIN]
  • 1.11 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Crew [2 MINS]
  • 1.12 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Procedures and Flight Information [4 MINS]
  • 1.13 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Manufacturing and Serviceability [1 MIN]
  • 1.14 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Operation Requirements [2 MINS]
  • 1.15 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Unique Situations [2 MINS]
  • 1.16 - General Operating and Flight Rules: Onboard Equipment [3 MINS]
  • 1.17 - Incidents, Accidents and General Record Keeping [2 MINS]
  • 1.18 - Pilot Certifications: General [2 MINS]
  • 1.19 - ​​Pilot Certifications: Basic [1 MIN]
  • 1.20 - Pilot Certifications: Advanced [4 MINS]
  • 1.21 - Transport Canada, NAVCANADA and the Transportation Safety Board [2 MINS]
  • Airspace Walkthrough [28 MINS]
  • Air Law Quiz

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems [25 MINS + QUIZ]

  • Aircraft Parts [2 MINS]
  • 2.2 - Electrical Systems [3 MINS]
  • 2.3 - Redundancies and Critical Items [1 MIN]
  • 2.4 - Ground Control Station [1 MIN]
  • 2.5 - Data Links [2 MINS]
  • 2.6 - Batteries [4 MINS]
  • 2.7 - Autopilots [2 MINS]
  • 2.8 - Payloads [1 MIN]
  • 2.9 - Launch and Recovery Systems [1 MIN]
  • 2.10 - Maintenance and Record Keeping [1 MIN]
  • 2.10 - Maintenance and Record Keeping [1 MIN]
  • 2.11 - Sensors (Magnetic Compass, Altimeter, Airspeed Indicator, IMU) [3 MINS]
  • RPAS Quiz

Human Factors [11 MINS + QUIZ]

  • 3.1 - Aviation Physiology: Vision, Hearing and Illusions [2 MINS]
  • 3.2 - Aviation Physiology: Body Rhythms, Jet Lag and Fatigue [1 MIN]
  • 3.3 - Aviation Psychology [3 MINS]
  • 3.4 - The Pilot and the Operating Environment [2 MINS]
  • 3.5 - The Pilot-Equipment-Materials Relationship [2 MINS]
  • 3.6 - Interpersonal Relationships [1 MIN]
  • Human Factors Quiz

Meteorology [31 MINS + QUIZ]

  • 4.1 - The Atmosphere [1 MIN]
  • 4.2 - Clouds [2 MINS]
  • 4.3 - Surface Based Layers [1 MIN]
  • 4.4 - Turbulence [2 MINS]
  • 4.5 - Wind [4 MINS]
  • 4.6 - Icing [2 MINS]
  • 4.7 - Services Available [1 MIN]
  • Weather Access and Interpretation [18 MINS]
  • Meteorology Quiz

Navigation [39 MINS + QUIZ]

  • 5.1 - Maps and Charts: Long and Lat and Charts and Maps [4 MINS]
  • 5.2 - Time and Longitude [1 MIN]
  • 5.3 - Flight Planning [3 MINS]
  • 5.4 - Radio Theory [2 MINS]
  • Chart Access and Interpretation [10 MINS]
  • NOTAM Access and Interpretation [8 MINS]
  • CFS Walkthrough and Interpretation [11 MINS]
  • Navigation Quiz