Become a Certified UAV Pilot & Radiophonist
Become a certified Drone Pilot in a venue just designed for this: an official drone test site.
Learn from the bests, and obtain official certificates.
📅 3-7 June 2019 (Monday – Friday) + 50 hours online
📍 Barcelona Drone Center
🇬🇧 Language: English
📃 Official Drone Pilot Certificate from CAA
👥 Capacity for 24 people
🏟 Inside an official Drone Center with segregated airspace
🔝 Instructors: Aerospace Engineers & Pilots
🛌🏼 Accommodation optional
🔅 Course powered 100% with solar energy
Theoretical & Practical Drone Certifications
You can avail all the certificates below in only 5 days.
The two certificates on the left are compulsory. The four practical capacitations on the right are optional. You can choose any combination of them.
Compulsory
ADVANCED DRONE PILOT
- Theoretical certification
- This certificate is the basic requirement for availing any of the practical certificates
- 1.350€ + VAT
Compulsory
Radiophonist Certificate
- Theory/practical certification
- This will allow you to fly in controlled airspace & communicate with ATC
- 0€
Optional
MULTIROTOR 0-5Kg
- Practical certificate
- This will allow you to professionally operate any similar drone of this category
- 50€ + VAT
Optional
Multirotor 5-15Kg
- Practical certificate
- This will allow you to professionally operate any similar drone of this category
- 250€ + VAT
Optional
Fixed-wing 0-5Kg
- Practical certificate
- This will allow you to professionally operate any similar drone of this category
- 200€ + VAT
Optional
Fixed-wing 5-15Kg
- Practical certificate
- This will allow you to professionally operate any similar drone of this category
- 250€ + VAT
Pricing Options
Advanced Drone Pilot Certificate
Radiophonist Certificate
Practical Certificate Multirotor 0-5Kg
Practical Certificate Multirotor 5-15Kg
Practical Certificate Fixed-wing 0-5Kg
Practical Certificate Fixed-wing 5-15Kg
€1350
+ VAT
Drone Pilot Training Program
The training consists of 50h of online content + 40h in-person classes (see below)
The in-person training in Barcelona is tailored-made to maximize your flight time. 50% of your time flying!
8:30 - 9:00
9:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:00
13:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00
Monday
8:30 - 9:00
Coffee / Reception9:00 - 10:00
Welcome + drone technology10:00 - 11:00
Flight Introduction. Radio setting11:00 - 12:00
Drone General Knowledge12:00 - 13:00
Radiophonist session13:00 - 15:00
Lunch15:00 - 16:00
Performance I16:00 - 17:00
Performance II17:00 - 18:00
Flight Training18:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00
Tuesday
8:30 - 9:00
Coffee / Reception9:00 - 10:00
Flight Training10:00 - 11:00
Flight Training11:00 - 12:00
Drone regulation / Operational procedures12:00 - 13:00
Operational Procedures13:00 - 15:00
Lunch15:00 - 16:00
Flight Training16:00 - 17:00
Air Traffic Controller. Radiophonist17:00 - 18:00
Flight Training18:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00
Wednesday
8:30 - 9:00
Coffee / Reception9:00 - 10:00
Flight Training10:00 - 11:00
Flight Training11:00 - 12:00
Navigation12:00 - 13:00
Flight Planining13:00 - 15:00
Lunch15:00 - 16:00
Flight Training16:00 - 17:00
Autopilot Flights. Multirrotor / Fixed-wing17:00 - 18:00
Flight Training18:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00
Thursday
8:30 - 9:00
Coffee / Reception9:00 - 10:00
Flight Training10:00 - 11:00
Flight Training11:00 - 12:00
Meteorology12:00 - 13:00
Communications. ELT13:00 - 15:00
Lunch15:00 - 16:00
Flight Training16:00 - 17:00
Human Factors17:00 - 18:00
Flight Training18:00 - 19:00
20:00 - 22:00
Friday
8:30 - 9:00
Coffee / Reception9:00 - 10:00
Flight Training10:00 - 11:00
Flight Training11:00 - 12:00
Payload12:00 - 13:00
Exam preparation13:00 - 15:00
Lunch15:00 - 16:00
Exam16:00 - 17:00
Exam17:00 - 18:00
Exam18:00 - 19:00
Rotatory-wing training and exam20:00 - 22:00
Why Choose Us
Global reputation
23 editions completed, 600+ people trained from over 70 nationalities. Loads of networking!
Best in Class
We are 1 of only 10 drone centers in the world and the oldest civilian drone company in Europe.
Experienced Instructors
Aerospace engineers & pilots with thousands of hours of experience.
UAV Test Site
Incomparable venue and facilities. Practical and hands-on training guaranteed.
Experienced Instructors
These instructors have trained hundreds of participants
He will teach you sensor integration, and will be supervising your flights with fixed-wing aircrafts.
Jordi Santacana
Ultralight & Drone Pilot
He will teach you flight planning, payload & performance sessions.
Jordi Salvador
Aerospace Engineer
He will be your simulator instructor. He will also teach you stability, control & meteorology.
Marc Beltran
Aerospace Engineer
He will teach you the regulatory framework, operational procedures, ATC...
Albert Zoroa
Aeronautical InstructorParticipants’ Profile
Participants with diverse backgrounds and profiles
Continent
Europe
Americas
Asia Africa
Sector
Academia
Industry
Administration
Background
MSc
PhD
Other
Age
25 35
35 45
45 65
Participants’ Nationalities
People from 70+ countries have already joined this course
Official UAV Pilot Certificates
We are certified drone operators by AESA (Spanish CAA)
We work with an Approved Training Organization (ATO-32)
We are certified drone manufacturers by AESA (Spanish CAA)
All practical training is conducted inside an officially segregated airspace of 25Km2 by AESA (Spanish CAA)
Participants’ Reviews
The average rating score of the course quality by all-time participants is 9.1/10
Máté Gajdos
Instructor at Hungarian University of Public Service
Amazing courses, amazing instructors, definitely professional everything!!!!
Dr. David Strohschein
Harvard Professor
The course was well worth my time. It provided a great opportunity to learn about modern UAV system design and operation; UAVs are much more than R/C aircraft and deserve special consideration. Considerable time was allocated each day to flying aircraft on the simulator and flying a small UAV on site.
Andrés Flores
Professor at Universidad de Perú
If you want to learn about drone technology theory and practical aspects BCN has all you need. Segregated air space and classroom facilities are great, well selected speakers that transmit ideas about how to setup your drone on all aspects needed, aeronautical as well as payload requirements for various applications. The food is so good...
Experience
Every evening, you will have optional activities such as wine tasting in a fine winery, visiting a cave, jogging through the woods, discovering old towns, or just relaxing at the hotel’s swimming pool…
