Flight Crews & Training

Professional RPAS/UAS Support Services

RPAS/UAS Flight Crews

Remotely-piloted and unmanned aircraft operations continue to expand in both military and commercial sectors and are now rapidly advancing toward commercial operation within the National Airspace System of the United States.

GT Aeronautics can provide RPAS/UAS Flight Crews (mission commanders, pilots, payload operators and maintenance technicians) that support both DoD and commercial operations of remotely piloted aircraft systems, mirroring the FAA standards for flight crew qualifications.

The GTA RPAS/UAS Flight Crew includes commercially-rated instrument pilots that have military experience, providing complete knowledge of mission and operational requirements for unmanned aircraft flight within the U.S. National Airspace System, military operating areas, and other foreign operating areas.

Flight Crews will evaluate your unmanned aircraft system and its maintenance/operational procedures, provide feedback on the system components and flight characteristics of your aircraft, as well as help standardize your maintenance/operational procedures in accordance with both DoD and FAA requirements.

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RPAS/UAS Flight Training

GT Aeronautics has created an RPAS/UAS Flight Training School that is staffed with qualified instructor pilots, each with an extensive background in military and civilian flight operations within the United States and abroad.

The curriculum is designed to familiarize students with unmanned aircraft systems, payloads, flight operations, Federal Aviation Regulations, the National Airspace System, aircraft airworthiness standards, pilot certification standards, and maintenance procedures.

After completing the ground school portion of the syllabus, students complete actual flight training using the GT-60, GT-380, and GT-1500. Each student can complete training for any or all of the Flight Crew positions - Mission Commander (MC), Pilot In Command (PIC), Payload Operator (PO), and Maintenance Technician (MT).

Pilot training includes external pilot operations (similar to radio control aircraft flight) and full internal pilot operation - where the aircraft is operated completely from within a Ground Control Station with no visual contact of the aircraft.

NOTE: Ground school and flight instruction rates vary according to the selected syllabus. Flight instruction rates do not include aircraft rental fees, which are charged on an hourly basis.

* Completion of the RPAS/UAS Flight Crew training curriculum focuses on RPAS/UAS flight operations in the National Airspace System (non-Part 107 operations above 400' AGL) and provides a student with a marketable skill and a Type Rating on the GT380 RPAS.