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Review Summary
2 Day
Learn the basics as well as advanced skills from the same team that supports our Alta pilots every day.
Small Class Sizes
All classes feature a fantastic instructor to student ratio (max 3 students to 1 instructor) ensuring we can cover the topics that matter most to you.
Our Alta or Yours
We're totally flexible. If you want to leave your Alta at home and use our demo model, we've got you covered.
Always Relevant
The drone landscape is constantly changing so our courses evolve to cover the most current Alta hardware and software.
1-Day Training Curriculum
This class is 8 hours long, at Freefly, and includes Ground School and Flight Training.
Ground School
Understanding your Freefly Alta and accessories
Radio selection and setup
LiPo Battery Selection, charging and safety
Synapse/PX4 overview
Alta App/QGroundControl
Payload planning
Pre flight inspections, processes and best practices
Deep dive into system tuning and analysis
Flight planning and execution
Alta maintenance and troubleshooting
Data Viewer tutorial
Flight Training
Preflight
Flying!
Confirm competent understanding of all controls
Confirm pilot is comfortable with basic takeoff and landings
Confirm pilot understands available methods to monitor flight pack voltage and when to land
Cover emergency situations and how to train for them and respond appropriately
Build time after subjects covered
2-Day Training Curriculum
The 2-day class includes everything from the 1-day class but adds an additional flying day. It covers more advanced flying topics.
Flying with Payloads
Basic overview of Movi camera build for aerial application
Demonstrated operational flight envelope limits
Complex and precision flight maneuvers (Dual Op) track a subject.
Understanding basic airspace concepts (Talk about Part 107)
Build time after subjects covered