Designed For Tactical Operational Support and Nighttime Operations
The Tactical sUAS Operators portion is three days of intensive training designed to increase piloting skills and provide students with the ability to operate in non-traditional sUAS environments. Students will be exposed to the equipment, tools, and techniques necessary to expand their sUAS program for the tactical environment. Each day will consist of four hours of classroom instruction and four hours of flight instruction, applying sUAS capabilities to real world scenarios. Students will:
- Understand and apply techniques for interior operations
- Develop teaming concepts for use with other units or capabilities
- Utilize the sUAS as point and overwatch during tactical scenarios
- Understand Weight & Balance and Center of Gravity considerations for sUAS
- Identify issues associated with working in controlled airspace
- Operate as direct support for tactical team operations
The Night Operations portion fulfills the knowledge based requirements necessary to obtain a waiver for Part 107.29 Daylight Operations. The Federal Aviation Administration limits sUAS use to daylight hours unless certain conditions are met. In order to be operational 24-hours a day, organizations must acquire a waiver to operate during the hours of darkness. At a minimum, remote pilots must know the requirements to operate at night; including aircraft equipment. The FAA maintains that an “applicant must assure all required persons participating in the small unmanned aircraft operation have knowledge to recognize and overcome visual illusions caused by darkness, and understand physiological conditions which may degrade night vision.” Students will:
- Receive six hours of nighttime flying (accomplished unaided and aided with FLIR technology)
- Use thermal imagery technology in the first responder environment
- Demonstrate support of nighttime public safety operations
- Understand the effects of physiology on night operations
- Identify visual illusions associated with night flying
- Develop techniques to mitigate the risks of night operations
- Examine equipment requirements for operating during hours of darkness
- Create a risk mitigation strategy for night operations
Venue: Fairview Center Costa Mesa, CA (venue details on registration page)
Start Time: 0800 (Tactical portion) 1500 (Nighttime portion)
Cost/Tuition: $1190
Max Class Size: 15 Students
Student Requirements: FAA 107
Prerequisite: LACRTC 48-hour Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator’s Course, 32-hour Basic Operator’s Course, or have an FAA Part 107 license
Technical Level: UAS Operators and Supervisors
Anthony DeMolina has over 27 years with the Los Angeles Police Department. His experience includes working as a patrol officer, training officer, automotive crimes detective, CRASH detective, patrol supervisor, advocate at Internal Affairs Division, and a watch commander at Air Support Division (ASD). In addition to Anthony’s law enforcement career, he recently retired from the military reserves after 30 years of service. As an Army officer, Anthony achieved the rank of colonel and was last assigned to the 76th Operational Readiness Command…. [more]
Kris Allshouse serves as Executive Director for the Los Angeles County Regional Training Center. He is a retired SWAT Supervisor and California POST Master Instructor. His tactical background as an operator and as an incident commander help provide strategic insight for UAS implementation into tactical operations. [more]
