Academy
CIELUM Academy.
Drone courses in Panama. From the first flight to long-range VTOL.
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We teach what we operate
Pilots, operators and teams trained with the experience of our networks in Uruguay and Panama.
- People starting to fly
- Professionals operating commercially
- Surveying, engineering and agriculture
- Advanced pilots
Programmes
Courses and workshops
Theory and practice programmes for every stage of a pilot's path.
Basic Drone Course
Fly safely and legally from day one.
- Estimated length
- 10 h
- Format
- Theory and practice
For
Hobbyists, students and professionals starting to fly.
Content
- Introduction to Panama's RPAS regulations
- Components, weight categories and equipment registration
- Basic flight principles and handling the controller
- Operational safety and risk management
- First supervised flights
Professional Drone Course
To operate drones commercially.
- Estimated length
- 30 h
- Format
- Theory and practice
For
Technicians, engineers, photographers and videographers who operate drones commercially under AAC regulations.
Content
- Panama's RPAS regulations and airspace management
- General drone knowledge
- Meteorology and human factors applied to RPAS
- Mission planning and advanced flight
- Air operations and navigation
- Preparation for the AAC operating certificate
VTOL Eiger 03 Course
Long-range VTOL operations (BVLOS).
- Estimated length
- 20 h
- Format
- Theory and practice
For
Advanced pilots who want to operate beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS).
Content
- Introduction to the Eiger 03
- Mixed VTOL aerodynamics
- Flight modes, contingencies and emergencies
- Transition types
- Remote VTOL practice
Mapping and Photogrammetry Workshop
From flights to data: ready-to-use maps and 3D models.
- Estimated length
- 20 h
- Format
- Theory and practice
For
Surveyors, civil engineers and architecture firms.
Content
- Introduction to remote sensing
- Photogrammetric flight planning and GSD
- Ground control points (GCP) and accuracy
- Processing orthomosaics and point clouds
- Digital elevation models (DSM and DTM)
- Volume calculations and contour lines
Precision Agriculture Workshop
Drones serving Panamanian agriculture.
- Estimated length
- 20 h
- Format
- Theory and practice
For
Agronomists, producers and technicians from farming and livestock cooperatives.
Content
- Introduction to remote sensing
- Multispectral sensors and vegetation indices (NDVI)
- Prescription maps for variable-rate application
- Integration with machinery and spraying drones
- Practical use cases
Learning areas
Panama's RPAS regulations, operational safety, mission planning, VTOL and BVLOS operations, photogrammetry and precision agriculture.
Training path
- Drone courses
- 3 courses and 2 workshops, from basic to VTOL.
- Coming soon: Private Pilot (PPL)
- The step into manned aviation.
- On the horizon: Advanced Air Mobility
- eVTOL and new air mobility, when regulation allows.
Training for organisations
- 01
Goal
Which capability the organisation needs to develop.
- 02
Audience
Who takes part and their starting experience.
- 03
Programme
Content, format and hours.
- 04
Evaluation
What was learned and how it is applied.
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- Organisations: audience and goal.
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