Academy
CIELUM Academy.
Drone training in Panama, from the first flight to long-range VTOL operations, built on CIELUM's operational experience.
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Applied experience, shared
Technology becomes valuable when it is integrated with procedures, infrastructure and people able to operate it. The Academy shares CIELUM's operational experience to train pilots, operators and organisations' teams.
- 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
A safe way into the world of drones.
- Estimated length
- 10 h
- Format
- Theory and practice
For
Hobbyists, students and professionals starting to fly who want to do so safely, legally and with good practices.
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
Comprehensive training to operate drones commercially.
- Estimated length
- 30 h
- Format
- Theory and practice
For
Technicians, engineers, photographers, videographers and professionals who want to 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
Specialisation in VTOL operations, geared to BVLOS operations.
- Estimated length
- 20 h
- Format
- Theory and practice
For
Advanced pilots who want to develop beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations.
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 that need fast, accurate aerial surveys.
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 who want to optimise yield and inputs with aerial data.
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.
A complete training path
- Drone courses
- Basic Drone, Professional Drone, VTOL Eiger 03, and Mapping and Photogrammetry and Precision Agriculture workshops.
- Coming soon: Private Pilot (PPL)
- The step into manned aviation, in preparation.
- On the horizon: Advanced Air Mobility
- Training for eVTOL and new forms of air mobility, as regulations evolve.
How we define institutional training
- 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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There are two paths, depending on your interest:
- Institutional training: organisation, audience and training goal.
- Courses and workshops: the programme you are interested in. We will send you dates, format and conditions. Writing to us registers your interest; it does not confirm a place or a date.