A drone-flight demonstration that SkyOp conducted July 20 inside the FiberTech Theater at the Syracuse Technology Garden. Brian Pitre (not pictured), co-founder & managing member of SkyOp, was controlling the drone. SkyOp is offering an 18-hour course on drones at the Tech Garden beginning Aug. 1. The course fee is $1.490, according to Pitre. (Eric Reinhardt / BJNN)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SkyOp LLC will conduct a drone training course at the Syracuse Technology Garden, beginning Tuesday Feb. 27.
The course is scheduled Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for three weeks through March 15, the company said on its website. The course fee is $1,490.
Those interested can register at www.skyop.com/classes/syracuse, according to a company news release.
SkyOp is an unmanned aerial-systems training company. It conducts classes directly and through workforce-development partnerships at colleges and universities throughout the country.
The firm lists a contact address in Canandaigua on its website. It is also listed as a resident member of the Tech Garden, according to the Tech Garden’s website.
SkyOp was a 2017 finalist in the Genius NY competition at the Tech Garden. Genius NY stands for Growing ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York.
About the course
The course is called Intro to sUAS, which is short for small unmanned-aircraft systems, or what are also known as drones.
The industries in which drones are having an impact include construction, agriculture, real estate, surveying & mapping, photography, public safety, telecom, and insurance, SkyOp contends.
In order to pilot drones in these industries, the Federal Aviation Administration (or FAA) requires that all commercial-drone operators secure their remote pilot certification.
The Intro to sUAS course gives business owners in those industries the training that they or their employees need to “safely” fly drones commercially. It’ll also help them incorporate drones in their businesses. The course will also prepare participants to pass an exam to become a certified, commercial drone pilot, according to the SkyOp release.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
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