FPP: Path to Beginner Pilot

Owned by Anthony Luo
Last updated: 2023-09-21
3 min read

Overview

We are currently not offering progression for fixed-wing pilots due to limited resources. We hope to resolve this soon and I promise that we are actively working towards it.

This (hopefully short) document outlines all of the resources that you’ll want to reference and understand in order to prepare you for your beginner pilot evaluation. Please pay attention to the , , , labels, as they all describe important parts of your progression (not just for beginner, but for all future progressions!)

We’ve broken this document down into 4 sections;

  1. A description of your evaluation procedure

  2. All the WARG equipment and resources that you need to understand

  3. All the external resources that you’ll want to know

  4. Submitting your documents and links to evaluations

Evaluation Procedure

When you apply for your beginner evaluation, we will require you to complete the following tasks:

  1. Timed online quiz

    1. general quiz covering general competencies

    2. air-frame specific quiz covering airframe specific competencies

  2. Submit proof of RPAS - Basic license

Once you have completed items 1-2, and an expert pilot for your skill tree has reviewed your documents and approved your eligibilty for progression, you will be given access to the simulator and be put on the queue for buddy boxing.

  1. Submit your own personal flight log, including simulator and buddy boxing hours.

Once you have completed item 3, and an expert pilot for your skill tree has reviewed your documents and approved your eligibility for progression, they will schedule the in-person demonstration and test-flight

  1. In-person demonstration and test-flight

WARG Resources

Airframe References

You will need to know everything in the quick start guide, the hardware configuration, software configuration, and basic operation sub-pages.

Command and Control setup

Battery Handling

You will need to know how to calculate the safe voltage limits of a battery, how to determine whether or not a battery is safe to use, as well as how to transport, store, and dispose of a battery.

External Resources

Transport-Canada

Getting a drone pilot certificate (canada.ca)

RPAS - Basic licensing - Administration - WARG (atlassian.net)

Acquire a small basic pilot certificate and submit your pilot license.

Specific Guides

Everything-Gurus

  • RCVideo Reviews on Youtube

  • Oscar Liang on the gooble

  • Joshua Bardwell on Youtube

Progression Steps:

  1. Create a thread in #flightline-progression-program with your name.

  2. Complete WARG’s internal Quiz

    1. Microsoft Forms

    2. Drop a line in your thread saying that you have completed the quiz and we can let you know if you passed or not. Start accumulating and logging flight hours in the simulator!

  3. Once you become comfortable in the simulator, ask for buddy-boxing time and acquire your basic RPAS license.

  4. Once you have your basic RPAS license, let us know in your thread that you’re ready for evaluation.