{"id":2315,"date":"2018-10-20T16:40:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-20T16:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianaviationnews.net\/careers\/?p=2315"},"modified":"2018-10-24T16:41:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T16:41:09","slug":"newly-certified-drone-pilots-share-why-they-signed-up-for-the-citys-first-drone-flying-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianaviationnews.net\/careers\/2018\/10\/newly-certified-drone-pilots-share-why-they-signed-up-for-the-citys-first-drone-flying-course.html","title":{"rendered":"Newly certified drone pilots share why they signed up for the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first drone-flying course"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month, Ashish Jadhav, 35, a merchant navy officer and a musician in the city, signed up for the first batch of the drone-flying course launched at Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic.
\nEleven participants had enrolled in what was an intensive five-day session on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones. After completing the training, Jadhav, who is skilled at playing multiple musical instruments, is confident that he can film a music video for his rock band, Rudraxsha, with the help of a drone.
\nEarlier this year, the Ministry of Civil Aviation made an announcement to legalise the use of UAVs in the country. The government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Drone Regulations 1.0 policy, which will be implemented from December 1, is set to sanction the use of UAVs in areas such as disaster relief, agriculture and health, as well as the logistics and supply chain industry. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s precisely why drone pilots will be in demand in years to come,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d points out Mayank Soni, 42, founder of Drone Tech India, which has collaborated with Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic to offer the city\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only course on flying drones.
\nDrone Tech India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s module follows the Directorate General of Civil Aviation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (DGCA) guidelines for drones. The first batch was familiarised with topics such as DGCA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s regulations, basic principles of flight, Air Traffic Control\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (ATC) procedures and radio telephony and weather and meteorology.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Their course is detailed, which is important because piloting UAVs involve many factors other than simply flying the craft,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Jadhav. Above all, a pilot can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t afford to lose focus.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Losing focus could lead to accidents. Drones manufactured by DJI have four fastmoving propellers. A craft like that could perhaps even damage property,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he cautions.
\nRishil Soni, 26, a jeweller from Gujarat was one of Jadhav\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s batchmates. He travelled all the way from Gujarat to Pune to attend the training.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I want to try out drone photography,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says the jeweller, who saw the advertisement calling out to aspiring drone pilots to Pune on a social media platform.
\nIndustry experts are confident that the drone policy will encourage companies to use UAVs for various purposes. It has been reported that drones are currently being used to monitor crop health at a farm in Karnataka and that the state government has sanctioned Rs 2.5 crore to kick-start a pilot drone project, in agriculture, in a village in Haveri district. Indian logistics companies are also planning to deploy UAVs to deliver goods, which is projected to reduce transportation cost.
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