[1174EN] - Practical skills training for drone pilotes in sub-categories A1/A3

At the end of this training, the learner will be able to: 

  • Execute basic drone maneuvers and fly under minimal-risk conditions as imposed by the legal restrictions in sub-categories A1 and A3; 
  • Understand and comply with the operational limitations in sub-categories A1 and A3 (no flights over assemblies of people, height limitation, operator registration, etc.); 
  • Apply basic pre-flight planning and safety procedures in low-risk scenarios.

  • Review of regulatory boundaries for drone operations in sub-categories A1 and  A3 (what is allowed: e.g., no overflight of uninvolved people, max. flight height of 120 m AGL, respect of UAS geographical zones, operator registration, liability insurance); 
  • Basic drone controls & handling: take-off / landing, hover, basic maneuvers, altitude control, orientation, return to home (RTH), failsafe reaction. 
  • Pre-flight checks of drone, battery, GNSS lock, obstacle awareness, environment check, risk of overflight, etc. 
  • Basic flight planning: choice of flight area, ensuring no uninvolved people or assemblies of people, horizontal & vertical buffer zones. 
  • Emergency drills: safe landing in case of GNSS signal loss, RTH handling in case of RC signal loss, battery fail and fallback procedures. 
  • Log-keeping of flights flown, flight conditions and anomalies to build the pilot’s flight experience record.

  • Drone piloting under supervision (e.g., in a controlled open field) in low-risk conditions. 
  • Repetition of basic maneuvers until stable and safe mastering (take-off, hover, landing, orientation changes, return-to-home). 
  • Scenario-based drills (e.g., simulate a sudden GNSS signal loss; simulate a change in environment like people entering the area) to practice safe reactions. 
  • Logging and reflection: after each flight, the pilot notes lessons learned, anomalies, improvements.

Possess a remote pilot certificate of category OPEN A1/A3 

Every interested person with no or only little experience in drone piloting.

Attestation de formation CNFPC

Direction de l'aviation civile
Organizer: CNFPC Ettelbruck +352 818 939 - 1 inscription.ettelbruck@cnfpc.lu
Language: Anglais
Expertise Area: Luxembourg Drone Center
Expertise Subarea: Pilotage et sécurité opérationnelle
Public: Administration publique, Adulte à partir de 25 ans, Entreprise et indépendant, Salarié, Jeune adulte (18-24 ans), Demandeur d'emploi, Adolescent -18 ans
Duration: 6 hours
Mode: Blended Learning

Sessions

1174EN-2026-01 - Practical skills training for drone pilotes in sub-categories A1/A3
28 May 2026-28 May 2026
Christophe STRUCK
Available spots 6 / 7
60 €
Anglais
Enrol in the session
May Thursday 28
1174EN-2026-02 - Practical skills training for drone pilotes in sub-categories A1/A3
16 July 2026-16 July 2026
Christophe STRUCK
Available spots 7 / 7
60 €
Anglais
Enrol in the session
July Thursday 16