California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
Certified Courses
UAS Advanced Operators Course
The class consists of three days of intensive scenario-based, hands-on, and precision flight training designed to increase piloting skills and to provide students with the ability to operate in all sUAS environments. Students will be exposed to the equipment, tools, and techniques necessary to make their sUAS program fulfill the desired mission sets.
Course Length: 3 days (24 hours)
Max Class Size: 15 Students
Equipment: All training equipment is provided by the RTC
Student Requirements: Twenty (20) hours of logged flight time as a public safety pilot
Technical Level: Advanced UAS Operators
Recommended For: UAS Operators and Supervisors / All public safety disciplines
Notes: This training course is NOT for beginners
UAS Basic Pilots Course
The UAS Basic Pilots Course is 32 hours of instruction designed specifically and ONLY for agencies with an established UAS program, flying missions with protocols, and a comprehensive policy in place. The curriculum focuses on piloting skills and training in UAS safety and general UAS program operations. Training begins online with FAA Part 107 test preparation, culminating with an in-class test review and test scheduling assistance. Each student will receive a minimum of 8 hours of flight training as a member of a UAS deployment team and log at least 3 hours of actual flight time.
Course Length: 8 hours online and 3 days in class (32 hours total)
Max Class Size: 20 Students
Equipment: All training equipment is provided by the RTC
Student Requirements: None
Technical Level: Beginner/New UAS Operators
Recommended For: UAS Operators and Supervisors
Notes: Tuition includes $175 FAA 107 testing fee. This course is ONLY for agencies that already have an established UAS program and are flying missions with protocols and a comprehensive policy in place.
UAS Counter-Drone Measures
DHS/FEMA has determined that threats from unmanned aircraft systems is a national priority and should be addressed by allocating specific percentages of SHSP and UASI funds. These low-cost, high-tech, and easily weaponized aerial vehicles can cause terror just about anywhere. This 2-day course provides students with the latest technology and “boots and the ground” tactics to prevent and respond to a drone attack.
Course Length: 2 days (16 hours)
Max Class Size: 18 Students
Equipment: All training equipment is provided by the RTC
Student Requirements: None
Technical Level: Intermediate and Advanced UAS Operators
Recommended For: UAS Operators, Supervisors and Tactical/Security Operation Teams
UAS Crime & Accident Scene Mapping
Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for scene documentation has emerged as an extremely accurate and efficient tool for public safety. It is remarkable to consider how quickly scenes can be preserved. Proper use of this technology has truly improved the level of service provided to the public.
Course Length: 3 days (24 hours total)
Max Class Size: 15 Students
Equipment: All training equipment is provided by the RTC
Student Requirements: FAA 107 License
Technical Level: Intermediate UAS Operators
Recommended For: Criminalists, Accident Investigators, Detectives, UAS Operators
Notes: Start time for Day-2 will be adjusted to allow for nighttime scene lighting and mapping
FAA 107 Ground School
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Aeronautical Knowledge Test for the Remote Pilot Airman Certificate is required to fly an unmanned aerial vehicle commercially (including public service). This is particularly important for mutual aid use beyond jurisdictional boundaries. This online course contains all the material tested for the 107 pilot’s license. The course is self-paced but follows a progression of information with due dates to aid in completing the material in a timely manner. Online instructors engage students to answer questions and help with test preparation. Former students have identified common test questions and themes, and will be shared to increase focused study and student success rates.
Course Length: 30 days online / 1 day in classroom (8 hours)
CA POST Approval: #1287-20189 (16 hours POST credit total)
Max Class Size: 10 Students
Student Requirements: None
Recommended For: For all personnel wanting to fly UAS for their department, agency or commercially
Scheduling Note: When payment is received, students will be issued a voucher code and instructions on scheduling their FAA 107 Exam through PSI Examination Services. We recommend scheduling your exam immediately following the in-class review if possible.
UAS Nighttime Operators Course
Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (sUAV) are powerful tools for first responders. However, nighttime operations add complexity that requires specific training and equipment. The FAA maintains that an “applicant must assure all required persons participating in the small unmanned aircraft operation have the knowledge to recognize and overcome visual illusions caused by darkness and understand physiological conditions which may degrade night vision.” In this course, students identify night visual illusions and the physiological degradation occurring in darkness, then develop mitigating strategies. Students use state-of-the-art equipment to perform nighttime UAS operations couched in reality-based public safety mission sets.
Course Length: 2 days (16 hours total)
Max Class Size: 15 Students
Equipment: All training equipment is provided by the RTC
Student Requirements: FAA 107 License
Technical Level: UAS Operators and Supervisors
Recommended For: UAS Operators and Supervisors / SWAT & Tactical Teams
Notes: None
UAS Operators Course
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operators Course is 48 hours of instruction designed to provide organizations with skilled pilots with the depth of understanding necessary to safely operate in, maintain, or create an aviation program based on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms. Training begins online with FAA Part 107 test preparation, culminating with an in-class test review and test scheduling assistance.
Each student will receive a minimum of 12 hours of flight instruction and log at least 3 hours of actual flight time. Students will be prepared for and scheduled to take the FAA’s Part 107 Examination. Successful students will return to their respective organizations as trained operators with all the information required for a fully developed program ready for management review.
Course Length: 8 hours online and 5 days in class (48 hours total)
Max Class Size: 20 Students
Equipment: All training equipment is provided by the RTC
Student Requirements: None
Technical Level: Beginner/New UAS Operators
Recommended For: UAS Operators and Supervisors / Policy and Program Creation
Notes: Tuition includes $175 FAA 107 testing fee
Implicit Bias and Community Policing
The Implicit Bias and Community Policing Course satisfies the CA Identity Profiling legislative mandate (PC 13519.4) and is made up of student-centered learning activities that allow attendees to understand their own biases using neural science-based research in a safe environment. The curriculum design avoids accusatory tones and focuses on objective facts revealed directly to each student by their own in-class discovery. Students learn in a safe environment with exercises that reveal deep personal preferences (biases) on things that are not at all controversial. It is a less confrontational way to see how people make decisions based on how they were socialized. Ultimately, students personally decide how they will apply the knowledge and skills learned that teach them to recognize their own implicit biases and how to mitigate them.
Course Length: This course is certified for 4 and 8-hour presentations
Certification: California Board of State and Community Corrections (STC) #03473554 and #08052917 , California POST #1287-20268
Max Class Size: 30 Students
Prerequisites: None
Recommended For: All public safety and public servant in any capacity
Critical Incident Management - Working in the Edge of CHAOS
This course was created to achieve measurable student outcomes utilizing blended learning, classroom facilitation, and scenario-based training for critical incident commanders. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply intuitive sense-making strategies while working in a fast-changing, chaotic environment by using the 5 tenets of Working in The Edge of Chaos ©. Graduates of this course will have the knowledge and skills to establish and maintain a productive and purposed incident command.
Virtual Classroom Session: 30 days (8 hours certified instruction)
Session-1: 5 days in classroom (40 hours)
Course Recess: 3 weeks
Session-2: 4 days in classroom (32 hours)
Class Size: 20
