SAR Drone Training

Hands-on Eagle Eyes training for drone teams and public safety organizations, taught at your location by the people who use it in the field.

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Prices in CAD per participant, 8-participant minimum · Smaller team? Contact us for custom pricing

Eagle Eyes Pilot running live detection on a monitor in the field 1 day

1-Day Training

Get your team operational on Eagle Eyes

A single day to get your team operational with Eagle Eyes Pilot and Mirada: two hours of theory, then the rest of the day in the field.

  • The full Eagle Eyes Pilot & Mirada workflow, end to end
  • 2 hours of theory, 6 hours of field flying
  • The whole team flies, on their own controllers and drones
Full schedule
  • 2 hours: Theory
  • 6 hours: Field day
SAR team running a night search exercise under a drone spotlight 2 days

2-Day Training

Master day & night SAR operations

Two days for teams that want real depth: classroom theory grounded in live operations, then day and night field work that puts every Eagle Eyes feature to use.

Everything in the 1-Day, plus:

  • Thermography and observed best practices from real searches
  • Settings tuned to your specific drone
  • Night search techniques, flown at night
  • Two full days in the field, day and evening
Full schedule
  • Classroom theory: Observed best practices · thermography · settings tuned to your specific drone · Mirada / air operations
  • Day 1: Field day and evening, day and night search techniques
  • Day 2: More test flying and a walk-through of every feature of Pilot
Instructor teaching Eagle Eyes Pilot mission planning to a SAR team
3 days Most complete

3-Day Training

Earn your Advanced RPAS license and get operational on Eagle Eyes

The complete package for teams starting from zero: earn your Transport Canada Advanced RPAS license (exam, flight review and all), then spend a full day in the field becoming an Eagle Eyes operator.

  • Transport Canada Advanced license: prep sessions, exam, and flight review
  • Flight review results submitted to Transport Canada for you
  • Optional night search exercise
  • A full hands-on Eagle Eyes day in the field
Full schedule
  • Online (pre-course): 4-hour session on the Air Law section of the Advanced License
  • Friday 6–9 PM: Advanced License presentation
  • Saturday 8 AM–12 PM: Advanced presentation  ·  12–2 PM: Advanced License exam
  • Saturday 2–4 PM: Flight reviews
  • Saturday 10 PM–midnight (optional): Night search exercise
  • Sunday 9 AM–4 PM: Eagle Eyes in the field: 2 hours theory, flying for the rest of the day

What every course includes

Whichever course you run, your team walks away with the license, the instruction, and the real air time to put Eagle Eyes to work from day one.

Eagle Eyes in everyone's hands

A full Eagle Eyes license for the registrant and a training license for every participant, so the whole team flies on their own gear.

Taught by working operators

Learn from the people who fly Eagle Eyes on live searches: real tactics, dialed-in settings, and straight answers from the field.

Real time in the air

Hands-on day and night flying that runs the full workflow the way you'll use it on an actual callout.

Flight Reviews

Just need the flight review? Book the in-person practical on its own, no course required.

A SAR team in the field gathered around a drone controller Add-on

Transport Canada Advanced RPAS Flight Review

The last step before your Advanced Operations certificate

Already passed the Advanced exam? A certified reviewer takes you through the mandatory in-person flight review and submits your results to Transport Canada for you.

  • Assessment by a certified Transport Canada flight reviewer
  • Review of your documentation and aircraft registration
  • Practical evaluation of flight planning, procedures, handling, and post-flight
  • Results submitted to the Drone Management Portal on your behalf
What to bring
  • A passed Advanced RPAS exam and valid government-issued ID
  • Drone Management Portal account access
  • A registered RPA (250 g to 25 kg). Bring your own, or we can rent you one. Reach out to inquire.

Equipment

We can outfit your team end to end, drones included, and bundle it with your training as a single package.

M30T M3T M4T M4TD Mini series M350 M400

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Add-on Payloads

Speakers, spotlights, drop kits, and more.

RID Receivers

See nearby drones in Mirada via their Remote ID broadcasts.

DJI Power 1000

Portable power for long field operations.

Eagle Egg

A complete command post in one rugged, waterproof case.

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Not sure which course fits your team?

Tell us your team size, location, what you fly, and where you're at with Eagle Eyes, and we'll recommend a path. Courses run for crews of eight or more.

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Prices are in Canadian dollars, per participant, and require a minimum of eight participants. Smaller teams can contact us for custom pricing. Travel expenses for the instructors are not included and are quoted separately.

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