Provides hands-on training in the operational use of drones for agricultural production systems. Learners develop practical piloting skills through basic flight operations designed to build control familiarization and safe aircraft handling. Students perform agricultural videography and photography, create remote sensing missions for generating digital aerial maps and topographic models, and design flight plans that adapt to landscape terrain. The course emphasizes precision agriculture techniques, including targeted applications to specific crops or pest zones. Learners will also explore and practice unmanned aerial applications such as overseeding cover crops and forages, as well as workflows related to fertilization, fungicide, and herbicide treatments.
Student has completed or is in process of completing all of the following course(s): CROPSOIL 10093121 - Drone Remote Pilot In-Command with grade greater than or equal to C (Post Secondary Grading Scheme).