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Product Specification

Product Name:Flight Services Training
Product SKU:71011-##
Revision Date:2023-11-18

Product Overview

Description

Flight Services provides full-service training and coaching to assist customers to capture image data over agricultural fields and submit requests for processing.

  • UAV Pilot Training

Deliverables Summary

  • In Person Training
  • Webinar Training
  • Digital Training Materials
  • Certificate of Training

Requirements

General Requirements

  • Requires "In-Network Location"
  • Requires legal authorization to fly the requested field location
  • Requires 2-weeks’ scheduling notice, unless in-season which will require more lead time or be unavailable
  • Requires large screen/projection HDMI capability and broadband internet access for PHX In Person Training (71011-00) and/or Quad Copter In Person Training (71011-03)
  • Requires field a suitable launch and recovery area and free of large obstacles nearby for PHX In Person Training (71011-00)
  • Requires applicable UAS Training Travel Charge (71011-02) for PHX In Person Training (71011-00) and/or Quad Copter In Person Training (71011-03)

In-Network Location

Sentera maintains a global network of pilot trainers certified to capture data at agricultural fields for Sentera’s analytic data products. The field locations for each project are required to be within the Sentera Flight Services network coverage area. A map of the Sentera Flight Services network for a project’s region of interest is available upon request.

Deliverables

Overview

PHX Training Syllabus

This training is broken into five main parts: (1) self-study topics to familiarize yourself with PHX, (2) a zoom session to prepare you for your field day, (3) in-person flight training during a planned field day event, (4) a zoom session to answer questions from the field day and go over follow-up items to include recurrency recommendations, and (5) final self-study topics centered around maintenance.

Quad Copter Training Syllabus

Ideally, a half-day in a classroom setting to cover FieldAgent end-to-end access, field boundary creation, data collection, image import, and analytics ordering, then followed by a half-day in the field to ensure proficiency of data collection.

PHX In Person Training (71011-00)

Use Cases

  • PHX purchaser
  • New PHX remote pilot
  • New feature/advance collection techniques

Training Materials

  • Digital Training Materials
  • Training Syllabus

Description

  • Per 1 instructor, up to 5 students
  • 2 zoom sessions* + 1 half-day in-person field day per PHX Training syllabus
    • *Additional in-person time can be substituted for these zoom sessions; may necessitate additional cost for UAS Training Travel Charge (71011-02)
  • "Sentera Certified Remote Pilot" Certificate of Training noting specific drone equipment if applicant meets these standards:
    • Part 107 certified
    • Successfully completes PHX In Person Training (71011-00)

Hourly UAS Webinar Training (71011-01)

Use Cases

  • Field-edge coaching via remote connection
  • Customized Field Agent end-to-end training

Training Materials

  • Digital Training Materials
  • Training Syllabus

Description

  • Webinar, video call, other customized training programs UAS Training Travel Charge (71011-02)

Description

  • In-person training travel costs, billed at the actual costs

Quad Copter In Person Training (71011-03)

Use Cases

  • DJI quad copter purchaser
  • New remote pilot
  • Field Agent end-to-end training

Training Materials

  • Digital Training Materials
  • Training Syllabus

Description

  • Per 1 instructor, up to 5 students
  • 2 zoom sessions* + 1 half-day in-person field day per Quad Copter Training syllabus
    • *Additional in-person time can be substituted for these zoom sessions; may necessitate additional cost for UAS Training Travel Charge (71011-02)
  • "Sentera Certified Remote Pilot" Certificate of Training noting specific drone equipment if applicant meets these standards:
    • Part 107 certified
    • Successfully completes Quad Copter In Person Training (71011-03)