State lad completes drone pilot training course
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 04 2022:
State lad Asem Mahendra took part in a certificate course on drone pilot training organised by Telangana government in coordination with Telangana State Aviation Academy (TSAA) recently and successfully completed the course.
One each participant from Manipur, West Bengal, Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Vishakhapatnam took part in the training programme and Asem Mahendra was the only and first participant from the North East states.
With drone's utility and importance increasing nowadays, licence is required to handle drone and registration with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is mandatory.
Person below the age of 18 years is not allowed to handle drone while minimum qualification for handling drone is class X passed.
Apart from this, a drone pilot has to complete training course conducted by an institute approved by DGCA.