New NDT drone thermal imaging course launched
04/02/2019
The iRed Academy’s new Drone Thermography Category 1 course provides commercial drone pilots with the expertise to use infrared cameras on both airborne platforms and at ground level. It also enables them to understand, analyse and report on the images they acquire with those cameras.
Conforming to ISO 18436, this course is designed for pilots looking to gain an industry-recognised qualification as Category 1 thermographers. It is also essential for drone pilots aiming to conduct solar panel surveys in order to conform to BS EN ISO 62446-3.The five-day Drone Thermography Category 1 course is held at the iRed Academy’s premises in Emsworth, Hampshire, providing candidates with the training to enable them to create the most appropriate thermal images and present data gathered from these images in meaningful reports.
The course qualification can also be used as evidence towards obtaining a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Operating Safety Case, for reducing take-off and landing operating cordons or for increasing limitations of operational altitude and distance.
As a BINDT Approved Training Organisation (ATO), the iRed Academy has been offering PCN Categories 1 and 2 electrical/civil thermal imaging courses for over a decade and claims to have been the first UK company to offer aerial thermal imaging training back in 2012.
In addition to ground-level training for anything from building surveys to equine thermography, other related courses that are available through the iRed Academy include multispectral imaging, photogrammetry and CAA-approved drone training.
As one of a handful of DJI Enterprise Dealers in the UK, iRed has exclusive access to commercial drone platforms and equipment from DJI, a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
This means that pilots at all skill levels can take advantage of iRed’s ability to identify users’ specific UAV requirements, pick the right equipment for the job and set it up for them.
After gaining the right training and acquiring the right equipment, the sky really is the limit for drone-based thermographers.
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