Embry-Riddle Univ. to create State Dept. drone training program

Top US aviation and aerospace educator Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is adding a new facet to its range of pedagogical and training activities with an assignment from the US Department of State to conceive a multi-modal curriculum and learning program for future drone pilots from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (BINLEA).

Embry-Riddle said it had been selected by State to work up the drone instruction and training program for the BINLEA’s Office of Aviation – known to friends and family as Air Wing, which is expanding its extant piloted assets with uncrewed capacities. 

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As part of that, the university will design and administer a standardized training program that BINLEA student fliers can fulfill during in-person or online instruction that – once successfully completed – should permit them to obtain drone operation…