The eAviation & Drone Academy's purpose is to provide the Hampton Roads, Virginia community a central and convenient location to conduct classroom and flight training for workforce development purposes focused on the demands in the emerging UAS and Electric Aviation marketplace. We offer education and training at all levels -- after-school enrichment, student camps, JROTC Cadets, dual enrollment high school courses, college-level, and workforce development.
Core Focus Areas
- Unmanned Aviation
- Prep for FAA Part 107 UAS Operator Exam
- Specialized Training for Select Use Cases
- Electric Aviation
- Preparing the Labor Force for Aviation “Green Technologies”
Our Academy also support AAM Academic flight research from major universities, colleges, and schools.
Goal of eAviation & Drone Academy
To connect job seekers with training opportunities - Pathway to Careers
Training will span many stages of education
- Elementary, Middle and High school opportunities
- Post secondary training
- Workforce development
Headquartered in Hampton Roads provides significant expansion potential to support AAM including testing, development and manufacturing facilities.
Unique Characteristics
- Instruction of any VCCS UMS course
- Ability to stand-up an UMS Program at a secondary or post-secondary school. Provide curriculum, instructors, advise on equipment needs
- Educational consultants, curriculum development, teacher training
- Custom Training Courses
- Delivered at accelerated pace to meet student and employer demand
- Specialized, cutting-edge topics for workforce development
- Summer camps and afterschool enrichment programs
- Capability to establish UAS education at off-site locations (in-person or online)
- Central location to serve the Hampton Roads Community
- Partnerships with non-profits (VSGC, AUVSI, Forgotten Heroes Foundation)
Drone Training / Workforce Development
- FAA Part Remote Pilot Preparation
- Manual Flight & Safety
- Autonomous Flight & Mapping
- Drones for Photography and Videos
- Drone Components and Repair (Build a Drone)
- Introduction to Advanced Air Mobility
- NIST Certification
Included:
- Drones are provided for use during class
- Open lab time on campus to fly drones, work on projects, using software
- Tello Drone loan program to practice at home
The Academy: Potential Strategic Partnerships
- Academia
- Example: ODU (VISA, VMASC, Batten College of Engineering)
- Example: High Schools, Community Colleges
- UAS Manufacturers & Operators
- Example: DroneUp, AAC, XWING, NEA, Uvision, RapidFlight, etc..
- Local:
- Example: City / County First Responder Communities
- State:
- Example: VIPC/DOAV (AAM Innovation Projects)
- Example: VEMD (Emergency Management)
- Federal:
- Space Act Agreement
- Multi-Agency (NASA, Army Futures, KPVG, USI)
- NASA BVLOS Experimentation, NextGen ROAM Command Center
- Army Local UAS test and demonstration location… LOS thru BVLOS, small to large
- A satellite extension of the Fort Eustis aviation developmental facility
- Support for Advanced Teaming, Logistics UAS / Optionally Piloted