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Flight Testing

Demonstrate Your Flying Competency.

Flight assessments for Pilot Certificate awards and annual Operational Competency Assessments (OCAs) for Part 102 operators.

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FLIGHT ASSESSMENT

What the Flight Test Covers

Our flight test, conducted for the award of a Pilot Certificate or as part of the annual OCA for Part 102 operators, is designed to assess the ability of the pilot to address the following topics:

Flight planning, including weather
Hazard assessment
Airspace knowledge and procedures (if operating within 4 km of an aerodrome)
Battery management
UAS systems
Failsafe functions (if any)
Pre-flight checks
Take-off and landing
360-degree yaw turn while maintaining position
Four quarters of orientation
Ascending and descending circuits
Figure-of-eight flight path
Vertical 180-degree ascending and descending corkscrew
Emergency situations

RESOURCES

Flight Test Guides

Download the latest flight test guide for your aircraft type.

Fixed Wing

Assessment Guide

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Multi-Rotor

Assessment Guide

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VTOL

Assessment Guide

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Important: Flying in ATTI Mode

In order to pass our flight tests you must be able to fly in DJI’s “attitude” (ATTI) mode. This is the mode that the craft will revert to if it loses GPS, and we can guarantee that at some point it will lose GPS.

Why ATTI Mode?
The purpose to practice flying in ATTI mode is to “remain competent at maintaining manual control of their aircraft in the event that automated flight modes are lost.”

NATIONWIDE COVERAGE

Flight Testing Across New Zealand

With a nationwide network of experienced instructors and examiners, Fenix UAS offers flight testing and Operational Competency Assessments (OCAs) throughout New Zealand. We regularly conduct flight testing in Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Feilding, Christchurch and other locations nationwide. For more information or to book your flight test or OCA, contact our team.

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Flight Testing

What the Flight Test Covers