U.S. Department of Labor Registered 24 Month Apprenticeship
LICENSED UNMANNED VEHICLE PILOT
TECHNICIAN
Robots. Cobots. Drones.
Overview/Wages
During 24 Month Apprenticeship
24 months.
2000 Hours of core curriculum* first 12 months
FALL START DATE 8-26
SUMMER SESSION STARTS 5-15
Apprentices shall be paid a progressively increasing schedule of wages based on either a percentage or a dollar amount of the current hourly journey worker wage, which is:
$33.00.
Core Competency 1 & 2 = 50%
2nd Core Competency 3 & 4 = 55%
3rd 1000 Core Competency 4 & 5 = 64%
4th Core Competency 6 = 73%
At Core Competency 6 = 98%
*4000 hours (2 years) and includes Completion 2000 hours of OJT/OJL and 2000 hours awarded for Completion of 6 Core Competency Areas and required Certifications, supplemented by the minimum required hours of related instruction.
*Every applicant selected for apprenticeship will serve a probationary period of
1000 hours
Wages/Core Competency
Curriculum + Wages
Apprentices shall be paid a progressively increasing schedule of wages based on either a percentage or a dollar amount of the current hourly journeyworker wage, which is: $33.00.
Our learning platform includes self paced, hybrid, and online modules over 24 months along with employment in various divisions of the company while you are learning.
You will be doing some administrative work, learning the processes of the company, work learning various robots used in the company, as well as assisting our sales team, learning how to repair robotics, and continuing your hybrid training on a daily basis.
You will be assigned to team projects that vary from working in the Agricultural field to assisting with a project with a National Laboratory, or Airport. (examples only)
You will start at 25-30 hours per week, with increasing hours as you learn and earn.
Minimum Requirements to be an Apprentice
The apprentice must be at least 18 years of age, except where a higher age is required by law, and must be employed to learn an apprenticeship occupation.
Educational requirement of High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) equivalency.
Physical requirement of:
Physically capable of light and heavy lifting. Lifting heavy material, climbing ladders, bending, standing for long period and vision (with or without glasses/contacts)
A valid driver's license is required.
Term of Apprenticeship
4000 hours (2 years)
includes completion of 2000 hours of OJT/OJL and 2000 hours awarded for Completion of 6 Core Competency Areas and required Certifications, supplemented by the minimum required 527 hours of related instruction.
Sample of the LUV curriculum over 24 months
IDENTIFY AND SELECT DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEHICLES
INTERPRET FAA SAFETY REGULATIONS AND OBSERVIE SAFETY GUIDELINES
IDENTIFY AND SELECT DIFFERENT AIRFRAMES & PROPELLORS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FLYING
EXPLAIN/APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF POWER SYSTEMS, ELECTRIC MOTORS, BATTERIES, CHARGERS, ETC.
IDENTIFY & SELECT VARIOUS CONTROLLERS, TRANSMITTERS, RECEIVERS, ETC.
PLAN & ESTIMATE DIFFERENT PAYLOADS CONSIDERATIONS LIKE CAMERAS, GIMBALS, & OTHER PAYLOADS.
APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF GROUND CONTROL STATIONS & FPV
PERFORM ASSEMBLING, MRO & BATTERY CARE OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
IDENTIFY BASIC OPERATING FEATURES OF A VEHICLE FLIGHT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL OF DEVELOPMENTACTIVITIES
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS, PLANS, REPORTS
DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS TO MANAGE NATURAL OR RENEWABLE RESOURSES
LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.
COLLECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL OR GEOLOGICAL FIELD DATA
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE OR RESEARCH FINDINGS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Sample Lab Work Over 24 months.
General Tools (Remote/Lab)
20 Hours
Autonomous Vehicle Kit (Remote/Lab)
20 Hours
Civil Aviation
Basic Principles of Flight
ATC Procedures & Radio Telephony
Fixed Wing Operations and Aerodynamics
Muti Rotor
Introduction
Weather & Meteorology
Autonomous Vehicle Equipment Maintenance
40 Hours
Emergency Identification and handling
Payload, Installation and Utilization
Image and Video Interpretation - Final Testing
Introduction to Flight Simulator
Flight Simulator Training
40 Hours
Flight Simulator Training
Practical Lessons
Practical Flying
(Flying Live Test Cases)
40 Hours
4
Practical Flying (without instructor)
Solo Flying/Begin employment (flying without instructor)
40 Hours
Fundamentals of Flight (Aerodynamics)
42 hours
Interpret FAA Safety Regulations and observe safety guidelines.
42 Hours
Radio Telephony
42 Hours
Identify and select different airframes & Propellors in autonomous vehicle flying.
28 Hours
Explain/apply knowledge of power systems, electric motors, batteries, chargers, etc.
28 Hours
Identify & Select various controllers, transmitters, receivers, etc.
28 Hours
Plan & Estimate different payload considerations like cameras, gimbals & other payloads
28 Hours
Apply knowledge of ground control stations and FVP
14 Hours
Identify basic operation features of a vehicle flight
56 Hours