Georgia National Guard train troops to fly small quadcopter drones

The Georgia Army National Guard successfully launched a new program this month that aims to transform troops across the state into skilled drone pilots. The Unmanned Aerial Systems Operator’s Course primarily focuses on the use of small, first-person view quadcopter drones but hopes to teach participants skills that will enable them to deploy larger unmanned systems in the field over time. The 12-day course was developed as an initiative of Georgia Army National Guard commander Brig.

Gen. Jason Fryman, who assembled a team of six expert trainers and pilots to design the curriculum within six months. “It’s exciting to have done our first course, but I am even more excited about what UAS in the Georgia ARNG will look like a year from now.

I have no doubt that Georgia will be a UAS trailblazi