GLR Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Academy

Small Unmanned Aircraft System Academy (sUAS)

28 Jun 2025 09:00 - 05 Jul 2025

Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC)

Recreational Pilot Course

This course will teach you to fly small sUAS (drones). Students who pass the evaluation will earn their CAP Recreational Pilot Rating and be authorized to wear sUAS Pilot Wings on their uniforms! This hands-on course will teach students about safe piloting skills and log hours they can use toward further sUAS ratings like UAS Mission Pilot. Students will also explore UAS careers and have a chance to speak with law enforcement, military, and civilian pilots who earn their living flying drones.

Cadets must have completed an encampment and earned the Curry achievement to attend this course, and adult members must have completed Level One.

Register for the sUAS, Recreational Pilot Course

Registration Deadline: 04 Jun 2025 23:59 CST

Part 107 Course

This advanced course will instruct students to pass the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 107 Remote Pilot Exam, so you can continue your steps toward becoming an Unmanned Aircraft System Mission Pilot (UASMP) in CAP. With the help of this one-week course, you will pass the exam and quickly become an FAA-certified commercial drone pilot. Students will receive the ASA Remote Pilot textbook, which includes online practice exams to prepare them for the exam.

To attend this course, cadets must have completed an encampment and earned the Curry achievement, and be 15 years and 9 months old. The minimum age to take the test is 16. Adult members must have completed Level One.

Register for the sUAS, Part 107 Course

Registration Deadline: 04 Jun 2025 23:59 CST

https://miwg.cap.gov/programs/cadets/encampment