AirData to Automatically Sync Drone Pilot Certificates and Skills From Pilot Institute
Drone flight-logging platform AirData has partnered with training provider Pilot Institute to import pilot certificates and related skills automatically. The integration is aimed at drone fleet managers and is available on all AirData subscription tiers.
AirData, a drone flight-data and fleet-management platform, and Pilot Institute, a US pilot training company, have launched an integration that feeds pilot training records into AirData automatically. It is meant to make it easier for organizations operating drones to check that their pilots are properly trained for the missions they are given.
How it works
Previously, pilots generally had to submit certificates themselves after finishing a course, while administrators had to gather documents, follow course progress and monitor expiry dates. Now both earlier and newly earned Pilot Institute certificates appear in AirData as badges. The platform also identifies the skills linked to each certification.
Fleet managers can see which courses pilots have completed, which are still in progress and what skills have been acquired. AirData also sends reminders about upcoming certificate expirations so that qualifications do not lapse unnoticed.
What it offers
Eran Steiner, CEO of AirData, said the integration makes it easier to manage qualifications at scale. He added that automatically extracting pilot skills gives managers the information needed to match pilots with suitable missions.
For individual pilots, the integration creates a single verified record of their training that can be shared with employers and clients. Training documentation now sits alongside flight history, aircraft information and other operational records rather than on separate platforms.
Availability
The integration is available on all AirData subscription tiers, including free accounts. Pilots need to open My Account > Pilot Institute in AirData and connect their Pilot Institute credentials, after which completed course certificates are imported automatically.
AirData says it has logged more than 68 million drone flights and serves over 470,000 pilots worldwide. Pilot Institute has trained more than 150,000 Part 107 students in the US (Part 107 is the US rule set for commercial drone pilots).
