The Home of Outstanding Drone Flying, Photo & Video Training

Cost: £ 199

Duration: 12 hrs in total

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A project founded in a dark time, that went on to shine a bright light on drone flying for hundreds of people in 2020. We launched our Fly Like a Pro, Film Like a Pro series of six weekly, two hour, live on Zoom, small group episodes in April 2020, in response to the first COVID lockdown. It proved wildly popular, with the format working perfectly, whether we are locked down or not.

Soon after we launched, someone pointed out that Fly Like a Pro, Film Like a Pro abbreviates to FLAPFLAP. So that is what these exceptional Courses are now affectionally known as internally.

Werever you want to go with your drone flying, to go from Drone Zero to Drone Hero, you need FLAPFLAP in your life.

At a Glance

Your tutor: Alan Proto and a series of World-Class guest speakers

Numbers: Maximum 10

Base Camp: on Zoom. Wherever you are

Duration: 12 hrs in total. 6 x 2-hour Zoom episodes, one per week for six weeks

Skill level: A brilliant introduction to everything to do with drones

Timing: This Course starts once every two months

Exertion: Brain power required. Leg power not required

Weather: In the event the forecast is bad, for one of the episodes where we will be Zooming from the screen of one of our Drone Pilots, live out in the field, we will either switch the Episodes around, or reschedule the Episode for a different day and time.

Front and central when we were designing this Course was the goal of answering the questions “where can I fly” and “what should I shoot”. From the feedback we had when we fist ran this Course, in April, May, June and July 2020, we succeeded.

What is in the Course?

Lesson One – The Yin and the Yang (Video-Conference)

Best on site set up
How to make it go right
How to avoid what can go wrong
In flight workflow

Lesson Two – Foolproof Drone Flying Techniques (Live-Stream)

What am I looking at?
Where should I be looking?
Dealing with sunlight on the screen
How to get to where you want to go

Lesson Three – Where and How (Video-Conference)

Where can I fly, where should I fly
How to plan your flight using the best apps available
Using the DJI simulator

Lesson Four – Next level drone flying and videography (Live-Stream)

Flying skills to master, and how to master them
Pushing the envelope
Constant speed, constant direction
Speed up, slow down
Intelligent Flight Mode
Tap Fly, Tripod, Point of Interest

Lesson Five – Foolproof Drone Photography Techniques: Guest Appearance by Alan Copson (Video-Conference)

Camera settings
In-flight photography workflow
Foolproof compositional techniques
Use Playback, please

Lesson Six – An Introduction to Photography & Video Post-Production: Guest Appearance by Nick Hanson (Video-Conference)

What is Lightroom and what is it for?
The fundamentals of photography data management – where are my photos?
Tagging and starring
Playing with the tone curve; white balance; highlights; shadows; saturation; and exposure
Best Video editing software
Setting yourself up for video-editing success
Building the timeline

Crop, colour, clip – the 3 secr

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We pride ourselves on delivering Lessons & Events in Exceptional Places led by Exceptional Drone Pilots. When you book any product from us, we want you to book with confidence. That’s why we offer our unique COVID-19 Promise and Money Back Promise with every purchase. You can rest assured that your happiness and safety will always be our top priority.

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What People Say

I just wanted to say a massive thank you to David and Emma for getting me started (and now hooked) on drones. From the start my experience of PhantomFlightSchool has been friendly, helpful and professional. My lesson today was in much the same vein and David was an absolute legend – I was not very prepared but he dealt with it with patience and kindness. He also went above and beyond working around the weather (and a torrential downpour!) and making sure I got to try my equipment out. I look forward to doing the GVC course as the next step.

Hi Alan, Simon, Stewart Thank your for the great PFCO course held November 2020 . It was a great experience and enjoyed every moment of the course. You and you team are full of information from the start of my drone experience right up to the PFCO course you have all been there to help and support me with anything. Thank you to Simon and Stewart for the flight day and night flying it was a great experience. Best give Emma a shout out for all her hard work with all the emails to myself over the months. thank you guys

I don’t currently own a drone. The 2 hour lesson with Paul Barker yesterday was bought as a Christmas present. What a fabulous experience. It was an excellent introduction into all you need to know as a beginner. Paul’s relaxed approach was just right. Correct amount of technical info on the drone, its software and legislation. Lots of hands on flying, very immersive and has left me wanting more.

What an amazing day. I still haven’t warmed up, it was certainly a wet one! Big thanks to Simon for his zoom reaching to get us through theory test, to Paul and Rob for making sure we all got to fly and complete our tests (whilst boosting our confidence and generally just being awesome), and to Alan for being in charge of such an incredible flight school.

Thankfully I booked a 2 hour lesson which was excellent, and very informative. Alan gave me the confidence to operate, and position the drone to compose and capture some nice photos. I highly recommend PhantomFlightSchool. I look forward to joining the course in October.

PhantomFlightSchool

PhantomFlightSchool is a trade name of Fly and Film Tours Ltd.
85 Great Portland Street
London W1W 7LT
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Tel: 01244 292 212
Email: info@phantomflightschool.co.uk

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