Seodaemun-gu "Training Civil Servant Drone Operators for Use in Disaster and Safety Tasks"

12 Certified Through Hanggongdae Flight Training Center
Utilized for Wildfire Prevention, Safety Inspections, and Festival Safety Management

Employees of Seodaemun-gu Office who completed drone operator training at Korea Aerospace University Flight Training Center. Provided by Seodaemun-gu Office.

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seong-heon) announced on the 29th that it recently trained 12 affiliated public officials as ultralight aircraft (drone) pilots to strengthen safety inspections and disaster response capabilities. They completed drone pilot training at the Korea Aerospace University Flight Training Center, with one person obtaining a Class 2 license and 11 obtaining Class 3 licenses.

The training consisted of ▲theory for drone flight such as aviation regulations and flight operations ▲simulated flights using training simulators ▲and flight practice.

Mayor Lee Seong-heon said, “We expect that the certified employees will improve work efficiency in various fields such as wildfire prevention, safety inspections of aging buildings, and festival safety management by utilizing drones.”

The district plans to not only strengthen the disaster safety network by training public official drone pilots but also actively promote the introduction of cutting-edge technologies such as Urban Air Mobility (UAM).

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