A turnkey drone pilot training and testing kit.

Stop the “okay, now what?” moment.

Give your students a clear path: practice, train, test, and build real skills.

Vinyl $279, Plexiglass $479

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The open Hover Table kit seen from above: the box lid, a 7 inch tablet running the score sheet app, the spiral bound training and testing guide, and the flight map with one lap traced in orange.

How a session runs

Round 01

Baseline

Fly all 10 maneuvers for a first score. Then practice.

Round 02

Test

Fly all 10 again and compare with Round 01.

Maneuvers

Every stick configuration.

Seconds

Per maneuver.

of 10

Proficient = same
or better on 7 of 10.

Ten maneuvers, named by where the camera points.

Each maneuver is 60 seconds of laps around the orange path on the flight map. The name tells the pilot which way the drone's camera faces: forward, backward, or turned in or out from the table. Flying all ten uses every stick configuration on the controller.

The Hover Table flight map: a navy 4 ft by 4 ft field with lime START squares in each corner, blue X pads at the corners of an orange dashed square path, and yellow and green circles inside.

Showing maneuver 3, Leftward Square, counterclockwise.

Pick a maneuver to see its direction on the map.

Maneuvers 1 to 8: Score the full laps flown in 60 seconds.
Maneuvers 9 and 10: Out one side and back, then two, then three, then a full lap and back. Score the segments covered.

Two levels. Same ten maneuvers, same pass rule.

Level 01 Drone Controller Proficiency

The pilot stands at the table and watches the drone. The score sheet calls this the Speed Test: laps counted in 60 seconds.

Level 02 Drone Controller BVLOS

The pilot turns their back to the table and flies from the controller screen and the drone's camera. BVLOS means beyond visual line of sight.

Both levels: a pilot is proficient when Round 02 is the same or better than Round 01 on at least 7 of the 10 maneuvers.

The kit box open: the lid, the tablet with the score sheet app, the spiral bound guide and the flight map.

What's in the kit

The flight map: 4 ft x 4 ft. Vinyl that rolls out over a table you already have, or a rigid plexiglass sheet.
The training and testing guide: The method step by step: setup, the ten maneuvers, scoring, the proficiency process and both levels.
A 7 inch tablet with the score sheet app: Preloaded, so each pilot's Round 01 and Round 02 are recorded in one place.
Not included: a drone: Use a small drone with enclosed propellers. Our guide uses the DJI Neo. Level 02 needs a drone with a camera.

Who it's for

Schools and CTE programs
A drone unit with a result you can show a principal: a baseline, a test and a clear pass rule.
Drone instructors
Ten maneuvers, a timer and a score sheet, ready for your next class.
Training facilities
The same table and the same rules every time, so a proficiency check means the same thing for every pilot.

Built by The Pilot Mind

The Hover Table comes from The Pilot Mind, an FAA Part 107 drone training school in Northeastern Pennsylvania led by Dr. John G. Duesler, Jr. We use it in our own Mod 02 drone skills training. The table design and the method are patent pending.