How hard is the A2 CofC? I do the Full Course & Exam - A2 Certificate of Competence for Drones
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#A2CofC #CAA Wondering whether to take the GVC or the A2 C of C? The new EASA rules now allow you to fly larger inside towns and cities after taking the A2 Certificate of Competence. Find out how difficult the A2C of C is and how much it costs. You can do the course online in your own home and this 1-Day course and exam lets you fly your drone inside congested areas including towns and cities. If you have the DJI Mavic Air, Air 2, Pro or 2 Pro, this course massively increases the places you can fly, so I go through the main components of the course, take the exam and talk about what's involved. I also explain the difference between the GVC and A2 C of C is and which is the best course for you.
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So, yet again I am certified (or certifiable...) This is what's involved; do you think it's worth it or over the top?
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IANINLONDON didn’t work but tried ianinlondon and it did!
Hi both codes upper lower case inactive now?
@@declanmanning2440 i used ians code no problem
Your overlay says £99, now showing as £138? For me, a bit steep.
More so since I (half )read the 'free' bit and did 80% before realising it was that much.
With Matts background, I'm tempted to say it is OTT, emphasis on commercial drone flying and his helicopter background?
No idea how the test relates to material in the course.
I'll probably take it through UAVHUB, but ...
@@DavePawson I see that Matt raises and drops the price quite frequently so maybe email them or wait a month? 🤠👍🏻
Thanks for all the info Ian. Just enrolled on the course. keep up the good work.👍
Congratulations Ian, a good insight into the A2CofC course. I have a week off work at half term, ideal time for me to attempt it. Thanks again for the info. 'Happy Flying'...a new meaning to the phrase.
I done the A2 CofC within a weekend and Matt was the best of the best as a teacher👍🏼
Great video as always!! thanks for you help again 😀
I have been on the course for a week now and I have to say, Matt is a super teacher, everything is explained clearly in each video
yet again, clear and concise, thnx Ian
Excellent video. Thanks for uploading this. Think I’m going to book mine.
Perfect video, exactly what I needed to watch! Thanks!
Another very useful video, thanks Ian 👍
Yet again - great vid. Many thanks.
I did my A2 C of C Uavhub too. Excellent course. Matt and his team are brilliant. One thing I really like is you have access to your course material for life, and it’s continually updated .
As always, another great video Ian, thank you.
Yes! Couldn't mention everything but that's another great benefit 👍🏻
That's really good to know!!
Good explanation video Ian. I did the course and exam last week. I found it useful to take a day off work holiday (not like I’m going anywhere) and dedicate the day to the course. Worked better for me not splitting it up and avoiding evening family distractions. I then did the exam a couple of days later. I also printed out my flyer ID in large print on a page so I could show the examiner ( Proctor) on the Web Camera. Well done 👏
Thanks Ian, after watching your A2 CofC I enrolled with UAVHUB on your recommendation and just completed the test 100%. First-class trg thank you. Great youtube videos from you also. take care.
its because i watched this vid, that i knew the answer to this question that came up, and allowed me to get get 100% thanks great channel
Hi Ian, My Brother & I trained with Matt & the team back in 2015 and gained our PfAW ( now the PfCO ) We were very happy with them and still watch all his videos on youtube. It's been on my list to do the A2 but not taken the plunge yet. I'll stop what I'm doing and sign up now. Thanks for this informative video ( as always ). Jim
Hi Ian, congratulations on the A2CofC.
It was your 30 Dec video about the new drone rules that encouraged me to book a course and I too chose UAVHUB.
I agree, an excellent course, MW is very thorough.
I passed the exam on the 18th Jan, 97% too, another meteorology question, that I should have reasoned out!
Another very helpful constructive video, thanks again Ian.
Great UA-cam video Ian one again .Did my about two weeks ago with Uavhub was easy to follow and will set out and the mocks as good as you could keep taking till you know your ready for the exam. And me being dyslexic the multiple choice exam was great if I can do it anybody can do it. Well worth taking learn a lot from it .Just can’t wait for the lock down to be over with and get back out flying.
I done a module every night and passed my A2CofC with UAVHub also. Glad it was all video content with very minimal reading, made it more enjoyable and easier to follow IMO.
Thanks for a super informative video, greatly appreciated.
A VERY useful and informative vid, Ian. Thank you. I'm not a drone yet, but your vids are certainly helping me towards my goal of ownership (probably an Air 2, once they're released with categorisation stamp). Cheers.
Great video.. just what I was looking for 👍
Thanks Ian, really helpful video. You’ve outlined exactly what’s needed and what the course entails. It’s great that there are mock exams in place. Loving your Chanel, keep up the great work.
Cheers!
Great video. Thank you Ian!
Great video Ian. Thanks a lot
Thanks for this video. I took up drone flying in April, after seeing this video at the start of May, I signed up for A2 CofC. I passed with 100%. On the 18th June I passed my GVC OE. It was this video of yours which set me on this path. I love this channel, keep up the good work.
I followed Ians recommendation to connect with Matt at UAV Hub and I was very impressed with their A2CofC course which was also great value. I have just undergone the A2CofC exam and passed (beat you by 1 Iain!! :-)) Importantly, I did as Iain and Matt at UAV Hub suggested, did the course step by step, revised, did a few mock exams and passed the main exam as a result. Thank you for the recommendation and great videos Ian.
Very useful/helpful (I had literally just signed up with UAVHub anyway but haven’t yet started with them so it’s good to know that an expert like yourself used and recommended them too).
Did the course with UAVHUB as well... very impressed with Matt and how he delivered it all
Loved the video , so useful 😎👍
Great video, I cant wait to do the A2 course here in Ireland, when herself is on nights!! This is a great way to fly your bird, for a very small fee :) Thanks for your great video... Lets FLY!!!
Brilliant video 👍🏼 will be using the code thank you 😃
Just booked mine, thanks Ian.
Thanks for the video Ian. Wow it made me nervous just watching you, I hate exam scenarios but am more of a hands on person. I guess if its something we need to do in the future I will. Its Great that Mr mpw is up and running again in his videos. Good luck safe flying 👍
It's not stressful 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience of the latest drone rules Ian. I've watched a few of your videos now and they are all informative and helpful. I am now tempted to do the course.
Thanks for the good words 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Great info as ever, nice pass by the way, don't worry about the hot air, it's great not to see it on this thread! Just started A2, code worked fine so thanks for that. Be good to get out in the fresh air again and fly lots ;-)
Hi Ian great video and information as always I also did the A2 cofc course with UVA HUB ( Matt Williams ) great learning experience and I am glad to say I passed last week thanks for sharing with the drone Community . Cheers 👍
Good Luck Ian!
Another excellent informative video AND a discount code, bonus.
😊 Thank you.
Great video! watching this has relaxed me (a bit) I'm hoping to take the test early next week. That's if I can find a webcam that works! lol
UAVHUB was a great choice for me too.
I was always a careful (perhaps fearful is a better word!) flyer, but their take on the A2 course, does change your mindset to a new, more professionally focused approach.
I found the added benefit of their advice on flight planning and the demonstrations on how to harness freely available apps a bonus.
Fly safe..when we're all allowed out again :)
Den
Thank you for this. I only invested in my Mavic Pro 2 earlier last year. I took my test but I will take this exam.
Good video Ian & a nice bit of discount too 👍🏽
Well Ian you have just talked me into doing the a2 coc thanks
Congrats Ian, I'm going for mine soon 😉
Thanks Ian and UABHUB, took the course and passed 100% great course easy to follow and great content.
Ah, congrats Karen!!!! Great going 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎉
Really useful and informative video Ian, thanks so much. I've been planning on taking mt a2coc when I have a week off at half term in Feb. Even at the advanced age of 59 I still suffer from exam and test anxiety (You can hardly imagine the state I worked myself up into before my driving theory and practical tests. Passed with 100% and first time but was a wreck in the days before. ;-) ) I'd been considering UAVhub as the provider and your experience has made my mind up. The ability to do multiple mocks is going to be a great help in building up confidence before the test proper. Thanks again for such an informative video.
Feel bad for you, I am so chill when doing those, issue is at home I listen to 3 UA-cam videos and pass mock for theory but when at test place there is no sound so I fail by less than 5 points
Having done my GVC with uavhub I am now doing the A2-C0fC having watched your video which helped clear up a few questions I had. Thanks for the code, every little helps. Stay safe.
Best of luck!
Excellent video Ian. I did my certification on 29th Nov 2019. I thought I'd see what was involved during the half time break of a football game I was watching. It actually took twenty minutes so I missed five minutes of the game. I think I'm going to have to take this one more seriously. 😁 Thanks for the heads up.
I knew you'd get it, good on you
Great content as always Ian.think I'll get it booked 👍
Will be a useful cert under your belt 👍🏻👍🏻
Nice one sir, just about to start my course. Very informative, thank you
Thanks very much for this, Ian. Best video I've seen on the subject. Will be registering for the A2 CofC course in next couple of days.👍👍👍 Quick update. Followed the link above. The price has gone up to £139 and the discount code no longer works, but I registered anyway as I think its well worth doing.
Hi Ian, that sounds really worthwhile Fella! Thank yo for that and the extra discount! Take care there in U.K. and Stay Safe! 🦉👍😷💉😎
Cheers Roger 👍🏻
Another good infovid Ian, thanks. I have a PfCO/GVC so am thinking of waiting until that is out of date before doing the A2CofC but it looks useful, lasting for 5 yrs (I think you said)
Just done my A2 CofC with UAV HUB , just passed with 100%, only went with UAV HUB based this video, I’d like to say a big thanks to Matt for great course delivery and you Ian for your recommendation, keep the great vids coming 👍
Congrats 😀👍🏻👍🏻🎉. Glad you got it sorted.
Hi Ian,. Congratulations. I have the Mini and despite not needing any qualification, I took the A1-A3 certification. It worthed the effort. Cheers.
That will be good if you get a new drone with the new classifications when they come out 👍🏻
Ian in London is a great orator. I always recommend people to him when they ask me about drones.
Congratulation on passing, I didn't have any doubts LOL, that is great you are now free to enjoy your flying again. As a hobbyist I chose to fly under Article 16 or as an alternative my newly acquired (yesterday) DJI Mini 2 .
Cheers for that 👍🏻👍🏻
Great course new to drone flying and I just got 100% well happy with my self thank Ian for discount code
Great info Ian cheers 👍
I'm going to have to do mine soon. I will definitely use the discount code.😀
Well. I took the plunge and did the training with Matt & the team. I now have my A2 CofC qualification with a 100% pass so I'm quite pleased with myself. Passing exams is something I've never been any good at. Money well spent I'd say. Very thorough. Jim
Great result....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Congratulations Ian👍I also did my A2 CofC with UAVHUB. Matt & his team are cutting edge. Course is pitched just right, great delivery in a clear & concise format. I still have all resources as good reference point. If anyone is looking to do their A2 these are the guys to go to. P.S I am not on commission lol.
How easy was it to do
@@striderwhiston9897 Not difficult plenty of options to do mock tests
I took you advice and managed to pass with 100% - Got so much out of it and cant thank you enough for recommending UAVHub. You're spot on about the moments before the exam causing more anxiousness than needed!
Well done on passing! Maybe the fuss beforehand is a good distraction....... ;)
Followed Ian's recommendation I gained my A2 CofC with UAVHUB and got a 5% discount on the course fee, passed at 100%. The Examity on-line system was a bit daunting but thanks to the UAVHUB tutorials sailed through effortlessly. As for the UAVHUB course, excellent, well worth the outlay even if you do not intend to stray outside the sub 250g class. All of the tutorials were expertly presented by Matt Williams, clear, consise & coherrant throughout and in being able to repeat the modules as many times as needed and to take and retake the mock exams. Thanks Ian for getting me motivated to get my A2 CofC, I now have the satisfaction of not only passing an exam at the age of 74, but I also have the qualification to see off any drone hating nimby that thinks UA flyers are "clueless, careless and criminal", as was once quoted by Andy Sage, Head of Unified Traffic Management at NATS ....later having to apologise for his erroneous comments made before a Parliamentary sub-committee lol.
Congratulations on passing with a top score sir. Well done 👍🏻👍🏻
Congrats from germany!
Did mine on Monday...
Congratulations to you too 👍🏻👍🏻🇩🇪🇩🇪
Thanks for info Ian, just completed exam 100% and now eagerly awaiting my certificate!
Congrats! :)
Did mine in under 24th so aced it
Sooooo happy now
Great video bro
Great! Just book the course, thanks for 5% off, much appreciated!
Hi ian, i used the uav hub , thought it was well laid out and really well presented by mr mpw, welcome to the club 👍
Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻
Congrats on the pass. May well take advantage of the 5% discount, thanks.
Congratulations on passing Ian. I did mine last week with UAVHUB with the exam on the weekend (100 % :D). Worth perhaps mentioning it takes a day or two to get your certificate as the exam recording has to be reviewed manually before it can issued. In my case the exam was Sunday afternoon and the certificate was issued less than 24 hours later so great service from UAVHUB.
Yes, being a week day they took around 3 hours, which was impressive! Congrats on 100👍🏻
Cheers for the code Ian! I've just signed up.
Only picked up the mini2 (and my first drone) 2 months ago, but I've got the bug, and potential work is rolling in thick and fast so really looking forward to getting to grips with all of this on a deeper level!
How did you get on with working and earning from the drone?
Hey@@lukehusbands4037 wrote you out a reply but it disappeared!?
In short, I’ve been lucky. I’ve worked full time doing drone work as well as some other jobs. I’m now working for the festival I shot the drone footage for last year full time.
Networking is key and sure if you do the A2 (if you haven’t already) plenty of opportunities will be unlocked.
well done Ian 💪
Nice video and hope by watching this video people do a course like this and become a more responsible Drone operator cheers Ian and good content again
Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻
Good overview of the A2 CofC Ian. I contacted UAV Hub a few weeks ago for some general advice and found them most helpful and generous with their time. I have no requirement to do the course because I only fly the Mavic Mini/Mini 2 but decided to go ahead anyway and signed up using your code. I’m finding the course easy to follow and very interesting.
Great to hear!
@@IaninLondon . Just a quick question Ian. Where did you get the wall sculpture of the planets from?
Thanks in advance.
Excellent video,looks like the exams follows some of those for a PPL,Air Law,Performance and Planning,Principles and Metro-logy and Castle Stalker!
I do love my footage I got in Scotland....😉
Nice one mate, well done on passing 👍
Thanks 👍
Cheers Ian took your advice and went for the A2 C of C course with UAVHUB and found it to be a really professional and well presented course Just about to pick up my Air 2S next week just need some descent weather to get some practice in !!
Great work! :)
Ian, just taken advantage of your propmo code; thanks very much.
I've been flying R/C for almost 70 years. I can't help thinking that all this just an excuse to take money off you. A LOS certificate? You must be joking.
Hi Ian, I have now taken the A2 CofC exam and achieved a 100% pass yippee. It all went like a dream, I highly recommend the course with UAVHUB. It is just as you described. Love your channel. Now I can go out and fly when this lockdown is lifted lol. Cheers.
Great going 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Congrats, did mine this weekend also with UAVHUB, also got 97% sounds like we got same question wrong.
I am soooo chuffed Ian. You felt the same way as I did when I got that warm air question wrong too, I was also disapointed, I thought I'd get 100% grrrrr. But hey ho as they say 97% is a good pass though. Thank you for your hard work and research in your videos. When I hear something new I check your videos first. That's how I learned of the new regs and also learned about the A2CofC which I have also completed with UAVHUB. Good man, keep up the good work. Best regards, Andy.
Thanks for the good words Andy! And well done on getting the same question wrong.... ;)
Excellent vid again Ian, keep them coming. After seeing your 'New Rules' video I bit the bullet and signed up with UAV-Hub for the GVC and A2 CofC for a xmas special price, I already have the PfCO which runs out in March. Got the question you missed right on both the papers(!!!) but still to do the flight test and manual check for the GVC when we're out of lockdown. I've seen that DJI are working on firmware updating so that existing legacy kit will be operable under the new 'C' classifications after Dec '22, subject to CAA/authority approval, so fingers crossed.....I use a Mavic 2 Pro for the camera. UAV were excellent by the way and I'll use them again.
Do you think you have significant advantage with the GVC? I'm unsure how useful that will be to most people....
@@IaninLondon I agree, the advantages are looking vague at the moment. I paid a good price for a transfer course from the PfCO to GVC & the A2, less than 250 so went for it. The GVC will allow EVLOS & BVLOS upgrades in the future but I'm not sure I'll need them. I thought better to have it and not need it though than the other way around. I think its too early to make firm decisions at present, my main concern is camera quality...the mavic 2 pro is a brilliant piece of kit so I'm hoping it stays 'as is' re classification (ie DJI firmware upgrades are approved) or an equally good one comes out.
Nice to see your”re on board with the A2 C OF C Ian.... I know you were against any anything to do with it in the early days. It makes a lot of sense and isn’t that difficult at all. I also did mine with UAV Hub....... quite some time ago now.
Excellent 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for posting this very informative video. I am doing my A2 Theory Test (for work) tomorrow night and despite all the study, I still had some knowledge gaps which you have filled in.
Best of luck :)
I recently did my EASA A1-A3 exam to fly sub 250g in Poland. I found it was a lot more in depth than the UK CAA one, the course I did was very, very similar to the A2 CofC. So in fact, I have a UK, Luxembourg and Polish A1-A3 (The Luxembourg one was the actual course, then converted to a Polish one).
Good video Ian.
You truly are Pan European 🤠👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@IaninLondon Oui, Tak, Ja, Si, Yes! 😂
Thanks Ian for another helpful video, only having a mini at least for now I don't need to take this exam which is good as I really dislike exams. Keep up the good work 👍👍
Thanks Karen. Yes, you have the most freedom with the Mini, but you can try the course work for free I think; check the link regardless.... Ian
I think I will thanks
Hi Ian Did mine this morning with UAV too very well structured course and a good resource to hold onto. Same as you after 15 mock 100% passes I got caught out by 1 weather question that never turned up in the Mocks the one about identifying a warm front on a wether forecast. Thanks for your insight. HOPING LIKE HELL NOW DJI come upwith some way of retrospetively classifying "Legacy" aircraft cos I cant afford another.
Congrats on the pass..... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
As always a clear and concise video, I am doing the A2CofC at the moment spent about 6 hours learning. Over the next couple of logins to the modules I'm going to go through with a fine tooth comb, as you said in your video many questions are common sense but I'm sure the (odd) question may pop during the exam. This is a great way to spend some time during lockdown and hopefully I will pass the exam. I have a few drones Mavic Pro 1, Mavic Air 1, Mavic zoom with Smart Controller a Tello & DJI mini 2. I still feel the exam is important although less restrictions with the DJI mini 2.
My biggest wish is that DJI release a firmware update for the Smart Controller for the DJI mini 2. Here's hoping. Happy flying and thanks again for your latest video. :-)
Cheers for that! Hope you passed okay :)
@@IaninLondon Yes thank you passed the A2 CofC. I went with Pigs Can Fly, the learning material was ideal.
Thank you Ian! Got a great discount on UAVHUB as well as your discount code 😎 Time to learn 🤞
Nice one!
Well done
I reckon I'll do this course based on your recommendation. Cheers for the discount code. :)
Great stuff 👍🏻
Those example questions, I have an issue already : /
Q. Following the 1:1 rule - If you are flying a C2 certified aircraft in low-speed mode and you need to fly at 15m height to get the perspective you need for a shot, how far do you need to be laterally separated from uninvolved people?
A) 30m or more
B) 15m or more
C) 50m or more
D) 5m or more
Answer 1 : B ... Following the 1:1 rule, you need to be 15m or more away. (although, the 50m rule also applies)
Answer 2 : C ... Even when following the 1:1 rule, you must maintain a 50m minimum lateral separation
The problem is that :
- BOTH answers are correct, when properly qualified
and
- NEITHER answer is unambiguously correct without qualification.
It seems unclear to me whether it's asking about the 1:1 rule specifically _(tell me about how the 1:1 rule acts)_ or the actual operating limitations of the scenario in real terms _(tell me about your actual obligation in the scenario)_
If I had to guess, I'd say they're looking for (C) 50m ... but they could say, "No, that's not the 1:1 rule, that's the 50m rule"
This is why I HATE multi-choice testing. I'm autistic and very literal, so perhaps it's more obvious to neuro-typicals. On all M/C testing I always drop a percentage of the questions due to imprecise language, regardless of how familiar I am with the material.
Thoughts?
Bought the course today and have been doing mock exams over and over hopefully they are similar to the actual exam, booked in for tomorrow 8:30pm
Good luck 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@@IaninLondon thanks mate, aced it. Matt from UAVHUB is brilliant.
Nice...👍.
Passed the course this week with UAVHUB.
If you follow the whole video sessions, take the mock exams a few times, there will be no surprises in the actual exam, the mocks prepare you extremely well. The hardest part was sorting the computer side for the actual exam.
Congrats 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻