Phoning around Brits for stock, a workshop slot or a course date takes time. Send one request instead, with the drone you fly and what you need, and we pass it to drone flight schools who work in Brits and nearby areas of North West.
Drone Training in Brits
Flight schools and instructors that train in or near Brits can quote RPL courses, practical-only flying, simulator time and in-house training for teams. Say how many learners there are, whether anyone has done the theory already and which drones you fly, and ask for course dates.
New to this? Read the drone training guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
What to know locally in Brits
Pilots around Brits and Hartbeespoort lose drones to water more than most, so many ask for float kits, spare props and prop guards before flying over the dam. Repair shops in Pretoria serve most of the area, with simpler fixes done locally. RPL training is easy to reach through schools in Pretoria and around Lanseria. Hire with a pilot is common for weddings in Kosmos and Broederstroom, and for farm days near Mothutlung.
Drones in Brits
Brits sits on irrigated farmland between the Magaliesberg and the Crocodile River, with Hartbeespoort Dam to the south-east. Drone requests here split between farms and leisure. Citrus, vegetable and grain growers along the canals ask for spraying and crop maps, while lodges, wedding venues and holiday homes around the dam want aerial photos and video. The sky near Hartbeespoort is busy with microlights, paragliders and pleasure flights over the ridge, and Lanseria International and Wonderboom airports are within reach to the south and east. The Pelindaba nuclear site near the dam is a restricted area. Summers bring hot afternoons and thunderstorms, while winters are dry and dusty with good morning light.
Who asks for drone training around Brits, most often first:
- Farmers and growers: RPL and spraying skills training for farm staff who fly the farm drones
- Estate agents and developers: an RPL course for an agent or photographer who wants to shoot listings
- Photographers, film crews and agencies: practical filming skills and an RPL for photographers moving into paid work
Local tips for Brits
Popular here: citrus and vegetable spraying, plus dam-side property and wedding filming. Ask each supplier about this: ask how the pilot keeps clear of microlights and paragliders near the dam. Where they work from: brits town and Hartbeespoort, with Pretoria operators driving out.
Around Brits the largest group asking is farmers and growers, which usually means RPL and spraying skills training for farm staff who fly the farm drones. Before anything flies: rPL courses at a SACAA approved school. Keep in mind: microlights and paragliders near the dam; Pelindaba is a restricted area.
Service area: Brits and surrounds
Our network covers Brits together with Hartbeespoort, Letlhabile, Mothutlung, Oukasie, Damonsville, Mooinooi, Schoemansville. A street address or a farm name helps a flight school check the airspace before quoting.