Class will begin at 8:00 AM local time. A light continental breakfast will be available starting at 7:30 AM each day. Sessions will run from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily, except on the final day when you will take your certification exam. The last day typically ends around 12:00 PM, but for those arranging travel, we recommend planning to stay until 2:00 PM to ensure you have enough time to complete your exam and reach the airport on time.

We strongly recommend having an IR camera for training. Throughout the course, you will be asked to participate in camera operation labs designed to complement course lectures. Requirements for certification can be completed without an IR imager, however it is advantageous to your learning experience to follow along and participate. If attending with a colleague or friend, you may share an IR camera, but we suggest no more than three students to one IR camera to ensure all participants have equal opportunity to participate. Please note for sUAS courses our instructor will provide all UAS equipment

The type of camera you need will depend on your application. Generally, we recommend a camera capable of radiometric imagery that allows adjustments for custom object parameters (e.g., emissivity, T-refl). Spot pyrometers and test & measurement meters are not recommended as primary devices for the class. For specialized applications like Optical Gas Imaging, a FLIR GF-Series or an equivalent camera is required.

For our courses, we’ll be using the FLIR Thermal Studio or FLIR Ignite radiometric reporting software. This software is not a requirement or prerequisite for passing the course. This application is also not necessary for our Optical Gas Imaging courses. The purpose is to demonstrate analytical radiometric software that can assist in streamlining inspections, organizing data, and managing thermal images and videos. Please only download FLIR Thermal Studio Starter. We also recommend trying to connect your camera to your computer and the software prior to the start of the course.

If you are not utilizing a FLIR camera, please consult with your camera manufacturer to download the compatible reporting application for your camera. 

https://www.flir.com/products/flir-thermal-studio-suite

https://ignite.flir.com/ 

NOTE: FLIR Thermal Studio will not work on a MAC, this is a PC-based software only. For Mac users we reccomend FLIR Ignite, which is a cloud based application. 

Please contact FLIR Support if you have any questions or encounter installation issues:

http://support.flir.com

866-477-3687 Ext. 3 (US only)

In the event a student is not successful passing the certification exam on first attempt, we allow two additional exam sittings. Students who are required to retest are provided guidance by their instructor on which areas they should focus their study efforts to best prepare. In total, students have three attempts to pass the certification exam before they are required to reattend another certification course.