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RPAS 2025 Speaker Bio
| John Fleming RPAS Chief Instructor FPV Australia John Fleming has a long-established career in the drone industry and heads his experienced team as the Chief Instructor and CEO of FPV Australia. John had a 15-year career in IT, after running a very successful IT consultancy firm until 2006 when he launched Mongrel Gear Australia. Mongrel Gear started importing a range of drone related equipment, and began manufacturing custom built drones, sold worldwide. In 2014 John put together a course to train individuals on the use and legal requirements for flying multirotor aircraft commercially in Australia. FPV Australia was launched, and gained CASA approval to deliver certified Multirotor RPAS Training in September of 2014, becoming the first organisation in Australia to do so. Somewhat a pioneer in the Australian drone industry, John continues to push forward as an advocate for drone safety. A manned aircraft pilot himself, John's passion for safety is unwavering. John is also endorsed to both asses and deliver English Language Proficiency, and deliver Radio Operator's Certification on behalf of CASA. John's Diploma in Training and Design affords him the ability to develop all of FPV Australia's training programs. John has personally trained thousands of students, including every day individuals, large corporate and government clients, law enforcement, academics, and even travels regularly to South East Asia to train in the company’s branches in Hong Kong and Taiwan. |
