Past Events
SIG SAUER Academy
- Nov. 9-10, 2020: Armorer Certification (SIG SAUER Pistols)
- Nov. 11, 2020: P320 Armorer Course
- Nov. 12, 2020: P365 Armorer Course
- Nov. 13, 2020: Armorer Certification (SIG SAUER MCX)
Street Survival School
Hill Country Region, Porsche Club of America in conjunction with the Tejas Chapter BMWCCA, is hosting their first Street Survival School of 2020 on April 18th, 2020, at the Public Safety Training Center located just south of the Austin Community College’s Hays county campus in Kyle. Open to young drivers within the ages of 16-21, the school doesn’t teach students how to drive, rather it teaches young licensed drivers how to drive better and more confidently, providing them the skills they’ll need to safely navigate unexpected emergency situations out on the road.
The program is sponsored nationally by the BMWCCA Education Foundation, Michelin, and Tire Rack, and hosted locally by the Hill Country Region of the Porsche Club of America and the Tejas Chapter of the BMWCCA. This day long program provides practical, behind the wheel car control skills instruction, practice and classroom instruction, using the car they drive daily. Included in the curriculum are four exercises used to teach the fundamentals of car control; emergency lane change, slalom, emergency braking and skid pad. The classroom session teaches the basics of car dynamics, weight transfer, vision and the importance of maintaining the car and how proper maintenance affects safety.
The Public Safety Training Center is part of ACC and was just opened in September, 2018. Its mission is to provide driver training to first responders and law enforcement as well as other skills central to these professions. For the first time, the center has partnered with, and made available to, the community to provide a safe place to conduct this clinic. The Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, on which the TRSS will be held, provides a safe environment in which to learn and practice car control skills.
- You can register your child for the class here.
- Link to the Public Safety Training Center location.
The in-car coaches, are drawn from a cadre of performance driving instructors that teach at BMW and Porsche driving events, but who also carry a special certification from Tire Rack that focuses on the application of these skills to this school.
If you are interested in volunteering as either a course worker or coach, please contact either Josh Butts, josh@joshbutts.com, or Lenny Zwik. To become a coach, we ask that the candidates have participated in at least one autocross or DE and have completed the online certification which can be found at http://streetsurvival.org/schools/become-a-coach/ .
For more information about the Tire Rack Street Survival School, please visit http://streetsurvival.org/schools/frequently-asked-questions/. You can contact Lenny Zwik, lzwik@austin.rr.com, if you have any unanswered questions. Thanks in advance for your support.
Public Safety UAS Demo Day
February 12, 2020
Participants were invited to the Public Safety UAS Training Center to experience an in-depth demo of the DroneSense Platform and learn about the UAS training program offered by Austin Community College at this great facility.
The Public Safety Training Center at ACC is dedicated exclusively to public safety training and includes an EVOC track, 8400 sq.ft. Force on Force training area, 10+ open acres and an indoor climate controlled shooting range. Through the support of ACC, Drone Pilot Inc instructors teach the Continuing Education Certificate/Award program that includes training and support for setting up operational public safety drone programs. A key component in the Public Safety training program is DroneSense’s comprehensive drone management platform. The DroneSense Platform was purpose-built to enable public safety organizations to manage life-saving drone programs simply, securely, and reliably. At this event, you’ll learn how each piece of the platform works, and how Drone Pilot Inc. uses this and other technologies in the Public Safety UAS curriculum at ACC.
Agenda
10:00am – 10:30am: Introductions
10:30 – 11:30: DroneSense Platform Demo and Q&A
11:30am – 12pm: Training Center Tour
12pm – 12:30pm: Lunch
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Flying and live-streaming with Pilot and OpsCenter
1:30pm – 2:00pm: Reviewing automated flight logs in AirBase
Public Safety UAS Demo Day
FLYMOTION
Feb. 18, 2020
Hours: 0900-1300
Link to the FLYMOTION flyer for details on this event. (Registration not required)
FAA LEAP Training
December 17, 2019 and January 7, 2020
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) training for Law Enforcement
(2-4 hours – TCOLE)
Topics included:
- History of Aviation and FAA LEAP, National Air Space (NAS), Types of UAS Operations,
- Operator Required Documentation, Aviation Laws and Regulations, and more.
- The course instruction included lecture, audio-visual aids, videos, Q&A session and a final knowledge evaluation.
Cost: FREE
Presenter: Kenny Maldanado, FAA Special Agent
Date/Time:
December 17, 2019
0800-1100 hrs
1300-1600 hrs
January 7, 2020
0800-1100 hrs
1300-1600 hrs
FAA LEAP Training
TCOLE + Workshop
The class provided instruction on Texas Occupations Code statute and Administrative Rules governing appointment/employment of peace officers, jailers and emergency telecommunications operators. All law enforcement personnel directly involved in either, the hiring process and/or the care and maintenance of license and credentialing files were encouraged to attend.
TCOLE + Workshop
PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER DEMO DAY
August 9, 2019
The Public Safety Training Center at Austin Community College hosted its first “Demo Day” to highlight a few 21st Century law enforcement products and invited local agencies to visit and tour the facility. Primary vendors for this event included:
DART Range – Firearms simulators
Dodge – Police Vehicles
GT Distributing– Firearms
Drone Pilot– UAV/ROV training
Each of the major vendors were strategically located so visitors were able to rotate between stations using a “round-robin” style.
PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER DEMO DAY
BENELLI SHOTGUN ARMORER COURSE
April 2, 2019
This course provided complete and detailed answers to specific questions concerning the weapons mechanical functioning, operational procedure, field stripping and armorer detailed stripping, inspection(s), troubleshooting, and corrective actions/maintenance.
BENELLI SHOTGUN ARMORER COURSE
ANIMAL CRUELTY AND FIGHTING INVESTIGATIONS TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
March 7, 2019
The event was open to Law Enforcement, Animal Control, Humane Investigators, Code Enforcement Officers, Veterinarian and Prosecutors. The course was eligible for TCOLE and DSHS credit.