About us
We have many years of flying experience since 2010 and constantly growing equipment for many situations.
As a certified coaching and training company we cover all required areas for remote pilot education. From individuals who plan their very first flight to experienced pilots who want to obtain their certification as soon as possible, we got you covered.
We, Anna and Nico cover all training in southern Germany and northern Switzerland by ourselves. For all other regions in Europe we have strong partnerships with over 50 highly experienced coaches and trainers for your high quality experience in drone operations.
Further we build Europe´s biggest network for professional drone-operators with over 3500 registered and trained and certified remote pilots.
Our varied experience ensures that nothing goes wrong with your one-off events. We are already very familiar with most of the authorities in the DACH region and offer a large network of pilots so that we can make any date and place possible for you. Do you need a camera in the air? We’ll let it rise for you.
Our vision
Every drone pilot can just get into the car and spontaneously carry out a flight order from his smartphone in his vicinity without having to worry about permits himself. The DroneMaps24.org platform has already taken care of it for the pilot.
Why Drone Lions take drones to the next level
A digital company
Forward thinking
Problem solvers
Customer support
The drone workshop with theory and practice was a lot of fun. With Nico, I had a very competent person by my side and in practice I felt safe and in good hands because it is not that easy. Therefore, the course is always recommended.
David L.
Our Certification
From 2017 to 2020 nicopter GmbH was approved by the Federal Aviation Office (LBA) as an operating and testing facility of the recognized body DE.AST.001 UAVDACH-Services UG for the examination of remote pilot´s licenses according to § 21d of the Aviation Ordinance. During this time, we trained over 400 pilots for the successfully completed test.
Since January 2021 we have been offering training courses to obtain the EU certificate of competence and the EU remote pilot’s certificate. As the regional office of DE.PStF.010 UAVDACH-Services UG notified by the LBA, we also take the official test for the EU remote pilot’s certificate A2 according to the latest regulation (EU) 2019/947.
Trainers, Instructors & Pilots
Nico Ninov
- Founder and managing director of nicopter GmbH since 2016 in Flurlingen, Switzerland
- Dipl.-Ing. Communication and Information Technology (2009)
- Coach for drone pilots since 2010
- Business Development Manager at ABB Schweiz AG (2009-2019)
- Head of the specialist group “Training, Licensing and Personnel” in the UAV DACH since 2019
Anna-Katharina Aardeck
- Deputy Managing Director of nicopter GmbH since 2016
- BSc industrial engineering
- MSc Business Development and Internationalization
- Drone pilot and trainer since 2016
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