AGITO Academy Advanced

AGITO Academy is our dedicated training program, designed for experienced operators to gain greater confidence and skills with the AGITO Modular Dolly System at high speeds. All users must have completed “Standard Operator Mode” training as either a customer or part of the AGITO Academy Program. They are encouraged to have practiced fine control of the AGITO in sports mode and will be required to demonstrate their skill by completing a driving aptitude test at the start of the session. This training is designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to operate the AGITO system in “Advanced Operator Mode”, attendees of AGITO Academy Advanced training will receive a certificate of attendance and unique operator PIN Code.

What is “Advanced Operator Mode”?

After demonstrating comprehensive understanding and driving aptitude of the AGITO in Sports configuration, Advanced Operator Mode training provides attendees a unique operator Pin code that unlocks the firmware to 2500 RPM (26.4mph, 42.4km/h).

Class sizes are limited to ensure students get ample hands-on time with the AGITO.

Topics:

Risk Identification and assessment

• On-set high-risk scenarios
• Real-life scenarios:
  • Car chase
  • Narrow gap
  • Close proximity work
• Communicating risks and consideration with other people on- set, Director, Stunt Coordinator, 1st AD, DoP and Production.
• Maintaining line of sight with AGITO
• Shot simplification and managing expectations and the limits of AGITO

Payload considerations

• Setting-up and testing sensible limits for speed and steering
• High CoG vs. Low CoG
• Off-set loads (side or front/back) and steering, breaking, & stopping
• Suspension set-up: using lock-outs and/or alternative shocks
• Revieing payload, tyre choice, surface/grip considerations
• Assessing braking distances

High speed manoeuvring

• Enabling Advanced Operator Mode (AOM)
• Steering at speed
  • Considerations with different payloads and CoG
• Effects of combined steering and braking at speed
  • System roll
  • Elk test, heavy breaking and swerve

Master settings for high speed

• Steering sensitivity
• Steering modes
  • 2W / 4W / Crab vs. Dynamic
• Optimising Film/free modes for safer manoeuvring

Practical Tests

• Course test runs with different payload configurations:
  • High, Low offset, With and without lockouts, Examples of unusual rigs
• Slalom test – Constant input practice
• High speed track loop – Driving line practice, combines constant input & fine adjustment
• Through the gap test – Fine adjustment at speed
• Risk assessment of the course, including briefing