Drone Pilot Guides & Resources

Airspace Authorizations & Part 107 Waivers

Inside the Part 137: How to Use a Drone to Dispense Chemicals and Agricultural Products

How To Get Drone Flights Approved in Controlled Airspace with LAANC

How To Request FAA Airspace Authorization For Class B, C, D, And E Controlled Airspace: A Guide to LAANC and the FAA Drone Zone Web Portal

How to Get LAANC Approval for Flying a Drone at Night in Controlled Airspace

FAA Adds 133 Air Traffic Facilities to LAANC

A Drone Pilot’s Guide to TBVLOS Waivers for Public Safety Agencies

How to Legally Fly Your Drone at Night Under the FAA’s New Rules

Can I Fly a Drone in a Public Park?

New FAA Rules Would Let Drone Pilots Fly at Night and Over People Without a Waiver

A Drone Pilot’s Guide to Waivers and Authorizations Supporting Emergency UAS Operations

Are Your Waiver & Airspace Authorization Applications Getting Turned Down? Here’s Why.

How to Apply for an FAA Part 107 Exemption Waiver

Drone Business Tips & Getting Work

From 0 to 200+ Clients in Two Years: How Jonathon and Beth Russell Moved to Maui and Built Their Drone Business

7 Ways You Can Improve Your Aerial Service Website

From Free Flights to $250 an Hour: How Derrick Ward Built Hot Shots Aerial Photography

Master List of U.S. Certified Drone Pilot Directories & Networks

Looking for Freelance Drone Pilot Work? Check Out Hivemapper

Why it’s a Great Time to Get into the Drone Industry + 5 sUAS/Drone Pilot Jobs You Can Apply for Today

Drone Pilot Training: What the FAA Requires and Where to Find Professional Drone Pilot Training

Drone Operations & Software

A Beginner’s Guide to Drone Mapping Software

How to Unlock Geofencing on Your DJI Drone

A Drone Pilot’s Guide to Flight Operations Management Tools

A Drone Pilot’s Guide to Surveying a Tower

An Introductory Guide to Establishing a Professional Drone Program in Your Company

A Drone Pilot’s Guide to FAA Ramp Checks: What You Need to Have with You in the Field in Case of Inspection

Training Your Visual Observer (VO) for a Drone Flight Mission

Getting Your FAA Drone License

How to Obtain an FAA Tracking Number (FTN)

Applying for a Public COA vs. Part 107 Certification for Police and Fire Departments

How to Get a Drone License: Your Step-by-Step Guide to the FAA Part 107 Certification Process

Drone Pilot Training: What the FAA Requires and Where to Find Professional Drone Pilot Training

Do You Need a License to Fly a Drone?

A Guide to the Remote Pilot Airman Certificate: How to Succeed in the Hardest Part of Becoming a Commercial Drone Pilot

News

FAA Issues Final Rulings on Remote ID, Flying at Night & Flying Over People and Moving Vehicles

Looking for Freelance Drone Pilot Work? Check Out Hivemapper

FAA Adds 133 Air Traffic Facilities to LAANC

A Drone Pilot’s Guide to TBVLOS Waivers for Public Safety Agencies

FAA Partners with Universities—$7.5 Million Granted for Drone Research + First 26 Schools Announced for FAA’s UAS Collegiate Training Initiative

FAA Issues Regulatory Update Due to Coronavirus — How to Renew Your Part 107 Drone License

A Drone Pilot’s Guide to Commenting on the FAA’s Proposed Remote ID Regulations—Use These 4 Major Talking Points

Drone Pilot Ground School Alumni at Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department Receive FAA Waiver to Operate Over People

New FAA Regulations for Recreational Drone Pilots

Drone Pilot Ground School Partners with Pleasant Valley High School to Launch Afterschool Drone Program

DJI’s New Drone For Mapping and Surveying, Phantom 4 RTK, Launches Globally

Drone Pilot Ground School Students Receive Discount on Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Membership

Registering Your Drone

Avoid These Drone Registration Schemes — How to Register Your Drone Correctly with the FAA

How To Register Your New Drone With the FAA

What Drone Operators Need to Know About the FAA’s Major Change to the Drone ID Marking Rule

Studying for the Part 107 Exam

How to Renew Your FAA Drone Pilot License

5 Common Questions from Our Part 107 Test Prep Students

A Guide to the Remote Pilot Airman Certificate: How to Succeed in the Hardest Part of Becoming a Commercial Drone Pilot

The 13 Most Challenging Part 107 Test Prep Questions

How to Read a Sectional Chart

How to Read An Aviation Routine Weather (METAR) Report

FAA Offers Free Online sUAS Course For Non-Pilots