The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department has received a four-year waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) over people. The Department’s drone pilots are Part 107 certified and alumni of our training program, Drone Pilot Ground School. The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department is the first
Students at Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania are working toward becoming certified commercial drone pilots with the help of their teacher, Mr. Boudman and the Drone Pilot Ground School scholarship program. Drone technology has given rise to a multitude of new career opportunities, and educators are eager to
As the UAS IPP winds down the FAA has been making some big moves with universities around the U.S. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently announced that the FAA has awarded $7.5 million in research grants to universities to investigate various aspects of how drones can be safely incorporated
Drone Pilot Ground School (DPGS) has partnered with Professional Photographers of America (PPA) to offer students a discount on membership with the largest and longest-standing nonprofit photography trade association. PPA currently helps 35,000+ professional photographers elevate their craft and grow their business with resources, protection, and education. Their core guiding
There’s a new drone on the market for the surveying and mapping vertical of the drone industry—meet the Phantom 4 RTK. DJI announced the drone on Monday, October 15, at the European Drone Summit in Frankfurt, Germany. Image Source Surveyors and mapping professionals are excited about the improved data capture
For those of you who have a Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate that has or is about to lose currency — meaning, more than 24 months have elapsed and you need to get it renewed — we have some great news to share on behalf of the FAA about Part
Want to make a public comment on the FAA’s proposed Remote ID rule? Keep reading for some background on the rule or jump straight to our four major points to consider when writing your public comment. Ready to make your comment? Click here to visit the FAA Register. If
With over 1.7 million drone registrations and over 200,000 FAA-certified remote pilots, the U.S. drone industry is the fastest-growing segment of transportation. Update on 3/11/21 — the FAA has delayed their date from March 16th to April 6th. Here’s the FAA’s official announcement over here. This week, the Federal Aviation
Well, folks. I have some news. New rules for recreational drone pilots have just been published to the Federal Register. Here’s what’s in store for recreational (i.e., non-licensed) drone pilots operating in the United States: While recreational drone pilots still don’t require an FAA certificate, they will at some point
Looking for freelance income streams as a commercial drone pilot? Hivemapper is currently paying freelance contributors for aerial and ground 3D video—keep reading to find out how you can become a contributor. What Hivemapper Needs Hivemapper will pay drone pilots (or non-drone pilots, if you’d like to collect ground-level 3D