
Proceed studying beneath, or pay attention:
The place to Begin
Simply go to FAA.gov, and hit the “Drones” tab on the precise. Then hit the pink “We may help you!” button to go proper to this “Getting Began” web page that begins by serving to pilots determine what sort of drone pilot they’re, leisure or industrial, and what guidelines apply to them.
New leisure pilots can be taught the principles, register their drone, take the (free) TRUST check, and obtain their certificates. It’s clear, it’s simple, and it welcomes new pilots into the aviation neighborhood.
At DRONELIFE, we’re typically requested by leisure pilots how they’ll make some cash with their drone. That very same “Getting Began” web page is ideal to reply the query. It explains the method of turning into a Distant Pilot step-by-step – and alongside the best way, there are articles and assets for all the variations of present plane pilots, public security customers, instructional customers, and extra.
The FAA additionally gives many of those assets together with the “Getting Began” web page in Spanish.
FAA Drone Zone
FAA Drone Zone is the official web site for managing drone providers, together with drone registration. From the Drone Zone pilots can obtain the B4UFly App, register drones, apply for airspace authorizations, and way more. If a pilot plans to fly for any cause aside from recreation, they should arrange a enterprise account on the FAA Drone Zone, registering drones and pilots. Scroll down the “Getting Began” web page for directions.
FAA Drone Sources on YouTube, Twitter, and the UAS “Sizzling Subjects” web page
When you’ve coated the fundamentals, there are a number of nice assets obtainable on the FAA’s YouTube web page. Not all of them are particular to drone pilots, however try the playlists tab to search out brief movies just like the “Drone Security: New York” and the “Drone Webinars” sequence. Subscribe to the FAA on Twitter (@FAANews, @FAADroneZone) for up-to-the-minute information in aviation (and a few humor.)
Lastly, for those who’ve heard about new guidelines, apps, or points and would really like extra data, go to the UAS Sizzling Subjects web page. It’s not good, nevertheless it’s an incredible place to begin to see what the FAA has already revealed on particular person matters like LAANC, B4UFly, the BVLOS ARC, and extra. And, make sure you subscribe to the FAA’s electronic mail listing, to maintain on high of latest developments!
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Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, an expert drone providers market, and a fascinated observer of the rising drone trade and the regulatory setting for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles targeted on the industrial drone area and is a global speaker and acknowledged determine within the trade. Miriam has a level from the College of Chicago and over 20 years of expertise in excessive tech gross sales and advertising and marketing for brand new applied sciences.
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