Part 107 today. Building next.
More tracks planned.
FAA Part 107 is available now. Drone Building opens for early access in January 2027. Video & Photography and AI & Drones are planned tracks — in development and not yet available.
Funding & grants (PA SMART & STEM/CTE)
How the tracks fit together
Part 107 is the entry point for every student — it builds the airspace knowledge and safety mindset behind all drone operations. Drone Building is the next step (early access January 2027). Video & Photography and AI & Drones are planned and not yet available.
Step 1 — All Students
FAA Part 107 Certification Prep
Regulations · Airspace · Weather · Safety · Decision-Making
Step 2 — Early access January 2027
Drone Building
Safety · Components · CAD · Assembly · Betaflight · Flight
Planned — not yet available
Video & Photography
Camera · Composition · Editing · Portfolio
Planned — not yet available
AI & Drones
Possibly a second stage of Drone Building: reinforcement learning on the drone you build
FAA Part 107 Certification
Where every student starts — required for all program tracks
The FAA Part 107 knowledge exam is the legal gateway to commercial and educational drone operations. This foundational course is where every student starts, and it is available today. It covers federal aviation regulations, airspace classification, weather, safety, and decision-making.
Drone Building
Design, build, configure, and fly a 3.5" quad
Students design a 3D-printed frame in CAD, assemble a 3.5" prop-guarded quadcopter, set it up in Betaflight, and fly it in a supervised flight lab under Part 107. Physics, materials, and heat are taught where the build needs them, and safety gates come before every power-on and flight.
Drone Video & Photography
From flight to final cut — the creative and technical art of aerial media
Students learn the complete production pipeline: understanding drone cameras and sensors, composing cinematic shots, planning a shoot, and editing professional-quality video in DaVinci Resolve or Adobe Premiere. Equal emphasis on technical skill (camera settings, ND filters, LOG color profiles) and creative vision (composition, lighting, storytelling).
AI & Drones
Machine learning, computer vision, and autonomous systems — through the lens of flight
Drones are one of the best hands-on platforms for learning artificial intelligence. Students progress from AI fundamentals (types of machine learning, neural networks, Python) through computer vision, autonomous navigation, and real-world applications — building an original AI-powered drone project as their capstone. Every concept is grounded in working code and physical demonstration.
FAA Part 107 Certification
Who It's For
The recommended starting point for every student. Before a student builds, films, or flies for a program, they need to understand the rules of the airspace. Part 107 is that foundation. School programs run this over a semester or full year as part of a broader class — the content can be condensed for individual learners (career changers, adult pilots), but the school version is paced to cover the material thoroughly across the term.
What's Included
- 9 content units mapped to FAA Airman Certification Standards (ACS)
- Knowledge checks after every section and unit
- Auto-generated exams per unit, section, or full course — drawn from a 500+ question bank
- Multiple exam versions available to prevent answer sharing, or a fixed version for class consistency
- Teacher answer keys and discussion guides
- Aligned to all FAA ACS knowledge domains — not just a subset
Teacher Resources
Includes pacing guides for semester and full-year delivery. Practice tests auto-generate randomized question sets from the full question bank to mimic the real exam — generate multiple versions for different class periods or a single fixed version to keep all students on equal footing. Includes a student readiness rubric and printable concept references covering all ACS-tested topics.
Classroom Activities
- 01Sectional chart exercises — identify airspace classes from real charts
- 02METAR decoding drills — read live weather reports
- 03Scenario-based preflight decision-making discussions
- 04Class airspace authorization simulation (LAANC)
- 05Group case studies on real FAA enforcement actions
Sample Practice Question
What is the maximum groundspeed for a sUAS under Part 107?
- A55 mph
- B87 knots (100 mph)✓ Correct
- C100 knots
- D65 mph
Drone Building
Opens for early access in January 2027. The outline below is the current school edition and may change before launch. Join the waitlist to hear when it opens.
Drone Building early access — join the waitlistWho It's For
Built for CTE, engineering, and STEM programs and school makerspaces. Part 107 is a helpful starting point; the course teaches the builder-scoped rules (registration, Remote ID, line of sight) in its own unit. The school edition runs about 33–38 class sessions. Kits come in a Solder version, where students make the joints, and a Pre-soldered version for programs without a soldering station.
What's Planned
- 8 units: Safety, Components, Laws, Physics, Frame design, Assembly, Software setup, Testing & flight
- Frame design in CAD (Onshape by default, free for education) — students print the whole frame; a stock frame is the fallback
- Reference kit: F722 flight controller stack, ELRS receiver, GPS + Remote ID module per aircraft, 3S battery
- Three safety gates: signed shop certificate, failsafe demonstrated props-off, bench checklist before first flight
- Grading built on the bench checklist and a maiden-flight rubric
Teacher Resources
Includes a signed shop-certificate checklist, a written safety brief that opens every unit, bench and maiden-flight checklists, and a frame-critique rubric. Schools without a 3D printer can receive pre-printed stock frames.
Classroom Activities
- 01Parts identification lab on the real kit
- 02Break printed test bars in two print orientations — strength is a design decision
- 03Budget all-up weight and thrust for your own design
- 04Smoke-stopper first power-on after a continuity and polarity check
- 05Bench checks, then a line-of-sight maiden hover with a Remote Pilot in Command present
Sample Practice Question
Before any motor spins on the bench, what must be set and demonstrated with the props off?
- AAcro mode rates
- BFailsafe on signal loss✓ Correct
- CGPS Position Hold
- DVideo transmitter power
Drone Video & Photography
Planned — in development, not yet available. The outline below describes what we intend to build; units and activities may change.
Who It's For
Built for students interested in media production, journalism, visual arts, film, marketing, and creative entrepreneurship. Connects directly to industry workflows used in real estate, event coverage, documentary, and social media production.
What's Planned
- 10 units from safety through export and portfolio
- Dedicated unit on aerial still photography and Lightroom
- 5 units on video editing (DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro)
- Project-based assessments: a finished edited video deliverable
- Teacher rubrics for evaluating composition, technical quality, and editing
- Portfolio-ready capstone: showreel and freelancing fundamentals
Teacher Resources
Includes example shot lists and storyboard templates, DaVinci Resolve setup guide for classroom computers, a rubric for grading student-edited videos, and a suggested equipment list for programs at different budget levels.
Classroom Activities
- 01Golden hour shoot with shot list — composition exercise
- 02ND filter math: calculate the correct filter for 180° shutter rule
- 03Rough cut challenge: edit 2 minutes from 10 minutes of provided footage
- 04Color grading session: convert flat LOG footage to a finished look
- 05Peer critique: review classmate portfolios using professional criteria
Sample Practice Question
You are shooting at 30fps. Which shutter speed best follows the 180° shutter rule?
- A1/30s
- B1/60s✓ Correct
- C1/120s
- D1/500s
AI & Drones
Planned — in development, not yet available. AI may instead become a second stage of Drone Building — applying reinforcement learning to the drone students build. That direction is not decided yet. The outline below describes the current idea and may change.
Who It's For
Designed for STEM programs, computer science classes, robotics electives, and advanced STEM tracks. Connects to AP Computer Science Principles, Engineering Design, Physics, and Statistics standards. No prior programming experience required to start.
What's Planned
- 9 units from AI theory through ethics and careers
- Python code examples in every technical unit
- 3 project tiers: beginner, intermediate, and advanced with evaluation criteria
- Working code for color-target landing, object tracking, and hyperlapse
- Teacher-facing concept breakdowns for non-CS educators
- STEM standards alignment for CS Principles and Next Generation Science Standards
Teacher Resources
Includes a Jupyter Notebook starter kit for each hands-on unit, a Python setup guide for school computers, lab worksheets with pre-written scaffolding code, and a project grading rubric adaptable to different grade levels.
Classroom Activities
- 01Train your first image classifier on a collected image dataset (Google Colab)
- 02Program an autonomous Tello mission in Python
- 03Color-target landing project: detect an orange pad and land on it
- 04Build and test a person-following drone using YOLOv8 and OpenCV
- 05Field health map lab: compute NDVI from simulated multispectral images
Sample Practice Question
Which type of machine learning trains a model using labeled input-output pairs?
- AUnsupervised learning
- BReinforcement learning
- CSupervised learning✓ Correct
- DTransfer learning
Live course catalog
3 courses currently available on the platform.
Drone Video & Photography: From Flight to Final Cut
Mastering Aerial Media from Safety to the Finished Edit
A comprehensive course blending technical skill and creative vision. Learn to safely fly drones for aerial media capture, master camera settings and lens physics, compose stunning cinematic shots, and develop professional post-production skills — from raw footage import through color grading to polished final delivery — using industry-standard video editing software.
AI & Drones: From Code to Flight
A STEM Journey Through Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems
An interdisciplinary STEM course that uses drones as the hands-on platform for learning artificial intelligence fundamentals. Students explore how machines learn, how computers see, and how AI drives every modern autonomous system — from obstacle avoidance to precision agriculture — while building and programming their own AI-powered drone missions.
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification Prep
Complete Prep for the FAA Remote Pilot Knowledge Test
Prepare to earn your FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. Covers every knowledge-test area: Part 107 regulations, airspace and sectional charts, airport operations, weather, aircraft performance and loading, emergency procedures, aeronautical decision making, and radio communications.
Course Units
PART 107 REGULATIONS
Apply the FAA's Part 107 rules governing commercial sUAS operations, covering pilot roles, operational limitations, airspace requirements, Remote ID compliance, waivers, and regulations for night flight and flight over people and moving objects.
Airports, Airspace, and Data Sources
Build NAS and ATC context, use latitude and longitude for planning, and consult airport data sources and aeronautical charts before operating near airports. Airspace classifications and airport operating procedures are covered in later units.
Airspace Classifications
Identify all airspace classifications used by remote pilots—controlled, uncontrolled, special use, and other areas—and apply chart symbols, altitude references, and authorization requirements.
AIRPORT OPERATIONS
Introduce airport categories and towered/non-towered radio practices, then apply runway orientation, manned traffic patterns, runway position and heading examples, airport signs and markings, SIDA security, and wildlife hazard rules.
WEATHER
Cover essential aviation weather services, how to read surface observation reports like METAR, and how to use key forecast products such as TAF, SIGMET, and AIRMET for safe flight planning.
WEATHER EFFECTS ON AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
Explain how atmospheric pressure, density, temperature, humidity, wind, stability, clouds, storms, fronts, and mountain weather affect sUAS performance so you can plan flights and decide when conditions exceed safe or regulatory limits.
LOADING AND PERFORMANCE
Explain the four forces of flight, weight and balance responsibilities of the RPIC, center of gravity, stability, and how load factor in turns affects stall speed and structural stress.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Prepare for and handle unexpected in-flight emergencies, covering RPIC planning responsibilities, crew briefing, regulatory deviation authority, and post-emergency documentation.
AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING
By the end of this unit, you will explain Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM) and apply risk management, hazardous attitude antidotes, CRM/SRM, physiology and vision factors, and maintenance responsibilities to safer sUAS operations.
RADIO COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
Interpret radio communication in the National Airspace System, find and understand airport advisory frequencies, and recognize aircraft identification and standard inbound calls—without transmitting unless it is an emergency.
How the curriculum is delivered
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