Flight Instruction
Finest Drones will provide you with the best Companies that offers advanced specialty courses for the following certificates:
Resident Drone Flying
Drone Basic Training,
Phantom 3 & Inspire Training Parts I and II can typically be completed in one day. After taking the courses, you’ll have a deeper understanding on FAA regulations, be comfortable with your equipment/software, and be confident launching, flying, and landing your drone. This class uses DJI drones (Phantom & Inspire) as the focus of the training. DARTdrones provides a Phantom for training.
Professional or Commercial Drone License
I want to fly a UAS for business purposes…do I need approval from the FAA?
Yes. There are presently three methods of gaining FAA approval for flying civil (non-governmental) UAS:
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Special Airworthiness Certificates – Experimental Category (SAC-EC) for civil aircraft to perform research and development, crew training, and market surveys. However, carrying persons or property for compensation or hire is prohibited. For more information, please contact the Airworthiness Certification Service, AIR-113, at 202-267-1575. 1,3
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Obtain a UAS type and airworthiness certificate in the Restricted Category (14 CFR § 21.25(a)(2) and § 21.185) for a special purpose or a type certificate for production of the UAS under 14 CFR § 21.25(a)(1) or § 21.17. 7,8
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Petition for Exemption with a civil Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) for civil aircraft to perform commercial operations in low-risk, controlled environments. For more information, please visit our Section 333 page. Instructions for petitioning for exemption are available here.