The decision to become a commercial drone pilot will likely lead you into a rewarding and enjoyable profession. The freedom to become your own boss while flying drones for profit is a joy shared by many professionals in the UAV industry.

Once you have decided to become a commercial drone pilot,...

Obtaining An FAA Tracking Number

The Federal Aviation Administration has released a set of updated FAA Drone Pilot Exam changes to the Part 107  Rule. 

FTN: FAA Tracking Number

Starting on January 13th, drone enthusiasts who are in the process of acquiring an FAA Drone License (Remote...

The FAA's Remote I.D. Proposal | February 2020 (Update)

The FAA has found a way to organize the information and location of the 1.5 million drones and over 155,000 Remote Pilots in the National Airspace, and it's called Remote ID. 

New Proposed FAA Rule for National Airspace System

Earlier...

FAA Daylight Waiver

In this article we will review the different steps a commercial drone pilot must take in order to acquire an FAA Daylight Operation Waiver (107.29 Daylight Waiver). If you are wondering what some of the use cases might be for an FAA Daylight Operation Waiver to fly your sUAS...

Hey Droners,

Welcome back to the Altitude University Community! In this article, we'll be talking about one of our most recent partnerships featured on www.sandiegobusiness.org 

If you're new to the community, AltitudeU provides advanced training for the drone industry, helping...

Hey everyone

Welcome to Altitude University, and thank you for being apart of our community! 

In this article, we'll be talking about the new updates to our Part 107 Test Prep Course, as well as the launch of our Recurrent Knowledge Course.

Since August 29th, 2016 the rules and...

UAV Operations Using Ground Control Points 

If you’re reading this, wondering whether your next mission should include Ground Control Points (GCP’s), then you’re in the right location! (Global Accuracy within 1-2 Articles haha) 

As a drone service provider, it’s...

Current Drone Statistics

There are currently over 150,000 FAA Licensed Drone Pilots in the United States and that number is expected to rise exponentially in the next few years.

As a result of this growth, you may have heard companies within the drone space say that the industry is...

The FAA’s New Drone ID Marking Rule

Drone Pilots are now required to display their FAA-issued registration number on the outside surface of their aircraft.

With the FAA’s Rules constantly changing, it’s important to stay up to date on new regulations as they come out. ...