Just got a drone? Learn to fly it safely and confidently.
A friendly, confidence-building track for new and aspiring drone owners. Set up your aircraft the right way, learn where you can fly, avoid crashes, and build real flight confidence — at your own pace.
- Set up your drone, controller, and home point correctly
- Run a preflight check and know where it's safe to fly
- Handle low battery, lost link, and emergency landings
- Complete a safe-solo-flight readiness checklist
This is a personal-flying confidence track, not commercial certification. It helps you fly safely and legally for fun — and shows you when flying for work requires the FAA Part 107 certificate. Flying for business? Start here.
Eight short modules to confident flying
From unboxing to your first safe solo flight — practical, jargon-light, and built for real beginners.
Drone Ownership Orientation
Drone types, controllers, weights, and how registration fits in.
Setup, Registration & Remote ID Basics
Firmware, pairing, home point, RTH altitude, and the basics of Remote ID.
Safety, Preflight & Where Not to Fly
A simple preflight, reading conditions, and recognizing no-fly situations.
Flight Controls & Basic Maneuvers
Stick layout, takeoff, hover, yaw, and avoiding nose-in disorientation.
Beginner Airspace Awareness
Controlled vs uncontrolled, airports, TFRs, and 'don't fly here' scenarios.
Batteries, Maintenance & Emergencies
Battery care, low-battery behavior, lost link, and forced landings.
Camera, Content & Responsible Flying
Smooth movement, privacy, and respecting people and property.
Safe Solo Flight Readiness
A full readiness checklist for your first confident solo flights.
Ready for safe beginner flight
Just like the Part 107 track has a readiness gate, the Beginner track has its own goal: a confident, safe first solo flight. Pass the safety quiz at 90%+ and complete the flight-confidence checklist, and you're cleared for takeoff.
- 1Run a complete preflight checklist
- 2Choose a safe, legal flight area
- 3Confirm GPS lock and a correct home point
- 4Take off, hover, and land under control
- 5Trigger and trust return-to-home
- 6Handle an emergency landing calmly
- 7Read the weather and wind before flying
- 8Manage battery levels across a flight
Get confident before you take off
Free during beta. Build the habits that keep your drone — and everyone around it — safe.