Cohorts filling — next session MAR 10
Drone aerial view of construction site with orthomosaic overlay
ALT: 200 FT AGL
GSD: 1.2 CM/PX
LIVE TELEMETRY
CERTIFIED PILOT — ENTERPRISE M350
Shaky ground-level handheld footage of construction site
HANDHELD — GROUND LEVEL
DRAG TO COMPARE
AIRSPACE FLIGHT ACADEMY

This is the difference
a certified pilot makes.

Real stick time. Active survey corridors. Enterprise airframes. Credentials that hold up on a client invoice.

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Part 107 Certified
Live Stick Time
Enterprise M350
Pix4D Photogrammetry
Thermography Level 1
sUAS Mission Logs
Active Survey Corridors
FAA Compliant
Part 107 Certified
Live Stick Time
Enterprise M350
Pix4D Photogrammetry
Thermography Level 1
sUAS Mission Logs
Active Survey Corridors
FAA Compliant
THE TRANSFORMATION — THREE REVEALS

Before you land
your first contract.

Every section below is a real checkpoint from student intake to paid deployment. Scroll through the transformation.

01 / Equipment
BEFORE — UNCERTIFIED
Consumer drone quadcopter on concrete
CONSUMER QUAD — $299

No payload capacity. No redundancy. No insurance coverage for commercial ops.

AFTER — AIRSPACE CERTIFIED
Enterprise drone on rooftop helipad being operated by certified pilot
DJI M350 RTK — ENTERPRISE
LIVE

Dual-redundant IMU. 2.7 kg payload. RTK positioning to 1 cm. Commercially insurable.

AIRFRAME TRANSITION — CONSUMER TO ENTERPRISE M350 RTK · PAYLOAD CAPACITY 2.7 KG
02 / Credentials
BEFORE — UNCERTIFIED
RÉSUMÉ — DRONE QUALIFICATIONS
Certification / License:
— none —
Relevant Training:
— none —
Mission Hours:
— none —

No credentials. No documented ops. No client confidence.

AFTER — AIRSPACE CERTIFIED
FAA Part 107 Certificate
RPC-4471298
Thermography Level 1
THERM-L1-2026
Mission Log — 12 hrs logged
3 documented survey ops
CERTIFICATION STACK — FAA PART 107 · THERMOGRAPHY L1 · 3 DOCUMENTED MISSION REPORTS
03 / Pipeline
BEFORE — UNCERTIFIED
MARCH 2026 — PROJECTS
No bookings
No bookings
No bookings
No bookings
No bookings

Uncertified: insurance void, no platform access, no client trust.

AFTER — AIRSPACE CERTIFIED
MAR 04 · Orthomosaic
Hendricks Civil — Site Survey
$2,400
MAR 11 · Thermal
SunCore Solar — O&M Inspection
$7,600
MAR 18 · Visual + Thermal
Apex Roofing — Insurance Survey
$1,950
MAR 25 · Structural
Bridgeport DOT — Bridge Inspection
$4,800
MARCH TOTAL: $16,750
REVENUE PIPELINE — CERTIFIED PILOT · MARCH 2026 · $16,750 BOOKED CONTRACTS
CERTIFICATION TRACKS — SELECT YOUR PATH

Three tracks.
One standard.

Every track includes live stick time, a certified flight instructor, and a documented mission log you can show a client on day one.

TRK-01

Part 107 Fast-Track

5 Days Intensive·94% first-attempt pass rate

FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. Ground school, simulated exam, and two live flight sessions over a certified test corridor.

Airspace classification & NOTAMs
Weather interpretation for sUAS ops
Radio communications protocol
Emergency procedures & risk matrix
Simulated FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Test
2 × supervised flight blocks (4 hrs each)
DESIGNED FOR

Construction managers, site surveyors, first-time commercial operators

TUITION
$1,495
Enroll
TRK-02

Aerial Mapping Specialist

8 Days·GSD accuracy to 1.2 cm/px

Advanced photogrammetry pipeline from flight planning to deliverable orthomosaic. Includes Part 107 prerequisite or waiver track.

Mission planning in DJI Pilot 2 & Pix4D
GCP placement and RTK workflow
Photogrammetry processing & QC
Deliverable formats: ortho, DSM, point cloud
Client report writing for survey corridors
4 × live survey missions (active construction)
DESIGNED FOR

Surveyors, civil engineers, construction project managers

TUITION
$2,895
Enroll
TRK-03

Thermal Inspection Pro

6 Days·Thermography Level 1 included

Radiometric thermal imaging for roof, solar, and infrastructure inspection. Pairs with Thermography Level 1 certification.

Radiometric camera calibration & emissivity
Thermal anomaly identification protocols
IEC 62446-3 solar inspection standard
Roof moisture mapping methodology
Report writing for insurance underwriters
3 × live inspection missions
DESIGNED FOR

Roofing contractors, solar O&M teams, insurance adjusters

TUITION
$2,395
Enroll
MARKET RATE DATA — TREAT TUITION AS A LINE ITEM

What certified pilots
actually earn.

ANNUAL COMPENSATION — CERTIFIED PILOTSUSD · 2025
Construction Photogrammetry Operator
BLS 2025
$87,000
$118,000
Aerial Inspection Contractor (1099)
AUVSI Survey
$94/hr
$145/hr
Freelance Aerial Cinematographer
MBI 2025
$1,200/day
$3,500/day
Public Safety sUAS Coordinator
IACP 2025
$72,000
$98,000
Solar Farm Inspection Pilot
SPI 2025
$110/hr
$175/hr
CONTRACT RATES — COMMON MISSION TYPESPER JOB
Bridge Inspection (per span)
Thermal + visual report
$2,400
Construction Progress (monthly)
Orthomosaic + DSM
$1,800
Solar O&M Inspection (per MW)
IEC 62446-3 compliant
$380
Insurance Roof Survey
Same-day deliverable
$650
PAYBACK CALCULATION

A single solar farm inspection contract (100 MW) at $380/MW returns $38,000 — covering the Thermal Pro track tuition 16×.

94%
First-attempt Part 107 pass rate
340+
Pilots certified since 2022
1,200+
Logged mission hours on site
18 days
Avg. first paid contract after cert
ENROLLMENT — RESERVE YOUR SEAT

Enroll in your track.

Three steps. Under two minutes. Seat held for 48 hours after payment.

NOT READY TO COMMIT?

Download the full syllabus.

A 24-page PDF with curriculum breakdown, equipment list, instructor bios, and a sample mission log sheet.