Drone U

Drone U is an online drone training company. The site says it offers more than 47 courses and has trained more than 25,000 pilots. The courses cover Part 107 exam prep, safe drone operations, aerial photography, mapping and 3D modeling, construction progress documentation, inspections, real estate production and drone business. The site also lists in-person training.

The beginner courses include Part 107 Prep, Drone Basics and Safe Drone Operations. The Don't Crash courses are model specific and cover drones such as the Mini 5 Pro, Mavic 4 Pro and Avata 2. The site lists a Mini 5 Pro course at $57, down from $97, with eight lessons.

The mapping courses cover drone mapping basics, comprehensive mapping, cloud processing with Sitescan and 3D modeling. The inspection courses cover residential roof inspections, commercial roof inspection and cell tower inspections. The business courses cover how to launch, grow and automate a drone business.

Bundles are offered for new pilots, photo and video editing, comprehensive mapping and modeling, construction, inspections, real estate and drone business. The site also offers a membership and a set of introductory courses.

The site names several clients for training and flight work. These include a streaming studio, a solar inspection program, an electric utility, a power authority, the NTSB Training Academy and an insurance company's aviation team. The site says it has trained pilots in person for several of these groups.

The About page says the company began in 2013 and that its team learned to fly drones through experience. The site describes its training as experience-based. Social media accounts are listed on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and LinkedIn. The phone number is +1 (970) 236-1774.