Flight Foundation

The foundational knowledge for operating drones with a focus on aerial images.

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How to Read a METAR Weather Report

Reading a METAR report and understanding weather is an important part of flying. When taking the FAA...

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Complete Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom Pre-Flight Checklist

The Mavic 2 Pro & Zoom has a lot of moving parts and things to check. Use our Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom prefl...

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Learning the Nato Phonetic Alphabet: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta...

The Phonetic Alphabet can seem difficult to understand at first, but using this phonetic alphabet li...

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Sectional Chart Airspace Classification Overview

There are 6 different classifications for airspace and each of them have a different way of being ma...

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How to Calculate the Maximum Elevation Figure (MEF) on a Sectional Chart

It turns out that there are two different formulas for calculating the Maximum Elevation Figure base...

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Learn the entrie process of flying, shooting, editing and sharing.

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Answer common questions and get tips and tricks for your specific drone.

Preflight Checklists

Ensure you're flying safely and have a consistent plan with a preflight checklist. Use these lists to fly safely and not forget anything before and during flight.

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