Online courses in mapping, lidar, thermal inspection and Part 107 test prep, created by pilots who fly commercial missions for a living.
Every course included with an annual PilotLedger subscription.
From your first remote pilot certificate to lidar and thermal inspection work. Each course is sold on its own. An annual PilotLedger subscription includes every course, and a monthly subscription includes one course each month.
Built on Fundamentals of Drone Photogrammetry, Mapping, and Survey by Drones Inbound founder Thomas Dowell. It follows the book's mapping workflow from flight planning through processed deliverables, using the same methods behind real client survey work.
Prepares you for the FAA knowledge test. Covers all five areas of the Airman Certification Standards, with practice exams.
Included with PilotLedgerPlan, fly and deliver professional drone mapping jobs. Five video lessons with quizzes, from setting ground control to delivering finished maps and measuring stockpile volumes.
Included with PilotLedgerBuilt on the textbook Fundamentals of Drone Photogrammetry, Mapping, and Survey, from flight planning through processed deliverables.
Included with PilotLedgerPoint cloud collection, classification workflows and deliverables for surveying and corridor mapping.
Included with PilotLedgerThermal camera theory, radiometric analysis and client reporting. Includes a Level 1 Thermography certificate.
Included with PilotLedgerLarge-scale solar field inspection with thermal and RGB sensors, based on real pre-commissioning inspection work.
Included with PilotLedgerPowerline, roof and telecom inspection in one course.
Included with PilotLedgerQuadcopter or fixed-wing, dedicated or multi-payload. How to match the aircraft to the job.
Included with PilotLedgerExposure, composition, color grading and client deliverables.
Included with PilotLedgerA suggested route from your first certificate to specialist work. Fly it in order, or join at the leg that matches the work you already do.
Pass the FAA knowledge test so you can fly for pay.
Buy the aircraft that fits the work before you spend the money.
Exposure, composition and deliverables for your first paid shoots.
Move from pictures to measurable maps and surfaces.
Point clouds for survey and corridor work.
Thermal theory and a Level 1 certificate first, then large-scale solar inspection work.
The courses are created by the pilots at Drones Inbound and their peers in the industry. They fly lidar, mapping and thermal inspection missions for commercial clients, and the mapping course is built on a textbook written by Drones Inbound founder Thomas Dowell.
When a lesson tells you how to plan a mission, that advice comes from missions they have flown.
| Entry | Detail |
|---|---|
| Company | Drones Inbound, Springdale, Arkansas |
| Certificates | FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificates for all commercial flying, FAA Part 61 licensed pilots, and Level 2 thermographers |
| Textbook | Fundamentals of Drone Photogrammetry, Mapping, and Survey, by Thomas Dowell |
| Commercial flying | More than eight years, with missions in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas |
| Current work | Lidar survey, corridor mapping and large-scale solar thermal inspection |
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Training sits alongside the tools commercial drone pilots use to stay legal, get hired and run the business.
Where clients hire Part 107 operators directly for mapping, lidar and inspection work.
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No. The course prepares you for the FAA knowledge test, which you take in person at an FAA-approved testing center.
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You get a full refund within 14 days of purchase if you have completed less than half of the course. See the refund policy for details.
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