Being able to fly a drone is an incredibly useful — and fun — skill. But it’s also a pretty complicated one to put to use, particularly if you plan on flying your drone for work or business purposes.

Drone licensing depends on intent: commercial use (any profit or benefit) requires a Part 107 remote pilot certification, while recreational flying (for fun) does not, though recreational pilots must ...

Existing Part 61 pilots are well-suited to obtain a Part 107 commercial drone certification, as they already possess approximately 75% of the required knowledge, simplifying the certification process.

As technologies emerge, college courses are springing up to teach them – something that Alayna Nosalik, a student at Aurora University, knows after becoming the first AU student to earn an FAA Drone ...