The reference library for US drone operations
Long-form, practitioner-written guides to the rules, approvals, and program mechanics behind public-safety and commercial UAS operations — written for the people who actually have to build the program, file the paperwork, and defend it afterward.
11 guides. Every regulatory claim is dated and cited to the source, so you can tell the difference between what is settled law, what is proposed, and what changed last month.
Certification & Rules
3 guidesA working Part 107 guide — how to get a remote pilot certificate, the exam and its cost, recurrent training, drone registration, operating rules, and waivers.
Read the guidePart 107 vs Part 91 public aircraft operations for government drone programs — the three-part PAO test, the 2025 waiver change, and how to choose.
Read the guideHow LAANC airspace authorization really works — UAS facility maps, further coordination, TFRs, and the restrictions no app will ever clear you into.
Read the guidePublic Safety Operations
3 guidesThe 2026 guide to the public safety COA and Part 91.113 drone waiver: what changed in April 2025, who qualifies, which package to file, and how to apply.
Read the guideHow to start a DFR program: the Part 91.113 waiver, launch sites, CAD integration, ROC staffing, policy, and what the response-time data actually shows.
Read the guideSearch and rescue drone operations, honestly explained: the authority volunteer SAR teams actually hold, applied search theory, and what thermal really finds.
Read the guidePolicy & Oversight
3 guidesAB 481 drones are enumerated military equipment with no size or cost carve-out. The ordinance sequencing trap, § 7070(d) policy elements, and annual report.
Read the guideWhich UAS recordkeeping requirements apply, why Part 107 sets no drone flight log requirement, and the records to have ready before anyone asks for them.
Read the guideAgency drone procurement in 2026: the American Security Drone Act, OMB M-26-02, the FCC Covered List, Blue UAS, state bans, and how to write an RFP.
Read the guideBuilt by people who run these programs
UAS Dashboard is drone program management software for public safety — flight logging, currency and training compliance, fleet maintenance, DFR incident tracking, and the records you need when someone asks for them.