Weeks 1–3 · Basics
Hovering, boxes and figure eights, slowly.
The programs, in detail
Four programs of 8 to 12 weeks, built on flights you make locally and footage you record.
Program 01 · Stick control first
Smooth flying
Jerky footage comes from jerky hands. We drill slow, small inputs, combined moves like orbits and reveals, and a pre-flight routine — battery, props, compass, airspace, people — that becomes automatic before anything leaves the ground.
Weeks 4–6 · Combined moves
Orbits, reveals and pull-backs.
Weeks 7–8 · Conditions
Wind, and knowing when not to fly.
Weeks 9–10 · Consistency
Repeating a shot three times identically.
Weeks 1–3 · Airspace
Classes, charts and what they mean at your field.
Weeks 4–6 · Authorization
Requests, restrictions and local rules.
Weeks 7–8 · Weather and loading
The exam topics people underestimate.
Weeks 9–10 · Practice exams
Repeated until the gaps close.
Program 02 · Before you launch
Airspace & Part 107
We work through airspace classes, sectional charts, where authorization is needed and how to request it, plus registration and remote ID. For those going commercial, a structured study plan for the Part 107 knowledge exam — we're not a testing center and we don't issue anything.
Program 03 · Footage that gets used
Aerial video
Beautiful aerials still bore people when they're four unedited minutes of drifting. We plan shot lists with purpose, set the camera properly for light, and cut sequences with pacing — plus a straightforward color workflow that doesn't require a film degree.
Weeks 1–3 · Shot lists
Planning before flying.
Weeks 4–6 · Settings
Exposure, frame rate and filters.
Weeks 7–8 · Editing
Pacing, cuts and music.
Weeks 9–10 · A finished piece
Ninety seconds worth showing.
Weeks 1–2 · Your niche
What's actually hired locally.
Weeks 3–4 · Quoting
Pricing a job, including the travel and the edit.
Weeks 5–6 · Delivery
Files, formats and expectations.
Weeks 7–8 · Repeat work
Clients who call back.
Program 04 · Doing it properly
Paid work
Real estate, events, roof inspections and construction progress are the common first jobs. We cover quoting, scoping, delivering files clients can use, and the checks to make before accepting work — certification, insurance and permission to fly where the job is. We're coaches, not lawyers or insurers.
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