Unmanned Aircraft Systems—more commonly known as drones—are an exciting but dangerous tool. Follow the prompts on this website to learn about the rules that apply to anyone who flies a drone on the Mines campus and the surrounding area:
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what kind of drone pilot are you?
what kind of drone pilot are you?
If you are unsure what kind of pilot you are, take the FAA’s drone flyer quiz!
here's a breif summary of the two categories. . .
here's a breif summary of the two categories. . .
You are flying recreationally if. . .
You are flying recreationally if. . .
You fly for personal enjoyment
You are NOT flying for any of the reasons listed in the commercial section
You are flying commercially if…
You are flying commercially if…
You are paid to fly
You are volunteering for a business or nonprofit
You are choosing to fly under Part 107 for any reason
helful flight tools
helful flight tools
Here is a selection of industry tools we curated to help your flight go as smoothly as possible:
Aloft Air Control App – shows a comprehensive map of drone flight zones. Can be used to submit LAANC Authorization.
FAA B4UFLY - the FAA's flight planning app developed with Aloft
FAA DroneZone – website to manage drone registration and submit wavers/airspace authorizations
Arcgis – Comprehensive map of controlled airspace grid squares.
VFR Map – Digital airspace charts for full view of controlled airspace.
Dronetag Remote ID Scanner - This app allows operators to scan for Part 89 Remote ID equipped drones.
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