Real-World Drone Training For
Career-Minded Pilots
Most drone pilots get certified, buy the gear, and then get stuck asking the same question:
“How do I turn this into sustainable work?”
FTD Launch was built to bridge that gap. We provide real-world, industry-specific drone training that helps pilots move beyond basic flight skills and learn how to deliver value in industries like telecom, utilities, mapping, LiDAR, real estate, and media.
Learn the workflows. Understand the industries. Build a career...or business with confidence.
Part 107 Exam Prep
Pass The Test. Understand The Airspace. Start With Confidence.
Your Part 107 is the first step toward becoming a professional drone pilot. This course helps you understand the rules and regulations, sectional charts, weather, airspace, and decision-making skills needed to pass the exam and operate safely from day one. Your new career is one click away.
Utility Inspection Course
Learn How Drones Support Safer, Smarter Infrastructure Inspections.
Utility work is one of the most valuable paths in the drone industry, but it requires more than flight skills. This course teaches the fundamentals of pole inspections, asset documentation, field workflows, safety, compliance, and how drone data supports real infrastructure decisions.
LiDAR Course
Turn Point Clouds Into Professional-Grade Deliverables.
LiDAR is one of the most powerful tools in the drone industry. This course helps pilots understand the equipment, planning, collection methods, accuracy requirements, processing workflows, and deliverables needed to support mapping, utilities, construction, and asset management projects.
In Person Training + Online Self Paced Courses
Train Online. Build Skills In Person. Launch With Confidence.
FTD Launch combines flexible online education with hands-on, real-world training opportunities. Learn the concepts at your own pace, then develop the field confidence needed to apply those skills on actual job sites, projects, and industry workflows.
Zero To $100k Cohort Program
The Zero to $100k Cohort Program is a guided training experience for drone pilots who want to turn their skills into real business opportunity. Through industry-specific training, practical workflows, pricing strategy, client acquisition, and business development, this program gives pilots a clear roadmap to pursue sustainable revenue in high-value drone industries like telecom, utilities, mapping, and LiDAR.
Ready To Build A Real Drone Career?
Getting certified is only the beginning. FTD Launch gives you the training, workflows, and industry direction needed to turn your drone skills into real business opportunity.
Whether you are starting with Part 107, preparing for utility inspections, learning LiDAR, or joining the Zero to $100k Cohort, this is where your next step starts.
