Dec 29, 2025
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Why Modern Drone Training Starts with Software, Not the Airframe
For years, drone training has followed a familiar pattern. Learn the airframe. Master the controls. Accumulate flight hours. Pass a certification. Fly and get paid for that.
That model made sense when UAVs were essentially remote-controlled aircraft with cameras attached. But it no longer holds true today.
With more drones getting extended autonomy capabilities and more in-depth controls thanks to onboard apps, pilots need to go through a slightly different drone training routine.
3 Ways Drone Training Differs Today
As UAVs move from manually piloted platforms to software-defined systems, the skills operators need also evolve.
Yes, the airframe still matters. But it’s no longer where expertise begins. Instead, pilots need to learn how to work alongside (semi)autonomous software and get...
That model made sense when UAVs were essentially remote-controlled aircraft with cameras attached. But it no longer holds true today.
With more drones getting extended autonomy capabilities and more in-depth controls thanks to onboard apps, pilots need to go through a slightly different drone training routine.
3 Ways Drone Training Differs Today
As UAVs move from manually piloted platforms to software-defined systems, the skills operators need also evolve.
Yes, the airframe still matters. But it’s no longer where expertise begins. Instead, pilots need to learn how to work alongside (semi)autonomous software and get...
