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FTD Launch goes beyond basic flight training to teach drone pilots how real industry work gets done. Learn practical workflows, technical skills, safety standards, and business fundamentals from professionals who have built careers in the field.

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Industry Trades Taught By Industry Experts

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Telecom Course

Break into the telecom drone industry with training built from real-world tower and rooftop capture experience. Learn the workflows behind professional telecom data collection—from flight profiles, antenna and cable documentation, and complex site deviations to data organization, uploads, 3D models, and digital-twin workflows. Whether you are an experienced pilot or looking to build a new career path, this course gives you the field-ready knowledge to confidently deliver the data telecom vendors and infrastructure teams need....as well as connect with current telecom vendors. Explore the Telecom Course and start building your next opportunity today.

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Utility Inspection Course

Master the skills needed to support utility companies with professional drone data collection and infrastructure inspections. This course covers end-to-end utility workflows, including aerial inspections, thermal imaging, LiDAR, engineering-grade data capture, ground-line documentation, asset inventories, vegetation and corridor assessment, and long-term asset management. Whether you are expanding an existing drone business or entering the utility sector for the first time, you’ll gain the practical knowledge to collect, organize, and deliver the reliable data utilities need to inspect, maintain, and modernize critical infrastructure.

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Zero To $100k Cohort Program

Develop The Skills To Become A 6 Figure Earner

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.

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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.