Aloft Community Q&A Tuesday: How to safely and compliantly start flying a drone recreationally and commercially?

Happy New Year and Welcome to Season 2 of the B4UFLY Check the Map podcast! To kick off our new season, we will be sharing episodes to discuss drone airspace challenge area questions from members of the Aloft community. Today's Aloft Community Q&A Tuesday question comes from Mike T. inquiring on how to safely and compliantly start flying a drone recreationally and commercially. Show notes links: View a list of TRUST Test Administrators at https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_flyers/knowledge_test_updates#TAs. Download the FAA’s mobile app, B4UFLY app on your iOS or Android at https://www.aloft.ai/b4ufly/. Read our blog about the different types of controlled airspace, Class B, C, D, and E2, and how they can impact drone operations at https://www.aloft.ai/blog/the-abcs-of-national-airspace-types-part-1-controlled-airspaces/. Read more about the full process of obtaining a Part 107 commercial drone license at https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/become_a_drone_pilot. If you’d like to read more in-depth about recreational and commercial drone pilot requirements, check out our new blog at https://www.aloft.ai/blog/beginners-guide-to-getting-your-drone-off-the-ground/. If you would like to submit a question for discussion on an upcoming episode, please email your question to erica@aloft.ai. And as always fly safe and fly often.