"Mark worked with me one-on-one on Part 107 test prep and real flight hours, and taught me genuinely valuable flying techniques. I came in unsure and left confident behind the sticks."
FAA Part 107 prep, FPV, quadcopter and fixed-wing training, build labs, and private instruction, taught by a combat-veteran, FAA-certified pilot. Online cohorts open monthly.
Enroll Now →Every program below sits somewhere on this route. If you have never flown, you start at the left and work across.
Arrive with nothing but interest. No licence, no flight time.
How aircraft fly, airspace, weather, and the rules you operate under.
Structured ground school aimed squarely at the FAA exam.
Sit the Part 107 knowledge test at an FAA-approved centre.
Logged time on real aircraft with an instructor beside you.
Specialise: manual FPV flying, or spec and assemble your own airframe.
A Cobalt flight assessment against a written standard.
Certificated, hours logged, assessed, and ready to work.
The FAA issues the certificate. Cobalt prepares you for it and assesses your flying against our own practical standard.
Online cohorts open monthly. Pay once, learn at your pace, with live office hours and a Cobalt practical flight assessment at the end.
Zero-to-confident remote pilot, with personalized 1-on-1 coaching built in.
The structured path to your FAA Remote Pilot certificate, and to becoming marketable for real drone jobs.
Spec, source, and assemble a working low-cost UAS from the frame up.
Tactical drone operations in dense, built-up environments, instructor-led.
First-person view piloting through goggles. Tinywhoop to freestyle progression.
Private instruction with a combat-veteran, FAA-certified pilot. You set the focus.
Every course, every hour. Classroom → Part 107 → build lab → FPV → 1-on-1 mentorship.
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Veteran ready pricing: active-duty, reserve, guard, and veterans, ask about discounted seats before checkout, contact us.
GPS, altitude, battery, and flight-time readouts students operate from day one, hands on real hardware, not slideshows.
Real words from pilots we've trained.
"Mark worked with me one-on-one on Part 107 test prep and real flight hours, and taught me genuinely valuable flying techniques. I came in unsure and left confident behind the sticks."
"Excellent Part 107 course! The lessons were clear, well structured, and made complex topics easy to understand. The practice questions were especially helpful and allowed me to pass the exam first attempt. I highly recommend Cobalt Academy to anyone preparing for their FAA Part 107 certificate. It's a great tool."
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