The class
Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Mount Aetna Retreat Center in Hagerstown, Maryland. The exact time will be announced. All details live on the Drone Honor page.
The ready-to-fly path
- Study: read the FAA's Fly SMART steps.
- Get your recreational certificate: take TRUST at home before class (30 to 45 minutes). Free Drone Test
- Take the class: we spend it on safety, skills and supervised flying, not testing.
- Earn the honor at the class.
- Ready to fly.
What to bring
- Your TRUST certificate, printed or on a phone
- The signed waiver. Everyone in the flight area signs; parents sign for under-18s
- Field uniform, water, a hat and sunscreen
How flight safety works
The flight session runs under our instructor's FAA Part 107 certificate in a marked flight area with a spectator line. One drone flies at a time and never over people. Personal drones can fly after class only with the instructor's approval, inside the flight area.
The camp is near Camp David. If a presidential flight restriction is active that day, we'll run the ground portion only, and we check that the week of and the morning of the class.
Want your own drone?
A light sub-250 g trainer is the best first drone. Ask us at Professional Drones & Gaming and we'll match one to the student.