One clear, current place for U.S. drone rules

The U.S. drone rulebook is scattered across a dozen FAA pages, federal code, and 50 state statutes — and most sites summarizing it are stale, vague, or trying to sell you something before they answer the question. Drone Authority consolidates it into plain English, keeps it current, and gives away the tools other sites charge for: the license wizard, the airspace checker, and a full free Part 107 study hub with a practice exam.

Drone Authority is part of the Authority network of independent research sites, alongside Ruck Authority, Kit Authority, Sprout Authority, Aperture Authority.

Primary sources only

Every regulatory claim — altitudes, weight thresholds, registration, Remote ID — is checked against faa.gov, 14 CFR, or the state statute itself before it ships. We link the source so you can verify it too.

Date-stamped freshness

Rules change. Every law and training page carries the date it was last reviewed, and we re-verify high-traffic pages on a recurring cycle instead of letting them rot.

Research, not a test lab

Gear ratings are editorial composites built from published specs, owner sentiment, and cross-checked reviews. We never claim hands-on testing we didn't do, and we say so on every review.

Educational, not legal advice

We make the rulebook readable; we don't replace it. Always verify current rules with the FAA before you fly, and talk to a lawyer for anything with real stakes.

How Drone Authority verifies rules

Nothing regulatory ships from memory or from another blog. The verification chain for every rules page is: the specific FAA page or CFR section first, the state statute or land-manager policy second, and reputable secondary coverage only as a pointer back to a primary source. If we can't trace a claim to a primary source, we either cut it or label it clearly as unsettled. Each law page lists its sources and the month it was last reviewed.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, we fix the page, update its reviewed date, and — for anything safety- or legality-relevant — note the correction on the page itself. Spot an error? Email corrections@droneauthority.org with the page URL and the source that contradicts us. Corrections with an FAA or statutory citation get fixed fastest.

How we make money

Two ways, both disclosed where they appear: affiliate commissions on gear we recommend (as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases) and, where programs approve us, commissions on paid Part 107 courses. The free study hub, practice exam, and every tool stay free either way — and no commission changes a ranking. The fastest way to lose an authority site's audience is to sell them something that isn't the honest answer.

Last reviewed: July 2026 · Start with the drone laws hub