How this drone community directory is built

Drone communities do not have one clean source of truth. The directory combines public source feeds, labels the source strength, and keeps flight safety separate from discovery.

Generated records

7,433

Current as of June 27, 2026. Source refresh completed with 0 source errors.

Source first

Every listing carries a source layer, source URL, raw source ID, confidence label, and freshness date.

Place types stay separate

FRIAs, FAA fixed sites, AMA flying sites, FPV chapters, clubs, and CBOs are not collapsed into one fake category.

Discovery is not clearance

A pin means a public source lead exists. It does not mean the place is open, public, legal, or safe for your flight.

Current source layers

What we ingest today

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2671 FRIA records generated

FAA Recognized Identification Areas

Authoritative Remote ID exception layer, but a FRIA is not automatically a public flying site or active local group.

Fields: FRIA reference number, title, organization name, address, city, state, ZIP, start/end dates, polygon geometry centroid

Open source

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2172 fixed-site records generated

FAA recreational flyer fixed sites

Useful airspace and fixed-site overlay. It is not a social group source by itself.

Fields: site name, site ID, latitude, longitude, city, state, ZIP, ceiling, boundary, last edit date

Open source

generated

2320 AMA feed rows generated

AMA club and flying-site feed

Strong seed source, but many listings are RC/model aviation clubs rather than drone-first groups. Drone relevance is labeled conservatively.

Fields: club name, club number, club URL, club website, flying-site name, flying-site coordinates, club contact coordinates

Open source

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266 MultiGP chapter records generated

MultiGP chapter network

Best FPV racing layer. Public map extraction is acceptable for seeding, but production should prefer formal API access.

Fields: chapter ID, chapter slug, name, tier, latitude, longitude

Open source

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4 recognized CBO records generated

FAA-recognized CBO list

Authority layer, not a local group directory. Useful for safety context and source trust.

Fields: organization name, official safety-guideline link

Open source

Confidence labels

FAA recognized means the record is tied to an FAA recognized layer, usually a FRIA or CBO. It still does not mean public access.

FAA published means the FAA fixed-site layer published the site. Confirm the current ceiling, boundary, and local rules.

Source feed means the entry came from a public structured source such as the AMA feed.

Official network means a network page, currently MultiGP, publishes the chapter or source.

What still needs human review

Local drone Discords, Facebook groups, Meetup groups, race-event calendars, park club policies, and school programs decay quickly.

Submissions enter a moderation queue first. They need at least one source and should not be labeled drone-specific unless the evidence supports that.

The long-term job is dedupe, freshness monitoring, claimed profiles, and state-level editorial review.