For 15 years drones have been ubiquitous in film and television productions, making sweeping aerial views the norm for viewers. The FAA and the military employed early drone technology prior to the entertainment industry, subject to varying degrees of regulation and oversight. It is now regularly deployed in the aviation and defense sectors, as well as in construction, agriculture and law enforcement. Public use of drones became more prevalent in the 2020s as the hobbyist community grew. This article includes links to a range of guides for current and future drone pilots pertaining to photography, medicine, civil security, real estate, e-commerce, as well as product reviews and buying guides.
10 Drone Industry Resources to Keep You Up To Date While at Home – https://interdrone.com/faa/10-drone-industry-resources-to-keep-you-up-to-date-while-at-home/
10 things every operator needs to know about drones – https://www.golfincmagazine.com/content/10-things-every-operator-needs-know-about-drones-0
10 things you definitely want to know about drones – https://www.t3.com/features/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-drones
10 things you might not know about drones – https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-drones-marilyn-monroe-martha-steward-perspec-0301-jm-20150226-story.html
10 things you never knew about drones – https://www.techetron.com/3270/10-things-you-never-knew-about-drones/
5 Tips for Filming People with Drones – https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/video-5-tips-for-filming-people-with-drones
Aerial Photography with Drones – https://www.microdrones.com/en/applications/areas-of-application/aerial-photography/
Air Drone Craze – Drone Resources – https://airdronecraze.com/drone-resources/
Amazon wants its delivery drones to track customers down wherever they are – https://consumerist.com/2015/05/08/amazon-wants-its-delivery-drones-to-track-customers-down-wherever-they-are
Amazon Prime Air – a future delivery system using small unmanned aerial vehicles – https://www.amazon.com/b
AOPA – Drone Pilot Resources – https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/drones
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Resources 2025 – https://www.AIResources.info/
Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International – https://www.auvsi.org/home
Best Drones For Sale and Why – https://myfirstdrone.com/tutorials/buying-guides/best-drones-for-sale/
DIY Drones – A community for personal UAVs – https://diydrones.com/
DroneDeploy – Work Smarter with Drone Data – https://www.dronedeploy.com/
Drone Industry Resources – https://www.dronedeploy.com/resources/
Drone Journalism Lab – https://www.dronejournalismlab.org/
Drone – Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone
Drones for civil security – https://www.microdrones.com/en/applications/areas-of-application/security/
Drones in medicine – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12210395/
Drones in Real Estate – https://www.realtor.org/topics/drones
Drones: Next frontier in real estate marketing – https://www.nwitimes.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/drones-the-next-frontier-in-real-estate-marketing/article_829bd032-10cb-518f-aee6-ff092e519a82.html
DroneU – All Kinds of Resources to Help You – https://www.thedroneu.com/resources/
Electronic Frontier Foundation – Unbiased look at issues re: surveillance drones – https://www.eff.org/issues/surveillance-drones
Hobbyist Drones – https://www.popsci.com/tags/hobbyist-drones
Hobbytron Remote control drones for sale – https://hobbytron.com/
HobbyUAV: UAV drones for the hobbyist – https://hobbyuav.com/
MatterNet – Drone delivery startup – https://mttr.net/
Medical Drones – https://www.medicaldrones.org/
NVDrones – create apps for drones – tools for drone software development – https://betalist.com/startups/nvdrones
Part 107 FAA Drone License Industry Leading Course – https://pilotinstitute.com/course/part-107-remote-pilot/
The Best Drones – https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/337251/the-best-drones
The Drone Professor – https://www.thedroneprofessor.com/
Top 5 Drones Under $200 Based on Performance, Range, Durability and Reviews (Updated July 2025) – https://trustedconsumerreview.com/top5-drones/
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – https://www.faa.gov/uas/
URV Coach – Drone Training, News and Free Resources – https://uavcoach.com/
Using drones for real estate photography – https://www.zillow.com/agent-resources/news/tips-and-advice/drones-real-estate-photography/
Want To Buy a Drone? – 5 Things You Should Know Before You Buy – https://myfirstdrone.com/tutorials/buying-guides/want-to-buy-a-drone-5-things-you-should-know-before-you-buy/
World of Drones – A Primer – https://drones.newamerica.org/primer/