Drone-as-First-Responder programs are scaling faster than the paperwork behind them. Every flight your team runs under Part 107 — night, over people, beyond visual line of sight — is a record someone can request: a chief, a city attorney, an insurer, or an FAA inspector at a ramp check.
AeroCopilot gives the public-safety UAS coordinator one auditable ledger for the whole program: who is current, which aircraft are registered and Remote ID-ready, and which mission has weather, airspace, and incident proof attached — built on official FAA data, never fabricated.
- Roster-wide §107.65 currency at a glance — see every RPIC's recency and who lapses next (consent-gated, because public-safety records are sensitive)
- Mission records with a frozen snapshot — each mission captures and preserves its weather and airspace snapshot at plan time, so the flight file reads the same later that it did on launch day
- §107.9 incident workflow — an automatic 10-calendar-day FAA reporting deadline with an overdue banner
- Airspace intelligence before you launch — UAS Facility Map ceilings across 378,000 grid cells, TFR overlays, and an automatic "do I need LAANC here?" check
- Operations-over-people readiness — track the Category 1-4 Declaration of Compliance (14 CFR Subpart D / §107.160) for the airframes you fly over bystanders
- Fleet registry + inspection-ready exports — Part 48 registration and Remote ID (Part 89) status per aircraft, plus a document wallet and audit-ready CSV to hand an inspector in one pass
- AI Copilot on every seat — no token caps, grounded in official FAA and NWS data
What a public-safety UAS program actually needs.. Program-level accountability, not another pilot app.
A DFR shift with AeroCopilot.. How the platform fits a public-safety UAS operation.
Public-safety programs answer to more than the FAA
A chief, a city attorney, an insurer, and an FAA inspector can each ask for the same flight file — and each expects it complete and consistent with what was recorded at the time. A spreadsheet and a shared drive don't survive that scrutiny at program scale.
AeroCopilot was built so the answer to "show me that flight" is one export, not a week of reconstruction — on official FAA data, on a ledger your program controls.
For the full Remote Pilot Certificate, LAANC, Remote ID, and waiver picture for an individual operator, see the 14 CFR Part 107 drone regulations guide.
What we don't do yet — and won't pretend to
A compliance platform that hides its gaps isn't a compliance platform.
- Direct LAANC submission to the FAA is not live yet. Today we tell you whether a site needs authorization and show the ceiling; in-app submission arrives when our LAANC provider integration goes live.
- Special Governmental Interest (SGI) request workflows and Part 108 (BVLOS) readiness are on the roadmap, not shipped. We won't document a flight under a rule we don't yet support.
- Public-aircraft / COA operations differ from Part 107 in recency and reporting. Our currency and §107.9 tooling is Part 107-grounded — if your program flies under a public COA, talk to us about fit before you rely on it.
- We are not SOC 2-certified today. We'll walk your procurement team through exactly how program data is stored and access-controlled, and where formal attestations sit on our roadmap.
Stand up your program's system of record
Operator pricing — $39 per seat, or a flat $199/month once you're past six RPICs. AI on every seat, no token caps.
Public-safety drone program FAQ
How does a public-safety drone program stay audit-ready?
One system of record: RPIC §107.65 currency, aircraft Part 48 registration and Remote ID status, and a per-mission file with weather and airspace captured at plan time. Report an incident to the FAA within 10 calendar days if it causes serious injury, unconsciousness, or property damage over $500, excluding the drone itself (14 CFR §107.9).
When must a public-safety drone accident be reported to the FAA?
Within 10 calendar days if the operation caused serious injury, loss of consciousness, or damage of more than $500 to property other than the drone — repair cost or fair market value, whichever is less (14 CFR §107.9). Exactly $500 does not trigger a report.
Do police and fire departments fly drones under Part 107?
Many civil public-safety programs operate under 14 CFR Part 107 — flying beyond visual line of sight requires a §107.31 waiver, night operations require §107.29 recurrent training and anti-collision lighting, and operations over people require a matching §107.39 operational category. Some agencies instead fly under a public-aircraft Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA), which follows different recency and reporting rules.
How do you keep every RPIC current across a program?
An RPIC's recency lapses at the end of the 24th calendar month after the last knowledge test or the free recurrent training ALC-677 (§107.65). A roster board that re-derives each pilot's recency shows who lapses next — though currency is one requirement among registration, Remote ID, airspace, and airworthiness, never a blanket clearance to fly.
Can I submit LAANC through AeroCopilot?
Not yet. Today AeroCopilot tells you whether a site needs airspace authorization and shows the UAS Facility Map ceiling; direct in-app LAANC submission arrives when our provider integration goes live.
Does AeroCopilot handle NDAA / Blue UAS requirements?
NDAA Section 848 and the Blue UAS program restrict federal funds from buying drones made by certain manufacturers — a rule about who built the aircraft, not which software runs your program. AeroCopilot is software, not a drone manufacturer, so that restriction doesn't apply to us the way it applies to your airframes. Tagging each aircraft's manufacturer / Blue UAS status in the fleet registry is on our roadmap — ask us where it stands before you rely on it.
What does AeroCopilot cost for a public-safety program?
Operator pricing: $39 per seat per month, or a flat $199/month once you have six or more RPICs — whichever is lower. AI Copilot is included on every seat with no token caps.