You are at a job site at 8:47am. The realtor wants overhead photos at 9:00. You are inside a Class D shelf with a 200ft ceiling. You need a LAANC auth in the next 13 minutes. The competing apps require switching to a separate site, re-keying your aircraft details, and waiting for an email.
How AeroCopilot handles it
- 1Tap LAANC Submit on the drone-mode dashboard
AeroCopilot already knows your aircraft registration, your Part 107 cert, and your current GPS location. Confirm the altitude ceiling and the time window.
- 2AeroCopilot submits to the FAA UAS Data Exchange
Marathon Rank 1 live submit — direct API call, no third-party redirect, no manual re-entry.
- 3Watch the status timeline
Submitted → Validated → Approved (or Pending Manual Review). Each transition is a webhook, not an email refresh.
- 4Fly with the auth attached to your flight log
AeroCopilot binds the authorization to the flight record — your client invoice and your insurance audit both reference it automatically.
- 5Auto-close the auth on landing
GPS auto-tracking detects the landing and closes the authorization to keep the airspace clean for the next operator.
Outcome
You shoot the realtor's photos at 9:00. You bill the job by 9:15. The whole LAANC workflow took about 90 seconds — versus 8-12 minutes on the competing standalone tools.