Darkwing Drones

Name: Darkwing Drones
Address: Mooresville, NC, 28115, US
Telephone: +17044509419

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👨‍🚒👮‍♂️ Public Safety Drone Training
🚀 Career Firefighter & Helicopter Pilot Owned. Firefighter owned and operated

11/03/2026

🚨 ONLY A FEW SPOTS LEFT! 🚨

Join us November 18–19 at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in Huntersville, NC, for our 2-Day Drone Land Search Task Force Class!

This hands-on course will put your drone team to the test with a realistic, live land search scenario. Teams will integrate:

🚁 Drone deployment and coordinated search operations
🗺️ CalTopo mapping and search area management
📍 Eagle Eyes Search integration and training
📡 Coordination between air and ground search teams
🔎 Real-world missing person search scenario

Don’t just train to fly drones. Train to operate as part of a coordinated search team!

A few seats remain. Get your team registered before the class fills up!

10/31/2026

🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 👻 🔪

10/30/2026

🔦UAS Night Search Operations 🌓

💥 We don’t rise to the level of our expectation, we fall to our level of training

🚀 Understanding your Drone thermal capabilities and integrating into Search & Rescue Operations

⚠️ Integrate thermal drone technology into
your Public Safety Operations

✅️ Public Safety Classes available:

📚 Build a Public Safety Drone Program & Become a Drone Team Leader

🛸 FAA Part 107 Test Prep

🚀 Search & Rescue Drone Operations & Drones for Traffic Accident Reconstruction

🔥 Flying Beyond Part 107 & Online Classes

🌡Thermal Drone Operations & Drone Mapping for Public Safety

🎯 Darkwing Drones has partnered with Eagle Eyes Search to integrate Sartopo land search with drones operations

10/28/2026

🚨 2-Day Drone Land Search Task Force Class: Mission Accomplished! 🚁

Another incredible class is in the books!
Drone teams from Statesville Fire Department, Troutman Fire Department, Yadkin County Emergency Management, Albermarle FD and volunteer agencies came together to train, collaborate, and put their skills to the test.

On Day 2, teams deployed for a large-scale live missing person scenario, integrating drones, ground search teams, UTV teams, and radio communications throughout an 8-hour search operation.

Participants put real-world skills into action by:
Using 2D mapping to build accurate search maps. Integrating drone operations with CalTopo. Coordinating air and ground resources through radio communications. Working alongside UTV teams. Successfully locating multiple missing persons during the exercise.

A huge thank you to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) for hosting this class and to Eagle Eyes Search for your continued partnership with Darkwing Drones.

This is exactly why we train—building stronger partnerships before the call comes.

Think your agency's drone team is mission-ready? Put your team to the test and join us for our next Drone Land Search Task Force class.

There's nothing better than watching multiple agencies come together, train together, and become more prepared to serve their communities.

10/25/2026

🌅 A great way to end the flying day! 🚁

Capturing this beautiful sunset as we approach our landing zone. There’s nothing quite like wrapping up a day in the air with a view like this! ✨

10/24/2026

🎯 Class Name: Drone Mapping for Natural Disasters & Large scale events:

A big thank you to Charlotte Fire, CMPD, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and Wrightsville Beach Police Department for training with us today during our Mapping for Natural Disasters & Large-Scale Events class! 🚁🗺️

⭐️ It was great working alongside these agencies as we sharpened our drone mapping skills and explored how UAS technology can support emergency response, disaster assessment, and large-scale incident management.

🚒🚓Thank you for your commitment to training, collaboration, and improving public safety!

💪Train together. Respond together. Make a difference.

10/23/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨

🎉 NEW TIER UNLOCKED! 🎉

We’re proud to announce that Nic Novelli of Darkwing Drones is now an official DroneResponders Instructor! 🚁🇺🇸

This is a significant milestone, placing Nic among a select group of instructors, with only two other DroneResponders Instructors in the state of North Carolina! 🔥

Nic brings 20 years of experience in the helicopter industry, applying that knowledge and expertise to the rapidly evolving world of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). His aviation background has played a major role in developing and strengthening drone programs designed to support public safety missions. By combining decades of aviation experience with hands-on drone operations and training, Nic is committed to helping agencies build safer, more effective, and mission-ready drone teams.

For the past six years, we have been training hard, building our expertise, and continually developing the skills and knowledge needed to support public safety operations.

📈 2026 is shaping up to be our biggest year yet! We’re on track to close out the year having completed more than 50 training classes! This achievement reflects our dedication, the trust placed in us by public safety agencies, and the relationships we’ve built throughout the industry.

Over the years, we’ve developed strong partnerships across the public safety community, creating a network rooted in collaboration, trust, and a shared commitment to advancing UAS operations. We’re incredibly proud of how far we’ve come, but we’re just getting started. We’re ready to push even harder in 2027! 💪

At Darkwing Drones, our mission is to equip public safety professionals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deploy drones when it matters most. This achievement strengthens our commitment to delivering high-quality, mission-focused UAS training for firefighters, law enforcement, search and rescue teams, and emergency management professionals.

We want to thank DroneResponders for this opportunity. We look forward to serving as an instructor, sharing our experience, and helping advance the public safety UAS community across North Carolina and beyond.

The journey continues. The experience grows. The mission gets stronger.

🔥 The mission continues. The standards rise. The next tier is unlocked! 🔥

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10/20/2026

🌙🚁 Great Night Search & Rescue Class!

Tonight, pilots learned and practiced search maneuvers to improve their ability to detect missing persons using drones in low-light conditions.

From effective search patterns to building confidence in nighttime operations, these skills help public safety teams become more prepared when every second counts.

Great work by all the pilots who participated! 👏

10/19/2026

👨‍🚒👮‍♂️ Training classes will be up this week for 2027 training calendar!

10/16/2026

🚒🚀 That’s a wrap on our 3-day Part 107 Test Prep class at RCCC! 🚁

💯 We had 19 students from fire departments, EMS, and emergency management come together to sharpen their knowledge and prepare for the FAA exam.

Good luck to everyone on your exam! Thanks for being part of the class, and I look forward to seeing you at the next one! 👊

Address

Mooresville, NC
28115

Telephone

+17044509419

Website

http://www.darkwingdrones.com/

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