Steel City Drones Flight Academy

04/28/2021

Had a great time with St John's County Sheriff's office demonstrating our custom Drop System for the DJI Matrice 300.

St Johns County Sheriff’s Department in Florida is using drones to deliver lifejackets and flotation devices. Steel City Drones Flight Academy had the privilege of training St. Johns County Sheriff Dept on a Matrice 300 RTK that was equipped with a custom drop system. This drop system allows first...

12/17/2020

Check out our video on the New Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced.

DJI has announced the new Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced which bridges the gap for a nice mid priced drone. Dave King walks you through all the new features of...

12/13/2020

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12/09/2020

Check out our new review of the Parrot ANAFI USA which is an alternative solution to DJI.

Dave King from Steel City Drones offers a comprehensive review on the Parrot ANAFI USA. The ANAFI USA is a U.S. manufactured drone, making it a great alterna...

11/15/2020

Here's the team at Jefferson County EMA on Day 4 of training which consisted of Tactical situational training.

11/15/2020

We had a great time training Jefferson County EMA in Birmingham Alabama this week on their Matrice 300. Training included Equipment familiarization, comprehensive flight training, advanced Ground School, and tactical response.

By Erica Thomas, managing editor BIRMINGHAM — The Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency (JCEMA) is taking flight over public safety with a new, state-of-the-art drone. Director Jim Coker, along

08/15/2020

We wrote an article on why NIST is not a drone training standard.

What Public Safety Agencies should know before using NIST for UAS Drone Training PURPOSE AND PROCESS OF THIS EVALUATION In 2019, several Public Safety Agencies expressed their interest in adopting NIST official standard training methods as their official training standard for their remote pilots. St...

08/10/2020

Please check out our comprehensive review on the DJI Matrice 300

DJI MATRICE 300 RTK | Test and Review Steel City Drones Flight Academy is excited to bring you our extensive test and review of the DJI Matrice 300 RTK. Throughout, we'll also make comparisons to its predecessor, the DJI M200 series. Here is a list of topics we will be covering

07/29/2020

Here's a client testimonial from Jackson PD in Alabama. Public Safety Testimonial

Jackson Police Department describes their experiences working with Steel City Drones. If your company is looking to purchase drones and or get comprehensive ...

07/25/2020

Great trip training Jackson Alabama PD at their location on the DJI Matrice 300.

07/22/2020

FYI: If your FAA Part 107 certificate is up for renewal you can take an online course and get a 6 month extension.

Continued Operations Amid COVID-19

06/23/2020

We did a comprehensive and extensive review and evaluation on the new Matrice 300. We spent weeks testing it and comparing it to the Matrice 200.

DJI has released the Matrice 300 RTK for Public Safety and Inspection type of applications. Steel City Drones walks you through this aircraft and all the cha...