Know your aircraft and the rules

Before the propellers spin, a good aerial photographer knows three things: what the aircraft can do, where it is allowed to fly, and what could go wrong. This lesson covers all three, and it is open to everyone as a free preview.

Start with the flight above. It is a real listing flyover we shot in Juneau: one slow approach, one reveal over the roofline, and a finish on the view. Everything in this course builds toward shots like these.

In this lesson

• A preflight routine you can run in under five minutes
• The airspace basics every pilot in the United States needs
• A short quiz to lock it in