Drone Training in Wyoming
Drone courses at your Wyoming mine, well site, ranch or office, led by FAA Certified Flight Instructors who travel to Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, Gillette, Rock Springs, Sheridan and Jackson.
Drone Universities Courses
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FAA Part 107 Training
Prepare yourself for the FAA Part 107 Knowledge Test. Learn to fly, how to understand industry-standard flight systems, and most importantly, safe and legal flying practices. If you do not pass the FAA Part 107 exam after completing our training, we will either refund your training fee or retrain you at no additional cost.
DJI Mini 4K included!
Duration
$2,500
4.79 (5.4K Joined)
Advanced Aerial Inspections and Cinematography
This one-day course teaches you advanced aerial photography and videography. All classes are taught by working professionals. Learn what it takes to get great shots for clients like Discovery Channel and National Geographic.
Duration
$1,000
4.96 (2.6K Joined)
This one-day course teaches you all about GIS. You will learn everything you need to successfully collect usable data on your flights. We’ll guide you through planning and flying successful operations, programing flight patterns.
Duration
$1,000
4.87 (1.6K+ Joined)
Drones in Agriculture
Join Drone Universities’ one-day Drones in Agriculture course. Learn precision flights, multispectral imaging, and field methodology to boost crop yield. Sign up now!
Duration
$1,000
4.82 (2.6K Joined)
Drones for Public Safety and Transportation
Learn to use drones for infrastructure inspection and planning. Our one-day course improves public safety and transportation by saving time, money, and resources.
Duration
$1,000
Wyoming Drone Training for High Wind and Open Country
Wyoming flying starts with the wind. Crews along the Interstate 80 corridor near Cheyenne, Laramie and Rock Springs regularly face strong gusts, and much of the state sits more than a mile above sea level, which thins the air and shortens battery life. Casper and Cheyenne teams work near towered airports, Powder River Basin crews survey mines and well pads, and ranch operations cover miles of sagebrush with few roads.
Ground school follows the FAA Part 107 Knowledge Test outline, with time on sectional charts, airspace, aviation weather, performance at altitude, radio calls and crew coordination. After the classroom block, your instructor supervises flights at your Wyoming site and helps the crew plan the missions it really flies.
We teach coal, trona and uranium mining companies, oil and gas operators, pipeline and power firms, ranches, outfitters, engineering consultants, campus groups in Laramie, and county and state agencies. Some arrive with no certificate; others want inspection, mapping or thermal practice. Wyoming’s critical infrastructure drone law and its wildlife rules are covered in class.
Why Wyoming Employers Train with Drone Universities
Teaching since 2014
Drone Universities has trained drone pilots with live instructors since 2014, keeping FAA rules and flight time at the center of every class.
We drive to you
Wyoming towns are far apart, so the instructor comes to your mine office, yard, ranch headquarters or agency building rather than sending your crew across the state.
FAA Certified Flight Instructors
Wyoming classes are taught by FAA Certified Flight Instructors who bring a pilot's view of wind, altitude and airspace into drone training.
Missions from your operation
Exercises can copy your daily tasks: pit and stockpile surveys, well pad and pipeline checks, turbine inspections, livestock counts or post-storm damage photos.
Booking made simple
Send a request online or call 1.818.255.0406, and we will agree on dates, content and a practice area that works at your Wyoming site.
Wyoming Communities on Our Training Schedule
Our instructors can meet your Wyoming crew in places such as:
Cheyenne
State government, rail and data center clients near the Class D airspace at Cheyenne Regional Airport (Jerry Olson Field).
Casper
Energy, pipeline and medical clients in Natrona County near the Class D airspace at Casper/Natrona County International Airport.
Laramie
University, engineering and research clients on the high plains between the Laramie Range and the Snowy Range.
Gillette
Powder River Basin coal, oil and gas clients who fly large surface mines and well fields.
Rock Springs and Green River
Southwest Wyoming trona mining, natural gas and rail clients across the Green River Basin.
Sheridan and Jackson
Ranch, tourism and construction clients, including teams near the Class D airspace at Jackson Hole Airport, which lies inside Grand Teton National Park.
Working in Riverton, Evanston or another Wyoming town? Contact our team to book training on your site. Organizations with crews across state lines can also visit our Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Montana and South Dakota drone training pages. Request a course location »
Drone Work in Wyoming Mining, Energy and Ranching
- Mining. Coal, trona, bentonite and uranium operations measure stockpiles, map pit walls and track reclamation from the air without putting surveyors near haul trucks.
- Oil, gas and pipelines. Producers and midstream companies inspect well pads, tank batteries, compressor stations and pipeline rights-of-way across the Powder River, Green River and Wind River basins.
- Wind and transmission. Wind farm owners and transmission builders inspect turbine blades and long lines strung across open ridges.
- Ranching. Cattle and sheep operations check water, fences and stock across large pastures, saving long drives on two-track roads.
- Construction and engineering. Contractors and engineering firms document progress and produce maps and elevation models for highway, energy and building projects.
- Public safety. Sheriff’s offices, search and rescue teams and fire departments use drones for backcountry searches, crash scenes and wildfire size-ups. Our police drone training programs expand on that work.
Pick the work that matters to your Wyoming crew and the scenarios will be built around it. For several crews at once, corporate drone training combines certification prep with applied flying.
Wyoming Drone Regulations and Airspace Guide
- Four Class D areas, no Class C. Wyoming has no Class B or Class C airspace. Class D airspace surrounds Cheyenne Regional, Casper/Natrona County International, Jackson Hole Airport and Camp Guernsey Airport. Part 107 flights there need FAA authorization, usually requested through LAANC or FAA DroneZone, and tower hours are listed in the Chart Supplement.
- Critical infrastructure. Under W.S. 19-13-503, added in 2025, no one may fly a drone over or near critical infrastructure to intentionally photograph it, to loiter, or to further another crime. Operators acting in compliance with an FAA authorization or FAA rules, government operators, infrastructure owners and their agents, emergency agencies and landowners on their own property are exempt. A first offense is a misdemeanor; a repeat offense is a felony.
- Wildlife. W.S. 23-3-306 defines aircraft to include unmanned aerial vehicles and bars using one as an aid in taking wildlife other than predatory animals, so drones cannot be used to scout game for a hunt.
- State parks and historic sites. Current Wyoming State Parks rules prohibit operating a drone in state parks and historic sites without prior written approval. Contact the park office well ahead of a planned flight.
- Tribal lands. The Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming is governed by its tribes. Get tribal permission before flying over reservation land.
- National Park Service sites. Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, Devils Tower and Fossil Butte national monuments, Fort Laramie National Historic Site and the Wyoming part of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area follow National Park Service policy: no drone launches, landings or flights except in limited, approved cases.
General guidance, not legal advice. Before flying in Wyoming, confirm current FAA, state, tribal and local rules, check for temporary flight restrictions and get permission from the landowner or the infrastructure operator.
Setting Up Wyoming Drone Training
- Start the request. Use the form or call with your Wyoming site, crew size, experience level and preferred dates.
- Review the proposal. We suggest a curriculum and instructor and look at airspace, elevation and open ground at your site so class and flights connect.
- Fly in real conditions. Training takes place on your property, with supervised flights in the wind and altitude your pilots deal with on the job.
Schedule Drone Training in Wyoming
Whether your crew works at a Gillette mine, a Casper yard or a ranch near Sheridan, we come to you.
Wyoming course questions? Reach us at 1.818.255.0406, by email at info@droneuniversities.com or on the contact page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need FAA certification to fly drones commercially in Wyoming?
Yes. Commercial drone work in Wyoming is covered by Part 107, the FAA’s small drone rule. The remote pilot in command needs a Remote Pilot Certificate, issued after passing the FAA knowledge test, and every work drone needs an FAA registration. Start with the FAA’s guide to becoming a certificated remote pilot; our Wyoming course gets you ready for the test.
Does Wyoming restrict drones near pipelines, plants or substations?
Yes. Wyoming makes it a crime to fly over or near critical infrastructure to intentionally photograph it, loiter or further another crime, with exceptions that include FAA-compliant operations, owners and their agents, and landowners on their own property. Get the operator’s permission before any infrastructure job.
Can I fly near Cheyenne or Casper?
Close to those airports you need FAA authorization first. Cheyenne Regional, Casper/Natrona County International and Jackson Hole Airport all have Class D airspace. Authorized altitudes near the runways may be low, so the course teaches FAA facility maps and how to file requests.
Can I fly in Yellowstone, Grand Teton or a Wyoming state park?
Not without approval. NPS policy prohibits drone launches, landings and flights in Yellowstone and Grand Teton except in limited, approved cases, and Wyoming State Parks requires prior written approval for drone operation.
Where are Wyoming courses held?
At your location: mine offices, yards, plants, ranch headquarters, campuses and public safety buildings across Wyoming. If you have no safe open area, we will help find one.
How do I book a Wyoming course?
Submit a request for training or phone 1.818.255.0406; we will then confirm the course, instructor, site and schedule for your Wyoming team.
