Join the Celebration

The FAA has announced their annual Drone Safety Day will be Saturday, April 26, 2025. 

According to the FAA, drones are the fastest growing segment of aviation in the United States. As of January, there are over 871,000 drones registered with the FAA, and over 400,000 certified Remote Pilots. These numbers are projected to continue to grow and we want everyone who operates drones to have fun and be safe!

The goal of Drone Safety Day is to highlight the societal, economic, and safety benefits of safe drone operations with in-person, virtual, and hybrid events in focus areas such as Education, Economics, Equity, Environment, and Emergencies.

Here are a few ways you can join the Drone Safety Day celebration:

• Send USI a photo, video, or quote from your students or instructor(s) telling us about your drone program using the form on this page. 
  
  
• Share photos, video, or quotes from students on your social media outlets. Use the hashtag #DroneSafetyDay! If you'd like to tag USI, we will reshare your posts to help magnify your reach.
  
  
• Share the social media graphics that the FAA has created to your social media channels and use the hashtag #DroneSafetyDay.
  
  
• Incorporate one, some, or all of these activities into your classroom:
  • Drone Scavenger Hunt
  • Drone Skill Drills
  • Check out the FAA Drone Playlists on YouTube
  • Explore the FAA's STEM and Aviation & Space Education Playlist on YouTube
  • Solve this UAS Crossword Puzzle
  • Solve this UAS Word Search
  • Learn about Drone Flight Dynamics and Drone Control Systems.
  • Find out which Drone Career may suit you with this Career quiz.
  • Learn About Wind Speed by Making an Anemometer.
  • Make a Hoop Glider
  • Learn About the Principle of Thrust by Making a Foamie Flyer.

• Check out these additional high school activities from the FAA
• Plan an event at your school to share what your students are learning. Here is the FAA's Event Playbook from 2024, designed to support your event.
  
  If you're able to do this, make sure you Register Your Event and let USI know using the form on this page so that we can help you promote it!

USI is here to encourage and support your school's drone program. We are excited about this important initiative from the FAA and hope that your school will participate.