FPV Club · Brophy College Preparatory · 2026–27
Pilots before drones.
Teaches real skills. Lowers the barrier to flying. Outlives its founders.
$2,000
one-time ask
84h
sim practice this year
+10
new pilots
23
skill badges · 4 tracks
Why drones, why now
Brophy's future of UAV flight
400k+
FAA remote pilots · ~0 in 2016
1M+
FAA TRUST pilots
30k+
registered FPV racers
1M/yr
FPV drones for one war
Work
Culture
Fun · skilful · a lot to learn
"The hardest part of FPV is not flying. It is everything you have to understand before you are allowed to."
Skills we want people to learn
Four tracks of skill
Flight
7 badges
Build & tech
6 badges
Knowledge & safety
5 badges
Crew & leadership
5 badges
Twenty-three badges. Build, reason, lead.
Skills · track 1 of 4
Flight
Skills · track 2 of 4
Build & tech
Skills · track 3 of 4
Knowledge & safety
Skills · track 4 of 4
Crew & leadership
Skills · the whole list
What a student walks away able to do
Lowering the barrier to entry
Anyone can start flying today, for free
The sim lab
No seat? Ground School
Zero cost to the student
Clear first steps
the kiosk · open to anyone
Structure that ensures learning
Badges unlock gear
One testable skill
Demonstration, not attendance
The record
Structure that ensures safety
A written safety standard
The rules
Nothing over 250 g
Gates before gear
Event protocol
Batteries
Airspace
Safe Flight quiz · passed
Structure that ensures sustainability
Built to outlive its founders
Skills stay
Mentors
Everything written down
Recruiting moments
seven posters · a website that runs itself
Other yields for Brophy
What else the school gets
Best of Brophy
Community-period races
Interest is already here
Equipment
The equipment we want
2 ×
DJI N3 goggles
2 ×
RadioMaster Pocket
2 ×
Meteor 75 Pro
1 ×
Pavo 20 Pro
Accessories TBD on what we can afford
Equipment · the numbers
Budget at a glance
Timeline
Where we've been, and where this goes
Thank you
Questions?
Proposal
This pitch
Lab dashboard
Flight School
The posters
Flight reel
FPV Club · Brophy College Preparatory · Micah Tucker & team · mtucker27@brophybroncos.org