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FAA Part 107 Drone Prep

Test prep for the FAA Remote Pilot certificate, with a 99.8% pass rate.

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Self-paced courses with assignments you can send me for feedback

Photography Courses for Every Level

Lessons in an order that makes sense

Quizzes and assignments to practice as you go

Questions answered by me

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"I’ve tried MasterClass, LinkedIn, and Udemy, and YouTube. John Peltier’s courses beat them hands down."

John Flores

Perfect Fujifilm In-Camera JPEGs

Tyler Liggett

Exposure Triangle for Beginners

Laid out well and quizzes did a good job of reinforcing the lessons.

Bill Farrell

Basics of Light, Composition, and Color

Clear explanations and solid examples followed by very useful and engaging assignments.

Kevin Lamport

Better Photography Through Visual Storytelling

This course outlines a less random way of capturing images.

Joanne Gordin

Two-Minute Lightroom Workflow

This class helped to streamline my approach to post processing and greatly improved the final result.

Richard Skaare

Fujifilm X-H2 Tutorial

I was amazed that I found such an in-depth yet easily understandable walk-through on how to use my camera.

Elene Feigenbaum

Fujifilm Camera Fundamentals

The presentations provide excellent graphics to show how to set the camera. The instructor provides helpful feedback on assignments.

Taught by an FAA-certified instructor and former F-15E instructor pilot

FAA Part 107 Drone License Prep

Short lessons that stick to what’s on the test

Practice questions written the way the FAA asks them

If you don’t pass, I refund the course and your test fee

Feedback from pilots who passed the Part 107 exam

Randall Roberts

"Third study course I signed up for. This was the best. Easy to understand and presented in a way that made the material easy to learn."

Sarah Rocca

"Thank you for creating a course in plain English! I took my test yesterday and got a 98%!"

Eric Furstner

"Scored a 90% today. I started out with another study system but this one addressed what was important in a far more concise way."

Noah Fennema

This course was the only information I used to study for the Part 107 test."

Chris Perez

"I am completely new to Part 107 and drones. Within a matter of 15 days I went through this course and passed the test with relative ease."

Brendan Engel

"Really helped me feel much more confident in my knowledge about the FAA test."

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

John Peltier

I started my teaching career in the U.S. Air Force, where I was an F-15E flight instructor for ten years and wrote training curricula. I continued to teach flight lessons after transitioning to civilian life, and ultimately, photography instruction.

I'm most drawn to documentary work. I've worked on documentary projects for nonprofits around the world and have also taught photography lessons on three continents.

I've been a professional photographer for almost 15 years, having been published in places like New York Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Tahoe Quarterly, and the U.S. National Park Service.