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We Prepare Girls of Color for Thriving Careers in STEM Aviation by Teaching Them The Next Big Thing:

DRONES

No college degree needed to become a Drone Pilot.

MISSION

Helping black girls fall in love with STEM through drones opening the door to future careers in the drone industry.

Why This Is Important To Me

We dream of a future with more women and girls of color in STEM fields – and to create a pipeline of qualified women and girls to fill the growing need for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified drone pilots.

I’m Roxane Romulus and I fell in love with the world of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) – or drones – by an aviator with 25 years of experience in the field. Over the course of a year, I learned everything I could about the drone industry.

I founded Black Girl Drone World to help women and girls of color between the ages of 15-30 find their niche in their STEM careers with my signature program Drones Taking Flight. I teach women and girls to fall in love with STEM through drones just like I did, guiding them to a wide range of future careers in the world of drones.

If you’re a parent who wants to expose their children to STEM opportunities, Drones Taking Flight is the course for you. In Drones Taking Flight, women and girls will learn about avionics, aerodynamics, and aviation. We’ll help you expand your views on future career paths, and shape important college decisions.

As a mother of two brown girls, I see my daughters in every single one of them. It is important that I not only prepare my daughters for what’s next for their future but also help other women and girls of color learn about the incredible opportunities in drone technology.

Why this Course?

Drones Taking Flight is an excellent course for women and girls of color to learn about key concepts in STEM and technological advances in the drone industry. The course is comprehensive and flexible, targeted at every grade level to propel their understanding of the field from every angle.

With the increasing popularity of drones, they are becoming the next big thing in STEM, and the demand for smart aviators, certified drone pilots, and researchers is increasing. We aim to meet that demand by equipping women and girls of color with the tools to make their mark in this growing industry.

In This Course You Will Learn

Learn about the History of Drones: The Remote Controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Learn the Aerodynamics of Flight - Thrust, Drag, Lift, and Weight and how to manage these four forces with your UAV flight controls.
Learn how Drone Avionics and Drone Payload effect UAV navigation, communication, maneuverability and flight times.
Understand FAA Laws, Drone Safety and how weather conditions affect drone performance.
Learn what the FAA requires for FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certification and flying drones commercially.
Explore the future of UAVs and how Drone Technology is advancing personal, military and commercial drone use.

What Customers are Saying

"I just want to thank you for coming up with this idea for our girls and particularly girls of color, brown girls. As you know we are a very small percentage in this space. To empower our girls, to be free thinkers, to utilize technology to save the world and to save the planet, I’m super proud. Thank you for the opportunity. Our future is secure parents. I can’t wait to see what these girls go on to do!"

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