Altoa
For hobbyist pilots

Just bought a drone? This is your pre-flight homepage.

Free TRUST-and-recreational-rules walkthrough, instant airspace check for any address, and a plain-English answer to 'can I fly this here.' No license required to use it.

Try it now — type any US address

Sound familiar?

The four problems every hobbyist drone pilot hits.

  • B4UFLY says yes; the FAA TFR list says no

    You checked the official app. Looked clear. You launched in a state park during a wildfire TFR you didn't know existed. That's a federal felony you almost committed for not knowing where to look.

  • Do I need to register? Do I need TRUST?

    The DJI box says 'comply with FAA rules.' Which rules? Sub-250g exempt from registration, but TRUST is required for any outdoor flight. Most first-time owners don't realize this until they get cited.

  • The Hollywood-sign / Yosemite question

    You drove there. You assumed you could fly. National Parks have a blanket NPS no-drone ban. City parks have municipal ordinances. The FAA airspace and the local rules are different layers — both apply.

  • Wind that grounds your drone mid-flight

    Forecast said 6 mph. Drone fights you at 200 ft AGL. Battery drains 30% faster than usual. Did you cause damage? Just bad luck? You'd rather know before launch.

What Altoa does

One screen, every answer, two seconds.

Plain-English airspace + TFR check

Type any address. Get a clear yes/no and the rule that applies — to recreational pilots, not just commercial. Wildfire TFRs, stadium TFRs, controlled airspace, the whole layer cake.

Per-drone rules — DJI Mini through Mavic 3 Pro

Pick your model; we tell you what registration, license, and Remote ID requirements actually apply. Sub-250g recreational pilots have totally different rules than Part 107 commercial — most apps don't bother distinguishing.

AGL wind and visibility, not surface wind

We surface wind speed at the altitude you'll actually fly. Most hobbyists ground their drone on a 'breezy day' that was 12 mph ground / 19 mph at 300 ft. Fly when the right layer is calm.

National park / state park / city park rules

We index 50 national parks, 51 states, and 50 metros with the actual rules — what's flyable from outside the boundary, where the legal alternatives are within driving distance.

In practice

Your first flight, the easy way

Get TRUST done (10 minutes, free, link from our glossary). Pick your drone — for sub-250g you don't need to register. Type the address you want to fly. We tell you Class B, LAANC required, but here's a Class G area five miles north where you can fly today at 400 ft AGL. Fly safe; come back next time.

Lock $9/mo for life.

Free tier covers most flights. Founding members lock $9/mo forever on Pro — well under the $14/mo launch price.

Founding members

Lock $9/mo for life.

First 250 paid signups keep $9/mo on Pro forever — well under the $14/mo launch price. We email you once: when the beta opens.

Limited to the first 250 paid signups.

  • Unlimited Briefs (free tier is 5/mo, watermarked)
  • Native LAANC submission, no third-party hop
  • Weekly best-time digest at every saved location
  • 30-day free trial when beta opens

One email when beta opens. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

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