Build Fly Code is a complete autonomous systems curriculum. Students learn to fly, code, and solve real problems with the same drone hardware used from after-school programs through service academies. Kids who graduate without hands-on autonomy skills are behind. Textbooks teach about drones. This curriculum teaches with them.
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Build Fly Code organizes learning by altitude, not by age. Students enter where they are and climb as far as they choose. The same Hopper hardware works at every stage.
Twelve hands-on missions designed for after-school programs and enrichment. Students learn to fly, solve problems, and build confidence with drones before formal coursework begins.
Five industry verticals with real-world mission scenarios. Emergency response, precision agriculture, package delivery, search and rescue, and site inspection. Each vertical pairs hands-on flight with career context.
FAA Part 107 certification preparation integrated with real flight experience. Airspace, weather, regulations, and emergency procedures taught through scenario-based learning, not memorization.
The ladder does not end at graduation. College students, service academy cadets, and independent learners continue with the same Hopper hardware. Mission design, autonomous systems coursework, and self-paced mastery, all on the platform you already own.
Build Fly Code Compete puts teams on a national leaderboard with three challenges drawn from the curriculum: Emergency Response, Search and Rescue, and Package Delivery. Same Hopper. Same field. New stakes.
See the Competition →Every lesson comes with everything an educator needs. No curriculum development required.
Detailed, case-study-based lessons with setup schematics, extension activities, embedded formative assessments, and sample responses. Everything you need to deliver engaging, standards-aligned instruction.
Each lesson includes a slide deck that provides real-world context, outlines key details, and sets clear expectations for each phase of execution. Test-prep questions are embedded throughout.
Available in digital and printable formats. Students log data, respond to scenario-based questions, and reflect on their findings during each simulation.
Programs built on retired or foreign hardware cannot ladder. The curriculum your students start in fifth grade has to still work when they reach a service academy or an engineering school. Build Fly Code is the only US-built pathway that does.
Grace, the AI companion who helps students and teachers think rather than handing over the answer, is built into the platform at every rung.
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The Hopper a fifth grader flies is the same Hopper a USNA midshipman uses for mission design.
Skills compound. What students learn in Hopper Quest prepares them for BFC 2026 and Part 107.
NDAA compliant. No foreign dependencies. Built in America for American programs.
Perkins V eligible. ESSER compatible. Grant research support and purchase orders accepted.
Build Fly Code is built for institutional adoption. Every component meets the compliance, documentation, and funding requirements that program directors and district procurement offices need.
Hopper hardware and BFC curriculum qualify as CTE equipment and instructional materials under the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. FTW provides grant documentation support for district procurement offices.
Hopper is not exposed to components from prohibited foreign manufacturers, making it fully compliant with NDAA Section 889. Eligible for use in Title I schools, JROTC programs, federally funded workforce contracts, and defense-adjacent curricula.
FTW Robotics accepts purchase orders and works directly with district procurement teams. Quote requests, sole-source justification letters, and compliance documentation are available upon request.
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