Delivery Drones
Are Here.
See Them Coming.
The pilotADSB Receiver with Remote ID picks up the FAA Remote ID broadcast from delivery drones and every other compliant drone around you. The Drone Pilot ADS-B app shows where each one is headed and calls out the ones on a collision path with you or your flight area, before they get there.
📱 The Drone Pilot ADS-B App
Your Receiver Feeds It. The App Does the Rest.
One map with everything sharing your airspace, and a voice that tells you what matters, so your eyes stay on your drone.
Free to download. Maps, weather, airspace and obstacles work without a receiver. Add a receiver for live aircraft and drones.
See everything the app does →Delivery drones now share the low airspace you work in, on routes and schedules you can't see.
Drone Pilot ADS-B shows every delivery drone broadcasting Remote ID and counts down a collision before it happens*.
Walmart has passed 1 million drone deliveries and plans more than 270 drone delivery stores with Wing by 2027. Zipline has made over 2 million deliveries, and Amazon is expanding Prime Air across the country. They fly a few hundred feet up, right where Part 107 pilots work.
The app looks 30 seconds ahead along each delivery drone's path. If it will pass inside your buffer, 500 ft sideways and 100 ft up or down by default, you hear a countdown, not a surprise.
The same alert covers your whole flight area: import it as a KML and the app warns you when a delivery drone will cross it.
Field-tested on real delivery drones, again and again: position, height and the collision countdown, live in the air.
“Drone Alert, Collision Alert in 30 seconds.”
*Remote ID can only show drones that are broadcasting it. FAA rules have required registered drones to broadcast Remote ID since 2024, but a drone that isn't broadcasting can't be shown. Delivery operators are named for identification only; pilotADSB is not affiliated with them.
What you see: a delivery drone's next 30 seconds, from yellow to red, and where it will pass closest to your flight area.
From the drone's broadcast to a callout in your ear.
No subscription to a drone-tracking service and no internet connection needed to see them. The drones tell you where they are, and the receiver on your tailgate listens.
The drone broadcasts
Under the FAA's Remote ID rule, a drone broadcasts its ID, position, altitude and speed, plus its pilot's or takeoff location, about once a second. Delivery drones included.
The receiver hears it
Two Remote ID radios in the pilotADSB Receiver listen on Wi-Fi at 2.4 and 5 GHz and on Bluetooth, while its ADS-B radios pick up manned aircraft on 1090 and 978 MHz.
The app knows what it is
Each drone gets a number, its full serial and its maker, matched against the FAA's list of Remote ID drones. Delivery drones are recognized by their maker, and you can mark any drone as one yourself.
You hear it coming
The app projects each drone's path ahead and speaks only when it matters: a countdown for a delivery drone on a collision path, distance and clock direction for any drone that comes close.
Built for delivery drones. Ready for every drone.
Delivery lead line
A line half a mile ahead of each delivery drone, ticked every 10 seconds, turning yellow, orange, then red as it nears you.
Collision countdown
“Collision Alert in 30… 20… 10 seconds.” If it will pass well above or below you, you hear “Drone converge” instead.
Your whole flight area
Import the job's KML. Delivery drones are checked against its edge plus a 50 ft buffer, not just the spot where you stand.
Launch sites & tracks
See where a delivery drone took off, the track behind it, and solid or fading trails for every drone around you.
Pilot & takeoff location
Remote ID carries the operator's location or the takeoff point. Tap a drone to show where it's being flown from.
Maker & serial
The full 20-character serial and the maker from the FAA's list. If a drone doesn't broadcast its model, the app says so. It never guesses.
Every drone that gets close
“UAS Present” as a drone comes within 1,000 ft, converging alerts at 750 and 500 ft, a warning at 250 ft and a repeating alert at 100 ft. Every distance is yours to set.
Aircraft on the same screen
Helicopters, crop dusters and airplanes broadcasting ADS-B appear with the drones, with their own spoken traffic callouts.
Drone detection needs the pilotADSB Receiver with Remote ID. The Drone Alerts settings appear in the app as soon as it connects to one.
pilotADSB Receiver with Remote ID
One receiver for both halves of your airspace: Remote ID for delivery drones and every other compliant drone, and dual-band ADS-B for the aircraft flying low around you.
- Remote ID on Wi-Fi 2.4 + 5 GHz and Bluetooth
- ADS-B 1090ES + 978 UAT for manned aircraft
- Pressure sensor for accurate aircraft heights above you
- 1 free year of both our apps: Drone Pilot ADS-B and pilotADSB EFB
- Tested and logged before it ships
$499includes 1 year of both our apps
Plus everything Drone Pilot ADS-B already does.
The same app and receiver still call out manned aircraft, track storms, show TFRs the moment they go active, and map every tower against your flight area.
Drone pilots' number one challenge is full awareness of approaching aircraft and drones.
Drone Pilot ADS-B calls out the direction, distance, and altitude of approaching aircraft and drones*.
Only traffic flying toward you or your flight area is announced. You hear the warnings that matter and none of the ones that don't.
Your controller's callouts come too late to act on.
You set the alert rules for the airspace you're actually standing in.
“Traffic, 3 o'clock, 2.9 miles, 600 feet.”
*An ADS-B receiver can only receive aircraft that are transmitting ADS-B. A very small percentage of aircraft do not output ADS-B data. Drones are shown when they broadcast FAA Remote ID, and need the pilotADSB Receiver with Remote ID.
Watch a live callout as an aircraft approaches. Sound on.
Watch a storm cell tracked as it moves toward you. Sound on.
A storm builds behind you while your eyes are on the drone.
Drone Pilot ADS-B calls out the storm's distance, direction, and speed.
You hear how far out it is, which way it is tracking and how fast it is moving — early enough to decide, not late enough to scramble.
Radar overlays and wind forecasts can be switched on and off as you need them.
The alert comes to you. You don't have to remember to look.
“Storm Cell, 15 miles, at 10 o'clock, moving toward you at 14 miles per hour.”
Don't Be Tomorrow's Headline.
Every day, drone pilots share airspace with planes and helicopters they never see coming. One near-miss is all it takes to end your flying career — and make the evening news. The Drone Pilot ADS-B app puts every ADS-B equipped aircraft in your area right on your screen, in real time, before it ever becomes a problem. Not every aircraft transmits ADS-B Out — but the ones that do will never catch you off guard again.
An alarm that goes off constantly becomes background noise — and background noise gets ignored. That's why Drone Pilot ADS-B lets you customize your alert rules to match your exact flying environment. Flying near a busy airport? Tighten your rules. Out in open rural airspace? Relax them. The right alert at the right moment is what actually keeps you safe — not a screen full of warnings you've learned to tune out.
400+
FAA drone incidents reported annually
60s
Setup time from box to live traffic
$0
Cost of the app itself
Current and upcoming TFRs on the same screen. Sound on.
A TFR can go active after you plan the job — and you're responsible either way.
Drone Pilot ADS-B shows you every active TFR the moment you open the app.
TFRs are refreshed each time you open the app, so you are looking at what is active now — not what was active when you planned the job.
They are drawn straight onto the map, alongside LAANC zones and your own imported flight boundary.
No second app to open. No separate briefing to pull.
Everything You Need.
Nothing You Don't.
Built from the ground up for drone pilots — not repurposed from manned aircraft software.
Live ADS-B Traffic
See every ADS-B equipped aircraft within range on your map in real time. Altitude, speed, direction, and distance — all at a glance.
LAANC Zones
Color-coded LAANC authorization grids overlaid directly on your map. Know your altitude limits before you ever take off.
Live TFR Alerts
Temporary flight restrictions displayed and alerted in real time. Never accidentally enter a TFR again.
Weather Radar
Live precipitation radar overlay so you can see exactly what's heading your way and make smart go/no-go decisions.
Towers & Obstacles
Cell towers, transmission lines, water towers, and pipelines all on one map. Know what's in your flight path before you launch.
Bluetooth + WiFi
Connect via Bluetooth and keep your phone on cellular for live maps and weather. Or use WiFi for maximum data throughput.
It's hard to tell whether a tower is inside your flight area when it's half a mile away.
Drone Pilot ADS-B maps every tower, with its height, against your own flight boundary.
Import your flight area as a KML and see at a glance whether a tower falls inside your boundary or outside it.
Every tower carries its height, so you know what you are dealing with before you launch — not after.
A 300-foot tower a mile out and a 150-foot tower close in look identical from where you are standing. On the map they don't.
Towers and their heights, against your imported flight boundary. Sound on.
Up and Running
in Three Steps.
No complicated setup. No technical knowledge required. If you can plug in a USB cable and install an app, you're good to go.
Get Your Receiver
Order a pilotADSB receiver — or flash our free firmware onto your own Raspberry Pi. Every receiver we sell ships pre-configured and tested, with a free year of both our apps included.
Power On & Connect
Plug in your receiver, wait 60–120 seconds for it to boot, then connect via Bluetooth or WiFi from the Drone Pilot ADS-B app on your phone or tablet. Takes less than 2 minutes.
Fly With Awareness
Your map populates with live aircraft, LAANC zones, TFRs, weather, and obstacles in real time. You'll never want to fly without it again.
Already Have a Receiver?
Use It.
You don't have to buy your hardware from us. Build your own Raspberry Pi receiver, pick up a used one, or buy a Stratux somewhere else — flash our free pilotADSBos image and it works with the Drone Pilot ADS-B app exactly like ours does. Same traffic, same LAANC, TFRs, weather, obstacles, same Bluetooth auto-connect.
Buying a pilotADSB receiver just saves you the work — it arrives pre-flashed, bench-tested, and includes a free year of both our apps. BYOD takes a bit more effort up front, and that's completely fine by us.
What You'll Need
A Raspberry Pi 3B+ or Pi 4 with an RTL-SDR dongle — yours, used, or bought anywhere
Our free pilotADSBos image, flashed to an 8GB or larger microSD card
The Drone Pilot ADS-B app on Android or iOS — free to download; connecting it to a receiver needs a license, $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr
About 15 minutes and a computer to flash the card
Optional: an EFB Unlock Key ($49.95) if you also want to feed ForeFlight or another GDL90 EFB app. Every receiver we sell already has one.