The growing demand for drone pilots

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THE GROWING DEMAND FOR DRONE PILOTS
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• There may be a long list of rules for operating
  drones that weigh less than 55 pounds, but
  becoming a commercial drone operator, or pilot,
  is now quite straightforward. You must be at
  least 16 years of age, and you are required to
  pass a 50 question multiple choice exam
  administered by an FAA approved testing center,
  but provided you meet both requirements, youll
  be awarded your FAA Part 107 commercial Drone
  License and can legally begin to fly for as a
  registered commercial drone pilot.
• How many industries are drones being used in
  nowadays?
• Having been originally used for warfare purposes,
  drones are now being used in

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• more and more industries, such as real estate,
  film-making, advertising, mapping and online
  retail, with huge companies like Amazon and
  Google testing ways to deliver packages using
  drones.
• Some cities are planning to restrict the use of
  commercial drones, but even so, many thousands of
  openings for drone operators are projected to
  enter the job market by 2025, and the global
  market for commercial applications of drone
  technology is set to reach 127 million by 2020.

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• How and where can you train to become a drone
  pilot?
• Drone pilot training programs are appearing at
  universities and institutes the country over, to
  try and match the demand for jobs. In Phoenix, a
  university is devoted solely to training drone
  pilots, and offers graduate degrees in unmanned
  systems engineering, along with manual training
  courses to become a drone pilot.

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• Once youve earned a certificate, must you go on
  to meet other FAA requirements?
• Before being able to fly a drone commercially,
  youll need a drone pilot license, or FAA 107.
  Many training programs and universities can help
  you prepare for taking this test.
• Are many people opting to train as drone pilots?
• Yep, they sure are! People of all ages and from
  all walks of life are choosing to become drone
  pilots, irrespective of whether they have any
  prior experience or

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• not. With research showing how drones are set to
  revolutionize many industries, getting involved
  now could become lucrative for the future.
• Drones are very much here to stay, and whether
  you approve of them or not, they are responsible
  for creating many new career opportunities, and
  the need for qualified drone pilots, continues to
  grow.
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