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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Young people are soaring through the skies with cutting-edge technology at the Franklin Center for Innovation, where they can work on the requirements to become a certified drone pilot.
What You Need To Know
An innovative program in Frankfort is helping turn a passion for flying into a lucrative career
Youth and adults can now learn how to be pilots at the Frankfort Center for Innovation
At 16, anyone can earn their FAA drone pilot license
Executive Director Jason Allen says drones are not just helpful here in the state but for solving critical problems worldwide
To operate drones, prospective pilots have to understand the basics.
Jason Allen is the executive director of the innovation center. He said it’s just like a video game where each drone is controlled by a remote control.
Right now, the center hosts third through eighth graders. They plan to start ninth through 12th graders in a drone racing league and hope to offer a future course for adults interested in getting a drone license.
The Drone Flight School takes students from online simulators to flying them in real life. Allen says this is an opportunity for young people to be inspired and join the workforce in a groundbreaking way. At 16, anyone can earn their FAA 107 drone pilot license.
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