in three years its unmanned aviation major has grown from 11 students to more than 200. collegeance universities offer similar programming amid estimates of $100,000 jobs over the next few years. this junior hopes she lands one of them. it seems to be the wave of the future, especially with the military. at the university of north dakota our point of interest is turning right on, looks like 18th street. students who already have a commercial pilot s license are hoping to be among the first certified drone pilots. the benefits that this industry will provide is going to be exponential. it could start in just a few months when the faa announces the rules on who s allowed to fly and where. after that the sky could be the limit. tom costello, nbc news daytona beach. nba on christmas day featured five games and one player who made a holiday
aerial farm land surveys, wildfires, law enforcement, package delivery, you name it, the real drone organization is waiting on the faa to set the rules. i ve got the ability to sit and hover and look at something to make sure this is the person we re looking for. but the leading aviation schools are not waiting. already training a new generation how to fly an unmanned aerial system or uas. when you re first learning how to fly this thing, what is the biggest challenge? i would say the biggest challenge is the positional awareness of the aircraft. whether it s flying toward you or away from you, you have some control. and it s not just small models. about two miles south. but bigger military size drones as well. close enrollments up more than 1,000%. the hardest part for us is how quickly the technology changes. it s a generational shift here which has taught traditional piloting since 1926. in three years its unmanned