GF Airport certified for drone training

As the market in drones explodes Grand Forks airport has been certified for specialist pilot training.

Current regulations don’t allow drone use within 500-feet of a building .

But Ernie Ziesman the President and CEO of Skydrones UAV says they have approval to go much further and up to 90-metres high around the airport.

The company is now taking bookings from the commercial and non-commercial sector.

Drone pilots will be trained to identify and react safely to complex industrial environments like power line and bridge inspection.

*Picture – http://www.skydroneuavs.com

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