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Narr: That buzzing noise
you hear

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could be the sound
of the future.

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With more businesses than ever
using drones for everything

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from rooftop inspections
to farming to cinematography.

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Job opportunities
are, well, flying high.

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George: Society is changing.

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Drones are gonna come, uh,

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become a big part
of our everyday life.

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George Foster is an instructor
at Mira Costa College,

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a community college
in San Diego County.

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It offers a drone pilot
and technician program

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and certificate.

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George: You could come in here

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not knowing anything
about flying a drone

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and we would baby stop
you from seeing a drone

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sitting on a table
to operating in a simulator,

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to flying a beginner drone,
to flying a drone

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with an advanced
payload system on it.

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If you need glasses.

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Student: Yeah.

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George: And it also adjusts
for the eye space...

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George:
The other aspect of the course

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is for them
to learn the technical skills -

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the components of a drone, how
to solder and repair your drone,

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how to build your own drone,
or to get hired on as

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a technical advisor to build
and repair drones for a company.

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Jonathan: We're learning to fly.

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We're learning where not to fly.

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Um, the basics of

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if something goes really wrong,
we can troubleshoot it.

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Say, Oh, this battery's dead.

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Oh, this sensor
needs to be replaced

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or this wire came unplugged,
I just need to solder it

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and the training
of how to do that.

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Narr: Student Jonathan Moore
says he was searching for career

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opportunities when he discovered
the drone program.

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Jonathan: I just have a history

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like in my life of being around
robotics, being around

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aerospace stuff.

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My dad was an aerospace
engineer,

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so honestly, drones have been
on the fringe of my life

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for like a long time.

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And so, when I saw this was
available, it just seemed like

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I would probably love to do
that.

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Narr:
The program is an intensive

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335 hours,

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but by the end, students are
fully prepared to take the FAA

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Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Drone Knowledge test.

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That allows them to fly drones
for commercial purposes.

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Jaroslav:
My like, dream job would be to,

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uh, get hired by some,
uh, media company

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where I would be
either a technician

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or a pilot for flying the drones
that have the

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big cameras on them.

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And yeah, just doing that
fun stuff in movies.

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Narr:
Even though Jaroslav already

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passed the FAA test
before enrolling in the program,

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he says he's gaining
real-life experience.

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Jaroslav:
So this is like a great way to

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get started
because you get hands-on

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training from people
who have been in the industry.

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George:
You never want your props on

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unless you're about to fly.

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Narr: People like George Foster,
who also flies drones

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for a roofing company
to perform inspections

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and those industry jobs
are growing as companies

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and public safety organizations
find new ways

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to use the technology.

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George: Currently, right now,
the big companies UPS, Amazon,

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they're working on drone
delivery.

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The medical fields.

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Uh, we happen to live
in Southern California.

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Chula Vista PD uses drones
for their advanced

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eyes on site at a location
before officers arrive.

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So we're on the pulse of
the next generation of the big,

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big things
thats happening in society.

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Jonathan:
It is a young industry

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and it is evolving very quickly.

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So, people are getting
new ideas.

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People are getting new
capabilities

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and people are getting
more comfortable with them.

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And so, it's just a lot
is moving very quickly.

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The rules we're learning
this year

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are different than the rules

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that we would have learned
last year.

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Narr:
In this fast-paced environment

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where the technology changes
every year and new regulations

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are frequently introduced,

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students
say they're excited about being

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part of an emerging industry.

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[drone buzzing]

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On this day,

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they're racing on an indoor
obstacle course,

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using goggles with first person
view, also called FPV.

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They can see what the drone sees

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as they zip
through the classroom.

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George: So, it's an immersive
drone experience

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that allows you
to travel inside the drone

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as if you were like a bee or
hummingbird around the course.

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And in the professional world,
that skill set

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transcribes into drones
used for inspection purposes.

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Jonathan: The real fun stuff
is the hands-on,

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like we're using

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state-of-the-art
equipment here.

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So having the newest toys to
play with is really interesting.

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Narr: Interesting, fun, and
technical - a combination

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that these students say

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they can't wait
to bring to the job market.

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George: Having drone knowledge
and technical skills,

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it gives you a plethora
of op-options.

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You know, if youre on

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Indeed or Glassdoor, its
job's coming up every day.

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And literally,
if you have a drone

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and are willing to travel,
the world is your oyster.

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Narr:
According to recent studies,

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the average annual
pay for a drone pilot in

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the United States
is just under $100,000 a year.

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As the commercial
drone industry

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continues to grow,
so does the demand for pilots.

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Industry experts
say some 100,000 drone-related

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jobs will be created over
the next two years.