Sep. 9—Ty Reed, a junior at Cambridge High School, is making money by commercially flying a drone after completing a drone class in school.
"I saw that (the class) was going to be about flying drones and being able to fly remoted controlled things have always interested me," Ty said on why he took the class. "I thought it would be a cool experience to get go out and fly drones at school and it would be a good experience."
As part of the class, Ty obtained his FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) certification to operate drones.
To get the certification, he had to complete the drone course offered through the school and complete the required FAA test at the airport.
"It took a lot of studying and a lot of preparation but I passed it and got my license," Ty said.
The Drone Commercial License allows him to earn money while flying drones.
After obtaining his license, Ty began to work with Mark Wharton of Scott Ogle Realty using a drone to photograph properties listed by the realtor.
Ty said he hasnt thought too much about what he wants to do for a career, but it will probably be something that deals with flying drones as there are a lot of job opportunities for drone pilots.
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