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Elizabeth City State University is building an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) training facility to prepare students for jobs in that field.
Stephanie Marquis, a spokeswoman for ECSU, said the outdoor pavilion will be open-air inside a netted area, so students can fly drones for practice. It's on schedule to be built by late summer.
She said the 100-foot wide, 250-foot long, 50-foot high facility will be "the only structure of its kind in North Carolina."
The training pavilion could help students prepare for photography, public safety, disaster response, homeland security and other jobs that commonly use drones.
"UAS is a fast-growing public and private industry – more than 170,000 jobs are expected to be created by 2025," Marquis wrote.
ECSU is already known for its four-year Aviation Science program.
Continue reading: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/education/elizabeth-city-state-university-drone-training-facility/291-7ba949bd-35ca-44ae-b37d-71b7bc00217a
Stephanie Marquis, a spokeswoman for ECSU, said the outdoor pavilion will be open-air inside a netted area, so students can fly drones for practice. It's on schedule to be built by late summer.
She said the 100-foot wide, 250-foot long, 50-foot high facility will be "the only structure of its kind in North Carolina."
The training pavilion could help students prepare for photography, public safety, disaster response, homeland security and other jobs that commonly use drones.
"UAS is a fast-growing public and private industry – more than 170,000 jobs are expected to be created by 2025," Marquis wrote.
ECSU is already known for its four-year Aviation Science program.
Continue reading: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/education/elizabeth-city-state-university-drone-training-facility/291-7ba949bd-35ca-44ae-b37d-71b7bc00217a
