"There are a lot of kids at my school with smaller drones that they fly for fun." With the number of commercial drone operations outpacing the pool of certified drone pilots, experts say more training is needed to help young flyers operate the planes legally and safely. James Barnes founded the New Jersey Drone Academy on an old miniature golf and driving range complex nearly three years ago. She decided to take the class after her father — a commercial photographer with no aviation experience — was recruited by SkySkopes to test the 20-week flight training course. Minot Public Schools, which offers aviation classes to high school students, plans to partner with SkySkopes on drone training, Superintendent Mark Vollmer said.

Source: ABC News January 14, 2017 15:20 UTC