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Drone Piloting Class Takes Off At Bergen Community College
The class is taught by a 25-year United Airlines pilot.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Bergen Community College will offer an information session on its drone class, which launched in December.
The session will be Feb. 4 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Technology Information Center on its Paramus campus at 400 Paramus Road.
The two-part class offers students a path to obtaining a remote pilot's license from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is necessary to operate drones. Scott Strimple, a United Airlines pilot for 25 years and experienced drone operator, teaches the course.
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The class includes FAA exam preparation and hands-on flying experience after students pass a written exam.
The FAA allowed the college to operate drones on campus, just one of three community colleges to receive such an exemption.
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For more information, email rcrisafi@bergen.edu.
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An aerial photograph of Bergen Community College. — Courtesy of Bergen Community College
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