Large companies in the United States (US) such as Amazon and Facebook, is currently looking for pilots who can fly unmanned aircraft or drones. Salary offered, initially US $ 100 thousand or approximately Rp. 1.2 billion / year.
Currently, the US government banned the use of drones for commercial purposes. However, this rule will soon change, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is the aviation regulator in the US, will allow the use of drones for commercial, but only to a height of 400 feet.
This rule will make a request for drone pilots increased to 100 thousand people, in the next 10 years.
During this time, the company that employs the drone pilot, the pilot pay at least US $ 50 per hour, or $ 100 thousand per year. This is according to Al Palmer, director of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center, University of North Dakota, as reported by CNN, Wednesday (11/26/2014).
According to the university, which will be issued new rules will make increasing demands on the US drone pilots. Moreover, technology companies are very keen to use this plane.
Facebook currently has formed a special team for the drones. While Amazon states would use drones to send small packets quickly to its customers. Google also has acquired Titan Aerospace, maker of solar-powered drones.
Meanwhile, 61 pilots graduated from the University of North Dakota drones are currently working in factories main drone manufacturers, such as Northrup Grumman, Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, and Boeing.
In the US, drones are expected to be used for agriculture, oil and gas exploration, or the film industry.
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