Learning to fly
Charlie Lautenbacher (in light blue shirt), a drone pilot for Altitude Agri Services, talks with company owner Kurt Beckley as they stand over two of the company’s DJI Drones’ T-30 sprayer drones during Washington State University’s Spring Drone Day at Hayden Farms north of Pasco.
Charles H. Featherstone/Columbia Basin Herald
Washington State University smart farm specialist Jake Schraeder says it’s easy to learn to fly drones. “Any kid who grew up playing video games would get it pretty quickly,” he said during WSU’s Drone Day demonstration last week at Hayden Farms near Pasco.
A DJI Drones’ T-30 owned and operated by Altitude Agri Services hovers as it sprays a row of cherry trees with water as part of a demonstration of its capabilities during WSU’s Drone Day event last week.
PASCO — It’s not too hard to learn to fly a drone, according to Washington State University smart farming expert Jake Schraeder.
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