A Lakeland man who developed a love of drones has turned that love into a business. It's called Drone Launch Academy. 

  • Lakeland man turns love of drones into business
  • David Young started Drone Launch Academy
  • Courses provided to help people pass the FAA drone exam

David Young is a Certified Public Accountant who also has a pilots license. He also has an FAA required license to fly drones for commercial purposes. 

"Oh it’s awesome especially the first time. You really don’t get that birds eye view," said Young about flying his drone. "When you get up there you feel almost like an airplane but you get to see things from a whole different vantage point."

The Drone Launch Academy provides online training courses for people hoping to pass the FAA drone exam. There are sample questions and tutorial videos.

Young is an instructor in some of the videos. An attorney teaches legal issues and a retired Air Force colonel teaches courses about weather. 

Young sees a major future in using drones for businesses purposes.

"Absolutely. The technology is increasing really quickly. They are using it for everything from real estate marketing videos to precision agriculture to detect when their crops might have certain diseases," he said.