Racine Unified School District: Horlick Senior Becomes RUSD's First Certified Drone Pilot

Press release from Racine Unified School District:

2022-02-07

A new aviation program at Horlick is taking off as senior Jacob Thillemann becomes the first student to earn a Drone Pilot’s License. It’s a big step forward for a program that launched just five years ago. 

A new aviation program at Horlick is taking off as senior Jacob Thillemann becomes the first student to earn a Drone Pilot’s License. It’s a big step forward for a program that launched just five years ago. 

It took hours of studying and watching instructional videos on Youtube, but Jacob completed every requirement necessary to become the first RUSD Aviation student to become a certified drone pilot.  

It took hours of studying and watching instructional videos on Youtube, but Jacob completed every requirement necessary to become the first RUSD Aviation student to become a certified drone pilot.  

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