FAA Complaint Prompts University to Move Drone Course Indoors

College students enrolled in a course to learn how to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been told to stay indoors.

Although the University of Missouri offers a one-credit journalism class on UAV operations, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) sent the school a cease-and-desist letter last summer, grounding any outdoor flights, according to an article by the Associated Press.

Bill Allen, a professor of agricultural journalism, says interest in employing drones for research has swelled within the university's science community, especially in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.