CONNECTICUT MAN’S LOFTY DREAMS REALIZED 

Barry Alexander, CEO and founder of Aquiline Drones in Hartford, recently presented Timothy Demarest, an assembly worker from Meriden, with free tuition to the Aquiline Drones Flight to the Future online drone pilot training program so that he can launch a new career. Demarest, a lifelong drone enthusiast, will earn FAA Drone Pilot Certification and gain access to the Flight to the Future job dashboard in order to start his own independent drone business.

“This is truly a gift from the heavens as I have always been fascinated with and appreciative of drones since childhood,” said Demarest, a 19-year-old manufacturing employee.  “I own a hobby drone and actually created a video this past summer.  Thanks to Aquiline Drones, what has been a hobby can now become a viable career in a field that I love.”

The commercial drone sector is growing at a rate of 13.8% compounded annually and is expected to double by 2025 to more than $42 billion as they grow in popularity and realize more potential across countless industries. They are unrivaled in assessing and mitigating potential natural disasters and other forms of mayhem that could ultimately lead to loss of livelihood, property or even life, and are crucial to local, statewide, national and international border security.