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Richard Landoll received a UAS as a Christmas gift, just like thousands of others. Landoll, 65, said he plans to operate his unmanned aircraft system as a hobby around his 2 acres near Marysville. Richard Horner, 45, originally from England now living in Manhattan, uses his custom-built UAS for research in experimenting with different hardware options and software programing. Landoll and Horner were among the 26 diverse UAS enthusiasts who learned about new regulations, which require a pilot’s license for a commercial operation, new rules that could be approved in June and safety at the UAS multirotor hobby course on Saturday on the Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus. Danielle Brown, director of the professional outreach department at K-State Polytechnic, said expectations were that 15 would take the $200 course. Twenty-six signed up, and the course was broken into two segments. “It usually takes a few tries to get a course up and going,” she said. Bright future Horner said he sees a future for unmanned aircraft technology. “This is going to be a multibillion dollar industry,” Horner said. “Think about it.Read more on NewsOK.com