. >> banking on that growth is retired air force colonel and f-4 pilot jerry lemieux. >> when you thinkbout the future, focus on the hundreds of commercial applications that these vehicles can be used for, such as agriculture. the news media is big, sports events. >> lemieux has just started up the first unmanned vehicle university. most of the teaching is done online, honoring courses in radar sensors, project management and mission design. as well as intensive weekend programs. and for those like justin woody who want to learn how to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, the university offers a three-day hands-on course. >> in the future, what i want to do is get into what they call precision agriculture, so i could go and help spot the troubled areas in the fields. and help the farmers increase their crops. >> our turn? >> reporter: "nightline" dropped in on the latest session held at a model airplane field in sarasota, florida. i had practiced on a computer simulator before arriving and my instructor has 40 years of experienced, launched the fantasticed wing drone called a sky hawk. i took