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Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) / Drone Camp
Aug 8, 2016, 9:00 AM to Aug 12, 2016 Location: Please See Below for Details*Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) / Drone Camp
The New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport, Air Force Research Lab Information Directorate (AFRL/RI), and the Community Foundation have partnered with Mohawk Valley Community College, Griffiss Institute and AX Enterprize, LLC to offer an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summer Camp. The experience will immerse the students in UAS research at AFRL/RI, UAS testing at the Griffiss International Airport and UAS educational opportunities at MVCC. The camp will focus on UAS concepts that combine classroom training with hands-on experience. The classroom instruction will focus on the safety of use (FAA’s Know Before You Fly Initiative) and scientific principles of flight. Students will assemble a quadcopter and learn the science of aerodynamics and radio-controlled vehicles. The hands-on approach contributes to students’ understanding of concepts, promotes discovery, and develops problem-solving skills. The activities in this program are designed to give students a competitive advantage to entering aviation fields by giving them a solid foundation of science, mathematics, and communication skills, and introducing them to cutting-edge aircraft technologies. The camp will close on Friday with a Capstone event where the students will fly their drone through an obstacle course. The camp has been designed to excite students’ interest in STEM, focusing on aviation and the high-growth field of unmanned aerial systems, and will introduce students to the local employment opportunities in UAS and aviation fields.
Topics covered include:
• Safety of use
• UAS concepts
• Promotion of discovery
• Scientific principles of flight
• Development of problem-solving skills
• Classroom training with hands-on experience
• Introduction to cutting-edge aircraft technologies
• Science of aerodynamics & radio-controlled vehicles
• Solid foundation of science, mathematics, & communication skills
• Introduction to local employment opportunities in UAS & aviation fields
Dates: Monday, July 18 - Friday, July 22, 2016
OR Monday, August 8 - Friday, August 12, 2016
Time: Monday - Thursday, 9 am - 4 pm; Friday, 9 am - 2 pm
Cost: $100; Scholarships available
Target Group: Ages 13-18
*Class Location(s):
Class location will depend on the day however, parents will pick up their child at the location they dropped them off on that given day. The following are the Drop off and Pick up locations:
• Day 1 – Griffiss International Airport – Main Terminal
• Day 2 - 4 – MVCC sUAS Lab (Utica Campus)
• Day 5 – Griffiss International Airport – Nose Dock/Hanger 785