{"id":95560,"date":"2018-07-03T22:07:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T02:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=95560"},"modified":"2018-07-03T13:20:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T17:20:34","slug":"cny-drones-helps-nypd-with-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=95560","title":{"rendered":"CNY Drones helps NYPD with outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"CNY Drones helps NYPD with outreach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twelve CNY Drones mentors and members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics will travel to Queens\u00a0July 14<\/span>\u00a0to work with inner-city teens and officers from the New York Police Department.\u00a0NYPD Community Affairs Officer, Sergeant Johnny Hines, requested assistance from CNY Drones after attending the 2018 Rig Rescue Team Drone Challenge at SUNY Polytechnic Institute April 15.<\/p>\n

In May, development began on a four-hour competitive interactive program to introduce drones to teams of students and officer mentors. Teams from all five New York boroughs will compete in a Flight Simulator Zone, Safety Discussion Zone, Obstacle Course and Race Zone. Mentors include students from SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s AMA Club, students from Vernon Verona Sherrill Senior High School, educators, engineers and experienced drone enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Funds received from the presentation will go towards the purchase of field elements and sensors for the Forest Fury Indoor Team Drone Challenge April 7, 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to be tapped by our friends in law enforcement to kick-start their drone program. We\u2019ll focus on giving them a fun introduction to drones and safety,\u201d according to Bob Payne, CNY Drones Volunteer Coordinator and AMA Club Advisor. \u201cOnce they are off and running, we\u2019ll keep in touch through virtual meetings and connect them to other teams preparing for next April\u2019s competition at SUNY Poly. Their goal is to not only grow teams, but to become a competition host site for our annual challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

As New York\u2019s first AMA Model Aviation Student Club and as a regional MultiGP Drone Racing League Chapter, CNY Drones has reached out to thousands of students and adults in Central New York through interactive demonstrations and introductory programs that promote their low-cost, indoor Team Drone Challenge.\u00a0Program costs are kept low through sponsorships, donations and pooled efforts of volunteers and mentors.<\/p>\n

CNY Drones free summer interactive exhibits include:\u00a0Saturday, July 7<\/span>\u00a0at the Boilermaker Expo,\u00a0Thursday, July 19<\/span>\u00a0at the New Hartford Fire Truck Spectacular,\u00a0Wednesday, August 8<\/span>\u00a0at Drones Over Downtown, Syracuse,\u00a0Saturday, Aug. 18<\/span>\u00a0at the Masonic Care Community\u2019s Wings & Wheels Cruise-In,\u00a0Saturday<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Sunday, Aug. 25 through 26<\/span>\u00a0at the New York State Fair STEAM Exhibit and\u00a0Sunday Sept. 30<\/span>\u00a0at Drone Info Day on the SUNY Polytechnic Institute Campus.<\/p>\n

All events have FREE admission except for the New York State Fair. Fall and Winter drone programs are currently being planned in cooperation with the SUNY AMA University Model Aviation Student Club. Student members volunteer alongside CNY Drones mentors and help host programs year-round. To learn more about local drone events, visit the CNY Drones information hub at:\u00a0www.CNYDrones.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CNY Drones helps NYPD with outreach Twelve CNY Drones mentors and members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics will travel to Queens\u00a0July 14\u00a0to work with inner-city teens and officers from the New York Police Department.\u00a0NYPD Community Affairs Officer, Sergeant Johnny Hines, requested assistance from CNY Drones after attending the 2018 Rig Rescue Team Drone Challenge […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23813,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/95561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}