{"id":99388,"date":"2019-02-27T05:29:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T10:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=99388"},"modified":"2019-02-27T12:24:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T17:24:35","slug":"drone-event-sees-record-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=99388","title":{"rendered":"Drone event sees record growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CNY Drones announced a major milestone for the 2019 Forest Fury\nTeam Drone Challenge. The annual indoor competition, for students age 11 to 18,\nwill host a record 17 high school teams from New York state and Connecticut April\n7, 2019, in the SUNY Polytechnic Institute Wildcat Field House; registration for\nthe event is now by wait-list only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s competition has nearly tripled in size from the 2018\nRig Rescue Challenge. Growth has led to the need for expansion to two 30-by-60-foot\nnetted fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public schools participating this year include Carthage, Cazenovia,\nCortland, Hannibal, Oneida, Syracuse, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill and Stockbridge. They’ll\nbe joined by four teams from the Engineering and Science University Magnet School\nin West Haven, Conn., and a New York Police Department-led Explorer team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plans are in the works to offer additional event locations and\na college division. The second annual competition has gained interest from groups\nas far away as Washington State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teams will be on the SUNY Utica campus, thanks to sister aeronautics\norganization and event host, SUNY Academy of Model Aeronautics Student Club along\nwith the SUNY Poly Fabrication Club and 3D Printing & Design Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll three clubs pitch-in to run the event from set-up to take-down,\u201d\nsaid CNY Drones Administrator Lisa Marie Payne. \u201cSUNY students have played a major\nrole in the growth of our annual challenge, workshops, races and tech meets. They\u2019ve\nworked with us year-round, planning events, designing field elements, volunteering\nand mentoring.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNY Drones and SUNY AMA promote science, technology, engineering\nand math, as well as safe flying as Model Aviation Student Clubs under the Academy\nof Model Aeronautics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers work together to provide interactive exhibits, introductory\nflying sessions, workshops, races, tech meets and the annual low-cost student competition.\nCNY Drones exists fiscally under the Griffiss Institute\u2019s 501c3 as a community-based\norganization. The group’s annual fundraising offsets costs of equipment used at\ncommunity events, schools, libraries, camps and park programs. To learn more about\nCNY Drones, visit cnydrones.org\/<\/a>\nor email CNYDrones@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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