This Week: AMA Expo East, Including Drones

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) will host the annual AMA Expo East this week.  This yr’s even presents loads of curiosity for drone operators.  The occasion, introduced by ReadyMadeRC.com,  might be held on the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey February 23 – 25.

“The three-day expo will provide new and seasoned hobbyists of all ages with hands-on opportunities to learn about building and flying model aircraft and drones. This includes flying demonstrations, FPV drone racing with the AMA flight simulator and more,” say organizers.

Friday February 23, the primary day of the occasion, consists of Home School Day .  An preferrred alternative to introduce children to STEM experiences by way of drones and RC fashions, residence college college students “will have a chance to experience RC flight simulators, try model and drone flying, watch RC boat demos and more. Kids will also be able to take home model airplane and rocket-building kits.”   With free admission provided for youths 12 and beneath, uniformed Girl and Boy Scouts, energetic army personnel with legitimate ID, Navy Sea Cadets and Civil Air Patrol, the occasion is an affordable and thrilling instructional outing.

AMA Expo East can even embrace practically 100 exhibitors, aviation and aerospace consultants, in addition to a featured speaker sequence, together with:

  • Dave Wigley, Military and Commercial Airline Pilot, Four Time Mr. Top Gun Winner: “Designing and Building Scale Models From Scratch”
  • Dan Kreigh, AMA Life Member, Space Ship One Structural Engineer, and Julian Guthrie, Author, How to Make a Spaceship: A Band of Renegades, an Epic Race, and the Birth of Private Spaceflight: “How to Make a Spaceship. Start by Building Model Planes.”
  • Mason Hutchison, AMA Member, “Building A Flying Football Field, An Insider’s Scoop on Stratolaunch”
  • Gene Engelgau, CEO of Fruity Chutes

The full schedule is obtainable right here. Sponsors of AMA Expo East embrace Ready Made RC, Castle Creations, the International RC Helicopter Association and Hobby King. Ticket particulars and pricing might be discovered right here.

Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, knowledgeable drone companies market, and a fascinated observer of the rising drone business and the regulatory setting for drones. Miriam has a level from the University of Chicago and over 20 years of expertise in excessive tech gross sales and advertising for brand new applied sciences.
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