Search And Rescue Challenge To Be Held During The Current Academic Year

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Education department is pleased to announce that Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will be the Brand Sponsor of the UAS4STEM Search and Rescue Challenge for the 2016-2017 school year. This sponsorship will help further promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-related learning and careers across the country.

UAS4STEM is an educational program designed to encourage students to explore the sUAS (drone) phenomenon through teamwork and competition. AMA and the university support educational programming that nurtures the growth of aviation participation among youth.

Teams consist of between four and eight members, and all team members must be between 11 and 19 years old. All competitors are required to complete the sUAS ground school curriculum before kit shipment.

The cost for new teams is $2495, while returning teams must pay $795 plus a New Student Course Fee of $65 per student.

• The price Includes:
• Eight sUAS Ground School licenses
• Quadzilla quadcopter
• AMA membership
• Regional and national competition entrance
• No additional regional or national event entry fees

(Source: AMA news release and competition website)

FMI: http://amablog.modelaircraft.org/uas4stem