As part of 2019’s Team Drone Challenge – Forest Fury, competing teams are asked to provide a proof of flight video before the competition. For those that weren’t quite sure what was meant by a proof of flight video, we have included an example below. Thank you to the Cazenovia High School Tech Labs teams... Read More
Our Next Utica Event: Day/Date: Friday, March 15 7-9pm $55 Location: Jewish Community Center, 2310 Oneida Street, Utica, NY We’re sharing our knowledge of both Tiny Whoop class drones and Tiny Whoovers (hovercraft). Both give participants experience with FPV (First Person View) goggles, industry standard radio controllers & drone technology indoors with the help... Read More
Mentors for CNY Drones often get asked how did you learn all this information on drones?!? Which they usually respond with “YouTube University, of course!” Or maybe a couple of other sites on the internet. However, we realize that there are thousands of channels on YouTube and it can be overwhelming to know where to... Read More
This weekend, 2018-11-09 through 2018-11-11 LIFTOFF, an FPV Simulator, is free on Steam. If you are not familiar with Steam; Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/) is a digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation for purchasing and playing video games. Liftoff is an award winning simulation game by LuGus Studios, that translates the rush of first-person view drone racing... Read More
Join us on September 30th for Drone Info Day & the kick-off of FOREST FURY – FREE Admission! drone info day flyer We’re finalizing preparations so we can share great info from area organizations along with an introduction to this season’s Team Drone Challenge! Get ready! We’re set to offer 2 full 30×60′ fields for... Read More
NEON Night Race II will light up the sky at SUNY Poly on Saturday, September 15th! Join us for an evening of fast-paced action over Wildcat Field! While you’re there, be sure to check out the CNY Drones flight simulators and FPV goggles to get a pilot’s view of flying! Day/Date: Saturday, September 15,... Read More
We’re pleased that our friends at the SUNY AMA Model Aviation Student Club have graciously agreed to host the 3rd Annual Drone Info Day in the SUNY Student Center on September 30th, Noon to 3:00pm! SUNY AMA will be inviting area commercial drone tech organizations to display their information & share job opportunities, both current... Read More
This post is in response to a proposed contest/social experiment posted in a private pilot’s group. Seems like the experiment’s goal is to gauge public perception of pilots flying in public spaces by gathering video evidence. Forget the experiment. Take the real challenge! Make it your goal to stop people from thinking that flying =... Read More
Curious about drones? Want to meet others who fly? Don’t know where to start? Attend one of our events and make friends with a circle of drone enthusiasts. We’re working with an ever changing technology. We learn something new, every time we meet. There’s no better time to get involved! We are STEM-centered,... Read More
CNY Drones uses PayPal to collect donations / registration fees because of its ease of use. However, not everyone may be as comfortable with PayPal and may not have an account on PayPal.com. Don’t worry, if you do not have an account on PayPal.com, you can still use it to pay registration fees and/or give... Read More
