A workshop by a University-backed start-up drone training programme, and a manufacturing company join hands to make drones easy to learn for amateurs
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If there are a hundred things that separate GenZers from Millenials, drones might be one of the few things that possibly unites them. From teenagers and young adults, to working professionals, many have been bitten by the drone bug and are ever-curious to acquire the correct skill sets to master it.
This is where Drone School India (DSI) and Drona Aviation Pvt Ltd. might offer a suitable platform. The idea was born at Riidl — a start-up and technology business incubator at Somaiya Vidyavihar campus in central Mumbai. DSI, in collaboration with the manufacturing company, are organising a fun, yet educational workshop for people who wish to know all about drones, irrespective of their age, gender or profession.
Apurva Donde (in black) supervises the assembly of a drone. Pics Courtesy/Drona Aviation
Having conducted various workshops since their inception in 2019, DSI aims to make learning of drones easy and accessible to all. “The first part of the workshop covers the theoretical aspect which will cover the terminology, aerodynamics, components and commands given to operate the drone. The second half involves teaching them how to assemble a drone based on the kit provided at the workshop and fly them,” explains Dharna Nar, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Drone-Acharya at DSI.
That’s not all; a fun, interactive competition awaits the participants at the end of the workshop. “A track of hula hoops will be placed at different positions and participants have to pass their drones through the hoops. The one who manages to clear the track in the shortest amount of time without any collision would be the winner,” states Nar.
A participant builds a drone (right) A close-up of a drone mechanism
Manufacturing and providing these DIY and programmable drones for the workshop are Drona Aviation, a company formed in IIT Bombay that often collaborates with other forums or individuals for similar educational events. “With drones being used in recent wars, students and people in their 30s and 40s are interested in building a career in the drone industry. This workshop is being conducted keeping in mind the lack of guidance and knowledge regarding the rules and regulations and addressing them along with teaching them the physics behind building and flying a drone,” Apurva Donde, a training and sales manager at Drona Aviation and a DGCA-approved drone pilot explains.
Dharna Nar and Apurva Donde
ON Saturday, July 12; also on July 26
AT KJ Somaiya School of Engineering, Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar East.
Time 2 pm to 7 pm
LOG ON TO www.district.in
ENTRY Rs 2999 (to register)
