We recently held an expo for careers teachers, showing off our degree offerings, teaching and research. The expo was held in our new building in the centre of Auckland City.
Our School set out to make a big impact and two recent acquisitions generated a lot of interest among the teachers. Our new research boat was put on display and the Hawk UAV was hung from a balcony in the building atrium.
The video camera was turned on and linked with the GCS; teachers could see others walking around under the eye in the sky. A number of teachers came up to our stand and asked many questions about the Hawk systems and how we intended to use it in conservation research.
Perhaps this is not how we all see UAVs being used, but enthusing careers teachers is an important part of attracting young people into our courses and ultimately into research.
Our School set out to make a big impact and two recent acquisitions generated a lot of interest among the teachers. Our new research boat was put on display and the Hawk UAV was hung from a balcony in the building atrium.
The video camera was turned on and linked with the GCS; teachers could see others walking around under the eye in the sky. A number of teachers came up to our stand and asked many questions about the Hawk systems and how we intended to use it in conservation research.
Perhaps this is not how we all see UAVs being used, but enthusing careers teachers is an important part of attracting young people into our courses and ultimately into research.
Two teachers leaning about Applied Sciences from one of our programme leaders, under the watchful eye of the Hawk.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for following our blog, Manya, and thanks for the link. An interesting website.
DeleteHere in Hawaii, Williams Aerospace, Inc. has recently launched a school that is intended to train UAV operators for the expected industry expansion. The school is called "Unmanned Technology Institute" and starts on May 30th. The founders were recently interviewed on a Hawaii radio station (KGU-AM 760) and discussed their vision for the industry. Full episode can be heard on iTunes: http://mjdigeronimo.libsyn.com/smith-floyd-5-8-13-new-mp3
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, Matthew. I see these schools popping up all over the world. It's clear to me that civil aviation authorities are running to catch up with the development of UAS and it will be important for these schools to be very professional in their approaches. There is serious money to be made and great potential for good in the application of UAS for civil use, but if done badly, the authorities are likely to try to shut us down.
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