nickleyw
New member
Hi everyone!
Wanted to share something our team in NJ - Safety Third Racing - has been working on for the past few months. Would love to hear your questions, feedback, suggestions.
Our team is very tech-oriented, "racing experts", and we could really use input from educators, administrators.
We really love all of Flite Test's high quality build/test/play videos, and the beginner-friendly approach.
Here's the program:
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Safety Third Racing Academy
Become an S3 Cadet! You will build and customize your very own racing drone,
improve your flying skills by training with your school team, and compete head-to-head
with other schools in blazing fast First Person View (FPV) races all across New
Jersey! Boost your STEM skills and get involved with this exciting new sport that will
also look great on your college application!
Who can participate?
Safety Third Racing, one of the East Coast’s largest and most experienced drone
racing teams, is looking for high schools and high school students who want a new
way to learn, build, train and compete in FPV racing. No experience necessary — we
have you covered!
If you’re a school teacher, administrator, or organizer, contact us to learn more about
starting an S3 Racing Academy at your school! If you’re a high school student or
parent, let your teachers know you want to join S3 Racing Academy!
How much does it cost?
For cadets, registration is free! Until the full program rolls out during Fall 2016, you
can expect small participation fees for events and workshops.
For schools, we are working on a several solvent program models that won’t dip into
your budget, and cover the costs of equipment. S3 Racing Academy partners with
local vendors to provide standard kits and materials at discounted prices.
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We've had more than a few great discussions with contacts at AMA and MultiGP, and it seems like our goal of being FPV Racing focused is a little different than other programs out there.
Do we have kits?
Short answer, yes! We've pulled the collective knowledge of our team's best builders to put together three complete FPV Racer kit options with tried-and-true stuff. It was a balancing act between Cost, Availability of parts, Difficulty of build, Competitiveness of build, Flexibility of build. In the end, we chose a ZMR250 platform, added all of our other favorite components and put them in a box, which we are testing with several schools right now!
Current Status
Currently, we're working with 3 NJ schools who are already building our kits! We're talking to several other schools, and also to a few NJ Educators Associations to see what they're looking for in a program like this.
We've also had a few vendors sponsor equipment for the program, and it seems like this might help with the numbers.
How much does it Cost?
This is by far the most common question we've run into, from schools, parents, everyone!
We have a modular program / pricing structure at the moment, more details to follow.
What we're looking for
- input from educators about curriculum tie-ins
- input from educators / administrators about structuring as an after-school program vs. in-the-classroom
- input from administrators about how programs are funded
- input from educator associations about possible funding / sponsorship
- input from vendors about how they might make a sustainable business selling components for an edu program
- input from media specialists (Flite Test!) about structuring a build video series... we're total hacks
Okay I know that's a lot of info, thank you for taking the time to read through it all!
Wanted to share something our team in NJ - Safety Third Racing - has been working on for the past few months. Would love to hear your questions, feedback, suggestions.
Our team is very tech-oriented, "racing experts", and we could really use input from educators, administrators.
We really love all of Flite Test's high quality build/test/play videos, and the beginner-friendly approach.
Here's the program:
--------------------------------------
Safety Third Racing Academy
Become an S3 Cadet! You will build and customize your very own racing drone,
improve your flying skills by training with your school team, and compete head-to-head
with other schools in blazing fast First Person View (FPV) races all across New
Jersey! Boost your STEM skills and get involved with this exciting new sport that will
also look great on your college application!
Who can participate?
Safety Third Racing, one of the East Coast’s largest and most experienced drone
racing teams, is looking for high schools and high school students who want a new
way to learn, build, train and compete in FPV racing. No experience necessary — we
have you covered!
If you’re a school teacher, administrator, or organizer, contact us to learn more about
starting an S3 Racing Academy at your school! If you’re a high school student or
parent, let your teachers know you want to join S3 Racing Academy!
How much does it cost?
For cadets, registration is free! Until the full program rolls out during Fall 2016, you
can expect small participation fees for events and workshops.
For schools, we are working on a several solvent program models that won’t dip into
your budget, and cover the costs of equipment. S3 Racing Academy partners with
local vendors to provide standard kits and materials at discounted prices.
--------------------------------------
We've had more than a few great discussions with contacts at AMA and MultiGP, and it seems like our goal of being FPV Racing focused is a little different than other programs out there.
Do we have kits?
Short answer, yes! We've pulled the collective knowledge of our team's best builders to put together three complete FPV Racer kit options with tried-and-true stuff. It was a balancing act between Cost, Availability of parts, Difficulty of build, Competitiveness of build, Flexibility of build. In the end, we chose a ZMR250 platform, added all of our other favorite components and put them in a box, which we are testing with several schools right now!
Current Status
Currently, we're working with 3 NJ schools who are already building our kits! We're talking to several other schools, and also to a few NJ Educators Associations to see what they're looking for in a program like this.
We've also had a few vendors sponsor equipment for the program, and it seems like this might help with the numbers.
How much does it Cost?
This is by far the most common question we've run into, from schools, parents, everyone!
We have a modular program / pricing structure at the moment, more details to follow.
What we're looking for
- input from educators about curriculum tie-ins
- input from educators / administrators about structuring as an after-school program vs. in-the-classroom
- input from administrators about how programs are funded
- input from educator associations about possible funding / sponsorship
- input from vendors about how they might make a sustainable business selling components for an edu program
- input from media specialists (Flite Test!) about structuring a build video series... we're total hacks
Okay I know that's a lot of info, thank you for taking the time to read through it all!
