The Mohawk Valley Community College Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Club will host its annual Drone Festival from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Robert R. Jorgensen Center Field House at its Utica Campus. Admission is free.

The 2024 Drone Festival, sponsored by MVCC’s Student Engagement Office, will feature a variety of drone demonstrations and hands-on activities, including drone soccer, flight simulation, an obstacle flying course, and hoverboard racing. Outdoor flight demonstrations will take place in the Campus Quad, weather permitting. Faculty and students from MVCC’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems degree program will be available to answer questions. A food truck will be on site. For more information, visit www.mvcc.edu/tickets.    

MVCC offers a two-year Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems AAS degree program that prepares students to work as pilots, operators, and mission team members of remotely piloted aircraft systems while fully understanding the operational and safety environments of the National Airspace System. Learn more about the program.