Congratulations to the five Scouts from BSA Troop 55B and 55G (Great Falls, VA), who worked along with Civil Air Patrol Cadets from William P. Knight composite squadron (Herndon, VA), won the 2024 AMA UAS4STEM Drone Engineering Competition’s National Second Place Award at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh on July 24th. Among 17 teams competing, the joint team “55 Knights” is the only Virginia team, the only Scouts BSA Troop sponsored team at the competition, and the only winning CAP team for the 2024 season.
These Scouts and Cadets completed robust ground school coursework and went on to design, build, and operate advanced drones to complete specific missions for the beginner division of the competition. Through teamwork, competition, and STEM skills, teams constructed and programmed their uncrewed aircraft to meet a mission-based challenge.
“Seeing Civil Air Patrol and Scouts BSA come together in one team for the UAS4STEM Drone Engineering Challenge has been wonderful to witness! These students and their mentors showcase the quality of both organizations as they work to achieve great things.“ said Kyle Jaracz, Education Director at the Academy of Model Aeronautics.
Congratulations to Team 55 Knights for earning second place! For more information about 2024 UAS4STEM competition, visit here: http://amablog.modelaircraft.org/uas4stem/2024/07/31/uas4stem-finals-held-at-eaa-airventure-oshkosh/
