Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WIS. – The UAS4STEM competition for high school students was back for the third year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023. The Academy of Model Aeronautics event is for groups of students, from age 11 to graduating high school seniors, who build an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and compete against other teams to complete a specific mission through different obstacles. This year’s competition features two divisions, Beginner and Advanced.
“As the competition has evolved, we want to continue to challenge the competitors who return year after year,” said Kyle Jaracz, AMA’s Education Director. The Advanced Division has teams build on skills from the previous year’s competition.
Teams competing in the Beginner Class focused on the fundamentals of drone programming and flying, while Advanced teams were tasked with developing a mechanism to pick up and transport items to different locations.
Teams that competed at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 included:
Beginner Division
• The Corntographers (Yorktown Heights, NY)
• The Flying Nuggets (Decatur, GA)
• Greenville Composite Squadron (Greeneville, TN)
• Hardin Valley Academy AeroHAWKS (Knoxville, TN)
• Redstone Composite Squadron (Huntsville, AL)
• St. Mary’s CAP (Hollywood, MD)
Advanced Division
• Arbitrary Innovations (Vernon Hills, IL)
• Bumblebees (Hawthorn Woods, IL)
• Midtown Mavericks Drone Team (Atlanta, GA)
• McIntosh Aeronautics (Peachtree City, GA)
• Redstone Composite Squadron (Huntsville, AL)
• Some Assembly Required (Rockville, AL)
The competition took place July 24-26 near the southwest corner of Camp Scholler. The winning teams were recognized prior to Wednesday’s night air show. Teams in first, second and third place of both divisions received Skydio products, and scholarship awards were funded by the AMA Foundation and Skydio.
UAS4STEM is a competition that allows kids to discover different career opportunities in the UAS and aviation industries. UAS4STEM is a program of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (uas4stem.org).
