It’s no Christmas or Halloween, however the drone trade’s personal vacation is coming this month. Referred to as “Drone Security Day 2023,” it’s a vacation invented by the Federal Aviation Administration, and it’s set for Saturday, April 29, 2023.
This vacation used to span a complete week, however in 2022, the FAA pared down the annual occasion to run simply sooner or later, which was a Saturday in mid-June. As soon as once more, 2023’s model lasts simply sooner or later, and the occasion has been moved as much as April.
Drone Security Day is conjured up by the FAA, but it surely’s made doable by particular person corporations and organizations across the nation. In a symbiotic relationship, these teams placed on actual, reside particular person occasions to experience the wave of the FAA’s advertising of the ‘vacation.’ In flip, the FAA’s vacation quantities to one thing greater than a digital hashtag.
It’s a chance for companies, faculties, and organizations to share how they use drones with the broader group, and drone fanatics get an excuse to share their ardour. After all, the heavily-safety-oriented FAA will get a platform to proceed to hammer residence its security message.
Stay, in-person occasions for Drone Security Day 2023
Thus far, there have been greater than a dozen occasions occurring across the nation which have been introduced forward of Drone Security Day 2023, although extra might be added. The occasions are hosted by all kinds of teams, together with faculties and native AUVSI chapters. They vary from panels on matters like drone regulation and coverage to extra informal and enjoyable fly-ins.
Right here’s a map that signifies a couple of of the occasions across the nation:
Many, just like the fly days, are fortunately in-person, although different occasions have hybrid and digital codecs, which is useful for people who can’t journey to attend IRL.
See a full listing of the 2023 Drone Security Day occasions right here.
And when you’re internet hosting an occasion that you really want added to the FAA’s map on the official FAA Drone Security Day web page, you may submit it right here. If you wish to host an occasion however aren’t positive fairly what to do, really helpful actions from the FAA embrace internet hosting reside drone demonstrations, TRUST or Half 107 Check Prep programs or common fly-ins or get-togethers.
For people staying at residence, the FAA has additionally put collectively a Drone@Dwelling Exercise web page, which is usually geared towards STEM coaching for youths.
What to learn about Drone Security Day 2023
That is the fifth consecutive 12 months of Drone Security Day, beforehand often known as Nationwide Drone Security Consciousness Week. Usually the FAA’s advertising folks assign cutesy themes and acronyms that solely type of make sense. The FAA’s advertising group has delivered as soon as once more.
This 12 months’s theme is Fly RIGHT, which is, in reality, a goofy acronym (it’s the identical acronym that was used final 12 months):
Register your drone – FAA DroneZone
Interact with others
Gain data
Have a security plan
Trust and practice
After all, when you didn’t put up about it on social media, did you even take part? The FAA is encouraging you to make use of the hashtag #DroneSafetyDay when you participate in any festivities.
