Welcome to the Sunshine State Drone Expo

Free and Open to the Public / No Registration Is Required -  January 14th 2023 from 9:00am to 3:00pm

Azalea Middle School Football Field 7855 22nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg FL.

This Year's Event Was A Smash Hit

Stay tuned for next year's event to be announced in April 2023.

Below you will find information from the second annual event.

 CLICK HERE FOR A LIST AND SCHEDULE OF VENDORS, EVENTS AND CLASSES

Hosted by: The Azalea Middle School, Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron (SER-FL-829) in partnership with the Azalea Middle School Drone Academy

Sponsored by:

Food Trucks Onsite For The Event:

Participating Companies and Organizations:

In coordination with:

Located at the Azalea Middle School football Field

7855 22nd Avenue North, St. Petersburg FL.

Saturday, January 14th, 2023 / 9:00am - 3:00pm

This Expo is FREE to the public

 Featuring:

• Azalea Middle School Band and Choir (National Anthem / opener)
• Drone Racing with the Cigar City Multi-Rotors Club
• Flight Exhibitions from the Sparks AMA Flying Club
• Flight Exhibitions by the Azalea Middle School Drone Safety Team
  
• Flight Exhibitions from the Unmanned Safety Institute
• Flight Exhibition from the Duke Energy Flight Team
• Flight and Robotics Exhibition from FLYMOTION
• Flight Exhibitions and Education from Rocket Drones (Indoor Drone Racing)

Booths and Static Displays:

• Azalea Middle School, Engineering and Aviation
  
• Cigar City Multirotors Club Drone Racing Pit
• St. Petersburg Police S.W.A.T. Team Drone and Robotics
  
• Try Out Commercial Grade Drones with Florida Drone Supply
• Unmanned Safety Institute
• FAA FAASTeam Drone Pro's from the Tampa F.S.D.O.
• Tampa Airport
• The First Person View Experience with Florida Drone Supply and Drone Effects
• Videophotog
  
• 3D Mapping with Triad Drones
• Try your hand at the RC Simulator Sparks AMA RC Club
• AUVSI / Tampa Chapter
• Get Help Registering Your Drone With Azalea Middle School
• Take Your TRUST Certification with Azalea Middle School
• Civil Air Patrol Clearwater Composite Squadron and Azalea Middle School Cadet Squadron
• Tsunami Air Drone Services
• Triad Drones
• Try Out First Person View Drones With FLYMOTION
• Fowado Unmanned Systems
• Interactive Experience and Education With Rocket Drones
• South Florida Drone Meet Up Group
• Comemorative Air Force of Brooksville Florida
• Overhead Real Estate Canceled
• Volatus Aerospace
• KDW Technologies
• And still more to come (Please Keep Checking Back)

Discussions and Seminars:

• Take your TRUST (Hobby) Certification (Melissa Matisko of Drone Effects)
• Set up your Drone Zone Account and Register Your Drone (Melissa Matisko of Drone Effects)
• Airspace for Drones (Vernon Shurtz of AUVSI)
• Flight and Weather (Amanda Holly - WFLA - News Channel 8, Tampa Bay)
• Young Ladies In STEM Careers (Amanda Holly - WFLA - News Channel 8, Tampa Bay)

Updates will be posted here as we approach the event

Please keep checking back !

If you or your company are interested in participating please contact:

Willis Reese - (Email) reesewi@pcsb.org