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Drone Sport: Pulling Together for a Stronger

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By Jim Riddell program to make drone flying rock
solid. In an arena for example,
new sport will be unveiled the main drone would be dropped
A May 1st at Cornwall’s Optimist on center ice. That drone would
Park, 301 Sunnyside Avenue. Aero consider all the different obstacles
Concept Systems President Paul including the boards, lights,
St.Onge explains this new concept rafters etc. and the comet could
sport and how it works. go anywhere from one inch above
the surface to the height of any
“Drone Sport is a sport neutral obstacles. There are community,
activity, which basically means that regional, provincial, and national
it is limitless in what it can be - it can Drone Sport events that are now
be turned into whatever you want in the planning stage. “There have
it to be. We aren’t calling it Drone
been several layers to developing
Hockey or Drone Soccer since it Drone Sport” St.Onge explains.
can be used in whatever context you “It began in 2019, then COVID
would like. A “comet” serves as a happened, and our first event was
puck or a ball and it’s pushed around Luminous Long Sault in July 2023.
by drones, which are operated by The Drone Sport Team: Pulling together for a stronger community
Our next event will be at Optimist
players with controllers. The comet Park on May 1st, the second will Photo Submitted
can stay stable at one level, or it can be an indoor event at one of the this committee, Paul has noticed with a local non-profit community
hover. Drone Sport can be played in local arenas, with the 3rd being the that often the lack of volunteers organization. This will allow
a room, an arena, a stadium, or even second edition of Luminous Long has prevented an organization’s volunteers to acquire a free drone
a 40-acre field. The comet can be
Sault on Saturday, July 6th, 2024.” ability to bring a program to and access to Drone Sport. To get
pushed over a goal line, used like a For the past few years St. fruition. Aero Concept Systems the details of this program go to
field goal, put into a hoop, or into a Onge has been involved with the will be implementing a structured policefit.ca
hockey net.” Ontario Trillium Foundation which volunteer program with a milestone St.Onge says, “We are all-in,

Paul went on to say that the Areo provides funding for various non- set at 50 individual hours or 200 pulling together for a stronger
Concepts Team has developed a profit organizations. Sitting on family hours of community service community.”
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