Atlanta Teens Can Learn To Fly Drones At This Summer Camp

The second annual VekterCamp! A Drone Camp, run by Vekter Management LLC, is back for another two sessions to offer training on piloting an unmanned aerial vehicle.

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As summer approaches, for many young people in and around Atlanta, that means camp.

For those interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), a local camp — now in its second year — is teaching youths ages 13-17 how to fly, drones that is.

The second annual VekterCamp! A Drone Camp, run by Vekter Management LLC, is back for another two sessions to offer training on piloting an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) — including using drones to do aerial photography, surveillance and mapping.