Alex Palmer of Local Motors plays around with taking photos from a drone. In honor of International Drone Day, Aerodrome held a drone flying day on May 7, 2016, in Boulder City. Bridget Bennett/View Follow @bridgetkbennett on Twitter
Paul Hirsch runs his drone through the course May 7 in Boulder City during International Drone Day. Bridget Bennett/View
Paul Hirsch picks up his drone after running it through the course. In honor of International Drone Day, Aerodrome held a drone flying day on May 7, 2016, in Boulder City. Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal follow @bridgetkbennett
A drone flies May 7, 2016, in Boulder City during International Drone Day. Bridget Bennett/View
In honor of International Drone Day, Aerodrome held a drone flying day on May 7, 2016, in Boulder City. Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal follow @bridgetkbennett
Participators check out the drone racing course. In honor of International Drone Day, Aerodrome held a drone flying day on May 7, 2016, in Boulder City. Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal follow @bridgetkbennett
Alex Palmer of Local Motors grabs a drone to use. In honor of International Drone Day, Aerodrome held a drone flying day on May 7, 2016, in Boulder City. Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal follow @bridgetkbennett
Founder of Re3d, a life-sized affordable 3-D printing company, Matthew Fiedler grabs a winged aircraft he 3D-printed. In honor of International Drone Day, Aerodrome held a a drone flying day on May 7, 2016, in Boulder City. Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal follow @bridgetkbennett
Drone parts are printed off by Gigabot, a 3-D printer. In honor of International Drone Day, Aerodrome held a a drone flying day on May 7, 2016, in Boulder City. Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal follow @bridgetkbennett
A computer, right, processes Gigabot, a 3-D printer printing drone parts. In honor of International Drone Day, Aerodrome held a a drone flying day on May 7, 2016, in Boulder City. Bridget Bennett/Las Vegas Review-Journal follow @bridgetkbennett
Henderson-based company Aerodrome celebrated International Drone Day on May 7 at the Eldorado Droneport in Boulder City. The event included tutorials and drone racing.
Aerodrome was created to help people interested in learning to become a pilot for unmanned aircraft systems to do it in an expedited time. It’s a nine-week course in which students attend class for eight hours a day, five days a week.
The company started in December 2014 as a way to teach people from any background about drones, allowing them to earn multiple certifications that meet manufacturer and Federal Aviation Administration standards.
It has also worked with Boulder City to create a droneport to be used by hobbyists. Aerodrome has been working over the last year to get the proper licensing to allow companies to use the facility commercially.
Drone hobbyists came out to the Drone Day event to participate in freestyle flying and FPV racing.
