Las Vegas students build and fly drones for National Youth Science Day

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Children fly their FPG-9 foam plate gliders during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School, 4450 E. Owens Ave., Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Itzel Ruano, 9, flies a toy propeller during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Angelique Delgado, 9, left, and Jia Li, 10, prepare to fly a foam plane during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Renee Hoffman teaches Jaylen Richardson how to fly a toy propeller during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Angela Tejeda, 9, flies a toy propeller during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Kyra Skeete, 5, left, flies a FPG-9 foam plate glider while her mother, Ayrreol Eppenger, watches during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

First-grade teacher Kim Raham instructs the children on how to build a FPG-9 foam plate glider during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Tricia Braxton Perry, from left, Alyah Mariscal, 10, and Karen Zastera work on collecting data from a drone during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Daniel Paredes, 10, wears the virtual reality goggles during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Xavier Martinez, 9, flies a toy propeller during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge at Diaz Elementary School Oct. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas. Loren Townsley/View Follow @lorentownsley

Children gathered Oct. 12 to fly drones during the ninth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day challenge, called Drone Discovery, at Diaz Elementary School, 4450 E. Owens Ave. Youths built an airplane out of foam, attached a keychain camera to it, collected data, and then downloaded and analyzed the data. Representatives from AviSight and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems were on hand to discuss and demonstrate drone functions and capabilities.