Aerophilia 2017 A National Level AeroModelling Event and Air-Show
27-Jan-2017
Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management has taken the initiative
to widen the innovative prospects in the field of aeronautics.
Aerophilia 2017, a national level AeroModelling competition organized by
Team Challengers was scheduled to be held on the 27th and 28th of
January, 2017. This is the second time Team Challengers is organizing
such an event. Aerophilia was initiated in 2016. Though, in the
beginning the team had less number of participants, the response that
they received was way beyond their expectations. With this driving
force, Aerophilia - 2017 was organized on a massive scale.
The inaugural ceremony was adorned with the presence of Chief Guest -
Mr. J T Radhakrishna, Director, Mangalore International Airport along
with eminent delegates from various disciplines - Prof. B.R Kulkarni
(Flight lieutenant Professor who is currently working in Goa Engineering
college), Mr. Rajanikanth Shashtri (A former Intel Manager graduated
from IIT Bombay, working at Software solution provider for FAB Labs in
USA), Prof. B.N Karkera (A scientist from BARC who is a director at
KGRCS, Sahyadri), Mr. M R Vasudeva (A former director in Mangalore
International Airport), Ms. Padmavathi (Scientist/Engineer at
Aeronautical Development Agency, Bengaluru), Dr. M S Bhatt (Former
distinguished scientist VSSE, ISRO and Adjunct faculty, NITK, Suratkal).
The inaugural ceremony was carried out by launching the aircraft giving
throttle. During the inaugural address, Mr. J T Radhakrishna emphasized
on the complexities in aeronautical field. This was followed by
AeroModelling and Drone race which was a major part of the event. This
competition comprised of 2 rounds wherein the first round was conducted
today. The competition was evaluated on the basis of certain tasks that
the participants had to successfully complete in order to qualify for
the second round. By the end of the morning session, there were 11
participants who had competed in the first round of their initial
attempt. In case of Drone race, 5 participants competed in their first
round out of which 2 teams qualified for the second round. Mr. Naveil
Rodrigues and Mr. Ragavendra kept the crowd engaged with their
mesmerized talks and stunts. P.C Pant, Wing Commander of the Indian Air
Force addressed the gathering wherein he enlightened the young minds
with the opportunities in Aviation industry for engineers and spoke
about different ways by which they can pursue their dreams and
aspirations in aviation. Air-Show, the major highlight of the event was
performed by Mr. Abdullah Ghasem Salehnezhad Moarafi, A UAE resident and
an employee at Dubai customs along with Mr. Essa Saeed Essa Binaynouh,
an employee of Dubai Police.
Afternoon session of the Day One included Skype technical talk by Dr.
Parimal Kopardekhar, Senior Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. The
talk was attended by delegates and students from High school to
Engineering level. Mr. Parimal spoke on the topic “Unmanned Aerial
Systems Traffic Management”. He stressed on the various principles and
services provided by UTM - its research, technical capabilities,
challenges in vehicle technology and also opportunities for students,
faculty and industry for research and technological development. During
the concluding session – Mr. Parimal clarified queries; the audience had
which was an intellectual discussion. Post this, AeroModelling and
Drone race competition took off. Team Challengers also conducted various
other events like PC games, Rubik’s cube, Treasure Hunt which kept the
junior participants engaged.
The winners were felicitated by the dignitaries - Dr. Umesh M Bhushi,
Principal, Prof. S. S. Balakrishna, Vice-Principal, Dr. J.V. Gorabal,
Dean Academics & Prof. B N Karkera during the valedictory ceremony.
Winners of Aerophilia – 2017
AeroModelling Competition:
First prize: Vishaan Santhosh - Manipal School (Rs. 75,000)
Second prize: Vaibhav S Naik – AISSMS, Pune (Rs. 50,000)
Third prize: Aquib, Sharan, Mousin, Vishwas - NITK (Rs. 30,000)
First Consolation: Omkar V Rao - Mt. Carmel Central School (Rs. 10,000)
Second Consolation: Keshav S, Rajeshwari, Sanjay D.M – ACS, Bengaluru (Rs. 5,000)
Drone Race Competition:
First prize: Vipul Bhali- VIT, University (Rs. 25,000)
Second prize: Sukesa P.D, Abhishek, Rajath J,- MIT (Rs. 15,000)
Third prize: Siddharth, Suyash - PES University (Rs. 10,000)
Winners of In-House events:
Rubik’s cube: Vignesh Kudra
Photography competition: Rithesh
Treasure Hunt: Kavya R, Bolar Navyashree, Gowtham L Sharma, Dishan M S
Paper Plane competition: Sharan
Chuck Glider: Aabid Khan
PC Games:
FIFA: Naveed
NFS: Ranjith V.S
Counter Strike: Rahul Rao