What happens at a Flying Start event?
Suitable for all group sizes from 6 to 2000+, the o3e tech-led team building event Flying Start is a unique and exciting journey in to the world of drones. Flying Start is a tech challenge that will engage your team, improve their communication skills and benefit schools and youth charities.
The event begins with a short presentation to help teams understand the purpose of the challenge, how the activity works and to get some insight from the school about how the drones are going to help children learn about STEM.
Teams will then compete in a mix of cerebral and physical team mini-challenges, all themed around flight, tech and coding, to win parts to build, code and fly their drones.
Once completed they will be challenged to fly their drones through our obstacle course and safely land in the designated area.
Why build and donate drones?
Drones are an exciting technology already widely used in movie-making, structural engineering, delivery services and observation.
The tech within a Flying Start Drone has the capacity to take teaching of STEM to higher levels. Schools are desperately short of finance and providing equipment that enhances the learning experience for the pupil makes real sense.
The fact that Flying Start is also helping pupils in Special Educational Needs Schools to learn coding and engineering is a great reason to choose this as an activity for your team!
Flying Start mini challenges
Flying Start offers flexibility. It can be extended or shortened to suit your team’s particular needs and fit within your larger agenda. We can run anything from a 90 minute activity that will work as an icebreaker at your conference, the traditional 2 – 2.5 hours team building afternoon and even an all day long solution.
Depending on the duration of your session, mini-challenges will include:
- InSync – A test of team coordination and communication
- On Top of the World – A Satellite imagery challenge
- Enigma Code: Can teams solve the cerebral puzzle to crack the code?
- Search and Rescue: A fiendish mind-game – what would you choose?
Not only will your team leave the event buzzing with motivation and new-found skills, they will feel even better knowing that they have made a big difference for children in STEM!
Flying Start FAQs
What's the group size for the Flying Start?
Flying Start is one of our completely scalable events - this highly participative event works just as well for teams of 6 as it does for groups of 2000+! We can also offer the activity as part of a larger all-day event or conference activity - get in touch to find out more about these options.
Where does Flying Start take place?
We'll bring our team and all the equipment for the event directly to you, whether you're at a hired event space or on-site at your offices. We're invested in keeping our carbon footprint low, so we have a network of specialist o3e Event Crew across the country. We've held events in the UK, Europe, the USA and beyond!
How do you choose where the drones we make will be donated to?
If you don't already know which cause you'd like to support, we'll give you options for organisations in need, typically in your local area as we feel supporting your own community is important. Drones are particularly valued by schools to use as part of their STEM educational programmes. We tend to try to encourage giving donations to smaller local schools who don't always receive the same funding as larger organisations.
How long does the Flying Start activity last?
It's designed to last around 2-3 hours. However we can be flexible based on your agenda - if you're running a drop-in session at an exhibition, or a larger full day event, get in touch and we can discuss options. We can be flexible with the mini-challenges within the event, so get in touch to discuss options.
What happens after the Flying Start event?
After the event, we'll deliver the drones you've built to your chosen cause, normally straight after your event. Once the recipients have had the donations for a short while, you'll receive feedback you can share with your team to really demonstrate the difference they've made by participating in the event.
I'm interested in the Flying Start - what next?
Get in touch with us via our Contact Form, the phone or email to let us know the size of your group, the anticipated location and date of your event (if you have one). We'll then provide a straightforward quote and a summary of the number of drones you'll be donating. If you choose to go ahead with the event, we'll get the ball rolling with the event set up. We project manage the entire process from start to finish. We'll liaise with you about charity options and organise the event logistics, agenda, event space set-up and charity representative. We can also add bespoke elements to your event, depending on your objectives - for example, you might want to incorporate messaging surrounding your company's mission and vision, values or brand. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional service, and our client testimonials and satisfaction scores are a testament to this!