Navi AI x GDG DevFest: Aviation Hackathon

Date & Time

Nov. 15, 2025, 9 a.m. - Nov. 15, 2025, 9 p.m.

Cost

$0

Location

San Francisco, CA

Organizer

Riya Dashoriya

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Description

“Innovate. Elevate. Take Flight.”

Hosted by Navi AI × GDG San Francisco × GDG Fremont
Location: Navi AI HQ – 148 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA

​The Event

​Welcome to Navi AI’s Flight Lab, where developers, creators, and dreamers are building the next generation of aviation intelligence, from real-time flight analytics to AI copilots that never sleep.

​Whether you code, design, or analyze data, this is your runway to learn, build, and launch something extraordinary.

​We’ll have speakers from the U.S. Air Force, Civil Aviation, and Google, this event blends AI with real-world aviation insight.

​What’s Happening

Aviation Hackathon: “The Future of Flight Intelligence”

Your mission: transform real flight data into smart systems that help pilots fly safer, instructors train better, and aircraft operate more efficiently.

We’ll supply you with:

  • ​Real flight & cockpit data (civil + defense training missions)

  • ​Audio, telemetry, weather, and FAA documentation

  • ​Mentorship from engineers and pilots at Navi AI

Challenges:

  • ​Analyze live avionics to see if maneuvers meet FAA standards

  • ​Detect pilot actions from cockpit video feeds

  • ​Predict flight risk based on pilot, weather, and aircraft context

  • ​Identify ATC miscommunications from radio transcripts

  • ​Build an AI copilot that handles second-in-command tasks

​No aviation experience needed, just curiosity, creativity, and a laptop.

We’re turning the “hangar” into a creative space:

​interactive demos, retro-futuristic music, flight-sim mini-games, giveaways, and plenty of caffeine to keep your ideas airborne.

Build with AI Workshop:
Guided by Google Developer Experts, you’ll explore real-world applications, prototype tools using cutting-edge APIs, and leave with a working AI project — no matter your experience level.

​Top 10 Teams Take the Stage

​At the end of the day, the top 10 teams will present their creations to a panel of judges from Google, Navi AI, and the U.S. Air Force. You’ll have 5 minutes to pitch, 5 minutes to impress, and a chance to make your mark on the future of aviation tech.

​Prizes

1st Place: Take Flight
Win a private flight lesson with a certified instructor, your chance to see your ideas take literal flight.

2nd Place: Push the Envelope
Experience an aerobatic flight lesson, where you’ll pull G’s and learn precision flying from a pro.

3rd Place: Build More, Fly More
Receive developer credits and gear (TBA) to fuel your next AI project or aviation adventure.

🏆 Track Prize: You.com Special Track

Category 1: Best Use of You.com APIs

  • ​💵 $50 Amazon Gift Card for each team member + 200 API Credits

Category 2: Most Innovative Agent Built with You.com

  • ​💵 $50 Amazon Gift Card for each tember + 200 API Credits

​All Top 10 Teams
Recognition in press and social channels.
Networking access with judges, mentors, and sponsors

​Tentative Agenda (subject to change)

  • ​​9:00-9:30: Welcome & breakfast

  • ​​9:30-9:40: Keynote 1

  • ​​9:40 - 9:50: Keynote 2

  • ​​9:50 - 10:30: Sponsor talks, Intro to hackathon

  • ​​10:30 - 12:00: Hackathon team forming and ideation

  • ​​12:00: Lunch

  • ​​1:00-1:45: BwAI workshop - Taha (Google Developer Expert)

  • ​​1:45: Hackathon

  • ​​5:30: Submission Deadline

  • ​​6 - 6:30: Judging starts + Dinner

  • ​​6:45 Giveaways (raffle prize) + Top 10 Presentations

  • ​​9:00 Wrap up

​​What to bring: Laptop, enthusiasm, and optionally your idea (for hackathon)