FPV racing drones

The Story Behind the Tiny Whoop FPV Racer

The term “Tiny Whoop” has become slang for just about any small quadcopter that you can race around indoors these days. However, the actual Tiny Whoop was developed originally by a FPV drone pilot from Fort Collins, Colorado named Jesse Perkins. This article discusses how he came up with the idea for the Tiny Whoop and where he sees the future going for this popular little indoor racer...

Weather and Crushproof Drone

The Aerodyne Nimbus 195 has a unique rounded carbon fiber frame that protects the electronics and gives it a surprising amount of durability. It is designed to be resistant to snow, small amounts of water, crashes, and even the crushing weight of a car driving over it! This little quadcopter goes hard and is designed for serious racers who hope to avoid having to frequently make repairs. For more ...

Freedom Class Drone Racing

FPV drone racing is definitely going to be an exciting sport to behold as it grows, gains media coverage and becomes more popular. But something completely beyond it is Freedom Class drone racing, which involves much larger, heavier and more powerful drones that approach 100 miles per hour and weigh up to 130 kilograms. This is some insane stuff! “It was great to see the power train work flawlessl...

Drone Racing and Beer?

Generally we would not recommend flying powerful FPV racing drones at high speeds while sipping on an alcoholic beverage. And we still don’t recommend it. However, while watching other people fly at high speeds during televised Drone Racing League events, it sound like a good plan! Budweiser has announced that it will be sponsoring the Drone Racing League. This is a major milestone for the D...

Drone Racing Is Becoming A Weekend Pastime

If you happy to be in Louisville, Kentucky on a weekend at a local park, you will see the usual people out walking their dogs, playing with their children and enjoying the sun. But it won’t take you long to see another group of people wearing strange looking googles and holding futuristic looking transmitters. These people (mostly guys) are drone racers and they are becoming a more and more ...

Interview With The CEO Of The Drone Racing League

Ever wondered where drone racing got its start? Many DIY hobbyists have been building and racing radio controlled vehicles for years. But in order to become a popular sport, Drone Racing, just like anything else, needed a kickstart and a way to become popular with a generation that is already inundated with media every day. The Drone Racing League has become that way. It is less than three years o...

Check Out The Fat Shark HD3s

Fat Sharks have been the industry standard for FPV racing for several years now and have enjoyed an enthusiastic following among serious racers and amateurs alike. The Fat Shark Dominators were the goggles of choice three years ago, and then the Dominator HD2s became very popular. So for their latest release, Fat Shark decided not to do a total redesign, but instead just improve upon their already...

Professional Baseball Pitcher And Amateur Drone Racer

Trever Bauer is best know as a starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team. However, during his time off from pitching, he has become an avid drone pilot and often builds his own FPV racing quadcopters. He is known to travel with at least two drones to each game that he goes to and is often seen flying them in public parks around the stadiums where the baseball games take...

How To Fly In Different Rates

Flying FPV quadcopters is a fun but challenging hobby. One of the biggest challenges is to turn off the automatic stabilization and start flying in manual or acro mode. This means that you have to keep the quadcopter stable and avoid obstacles and the ground more proactively. It’s challenging, but it can be done! And once you master acro mode, flips and other amazing maneuvers become possibl...

Binge Watch The Entire 2016 DRL Season!

If you have been following the DRL (Drone Racing League) on television, you know that it can be challenging to find out when and on what network it is showing. And for anyone who really wants to follow this exciting new sport, you probably want to see every episode so that you can catch the run up to the final races. Well now you can watch the whole season, in its entirety on the Drone Racing Leag...

The FPV Racing Kit from FlyPro

FlyPro recently announced the release of the XJaguar, a FPV racing drone that comes in a kit you can build yourself. The challenge for most people attempting to build their own quadcopters is that many parts are incompatible with one another. The result is that sometimes you order all the parts that you need and then you have to return or replace certain things in order to get the drone to work pr...

Growth In Drone Racing

Many big names are adding money to and funding FPV drone racing. Satellite broadcaster Sky has invested $1m into the Drone Racing League (DRL) to help bring the sport to the masses via their wide reach. The appeal is apparent as soon as you sit down to watch a race. Spectators are placed in the view (first person view) of the drone striking through the course and witness first hand when a drone sp...

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