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...
Project Drone is a FPV drone racing game that can be played either as a single player or multiplayer in a competitive mode. Project Drone is both drone simulator and a game. You can, for example, practice flying a FPV racing drone, race against your friends, do crazy stunts and tricks and explore stunning locations with your friends or by yourself. The game includes eight different racing locatio...
A group called the “Quad Squad” recently had a chance to zoom through the historic old Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which has been abandoned for decades. This group took advantage of the large, cavernous space to fly at high speeds. The hope is to raise awareness of these old historical treasures and to have some fun racing quadcopters. For flyin...
If you look at the Grasshopper FPV racing quadcopter, you might think it looks like a cute little…well…grasshopper! But there is much more going on with this FPV racing quadcopter than you might expect! It takes a 4S battery and has insanely fast motors. This thing can really get up and go! If you are looking for an amazing FPV racer in a single kit (minus the goggles), then the Grassh...
Since yesterday’s post was about FPV goggles, I thought I would continue the trend and talk about a new pair of FPV goggles I tested yesterday. They are called the KDS Kylin Vision goggles and they run on the 5.8Ghz band, which is the same as Fat Sharks. They don’t have a built in DVR like the newer Fat Sharks, but they do have a bigger screen, an “auto seek” feature to fin...
If you are interested in learning to fly or race FPV, this video series is a great place to start. In the series, Sam Sheffer, a media producer from Mashable, who has very little drone or FPV flying experience, meets up with several expert FPV racing enthusiasts and learns the tricks of the trade. Everything from how to build his own drone to the basics and even advanced flying techniques. If you...
Drone Racing League is taking drone racing to the next level with a super futuristic race course in an abandoned shopping mall. DRL worked with special effects experts to design a course that is not only challenging, but visually appealing and geared toward live and television audiences. In addition to the course, DRL builds and supplies all the drones that are used at these events. The drones are...