WATCH: FPV drone racing feels like flying the forests of Endor

Andrea James 1:11 pm Wed Oct 29, 2014

First-person view (FPV) drone enthusiasts are starting to organize into racing leagues. Olivier Yogandjian shared this dizzying footage of a forest FPV drone race that feels like a cross between a speeder bike and a pod racer zipping across Endor, right up to the crash.

Below: the three drones in the race:

And the drones in action are Porket Racer 240:
Full Carbon Frame
Naze32 Board
RCX Motors
ESC 10A SimonK
Lipo 1300mAh 3S
Mobius Cam
Video 5.8GHz

Previously: Build a micro-sized first-person-view quadcopter

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