Drones overfly Champs Elysee in magical Paris festival

A drone flies during the 2016 Paris Drone Festival on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on September 4, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA

PARIS: The Champs-Elysee was the setting of a mini-air show on Sunday as amateur drone enthusiasts flew their high-tech toys over the famed Paris avenue in the city's first festival celebrating the gadgets.

Concentrating intently, punters guided their remote-controlled flying machines through a brightly coloured obstacle course accompanied by commentary worthy of a Formula One race.