Boy racer drone champion flying high


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 02 Feb 2017

"It's like you're a bird," says 16-year-old drone-racing champion Luke Bannister as he whizzes his quadcopter through the air with astonishing precision. 

As drone use proliferates around the world, first-person view (FPV) racing is really taking off – rather than watching the craft from the ground, the pilot puts on a headset and navigates with a real-time view from the camera mounted on board. 

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