Inside the Drone Racing League
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2023
- The Drone Racing League, which is part competition, part technology, and part entertainment, is the latest innovation in the world of sports. NBC’s Gadi Schwartz speaks with the league’s president and top players to dive into the future of organization.
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I don’t think people understand how immersive FPV is. Feels like a super power when you get good at flying.
Brings me back to playing starfox as a kid
@diablocilantro2613 dude you are so cool omg 🥹
I do.
I've just got into it precisely because I want an immersive flying experience. It's the closest I'll come to what has literally been a lifelong dream. Ever since I was tiny I have had recurring dreams about flying and I'm middle-aged now. FPV drones are the closest I'm likely to come to making that dream come true.
Ikr, so fun
Now imagine how flying a last generation fighter aircraft must feel. It doesn't feel like a superpower, it is a superpower.
😂 I remember those days of not being able to control the drone.
That first month in the sim was chaos. Then it all just makes sense one day. something something sea legs.
Frrr everytime i hop on liftoff now im just reminded of how it all started.
@@selbendersiinge69 yeah lol it was so hard to even fly straight and make turns at first
I have massive respect for every one of these pilots, being a drone pilot myself. Its really amazing to see the sport take off so quickly and continue to grow, as the industry and technology grows too, making drones more and more accessible. However, the red bull air races are cooler ;)
Good for you, having respect
These are future fighter pilots
They aren't drones!!! Drones shoot missiles. Ya'll fronting. You fly unmanned aerial vehicles.
@Vinay Sharma no they aren't.
@@billyyank5807 they call the predator drones (the ones that shoot missiles and drop bombs) UAVs more than they call them drones, they mean pretty much the same thing
Somewhere there is a military general splooging while watching this.
I was about to say the same
Ukrainians are already using them.
The military has stuff that would look like magic to the average person. These drones are nothing compared to what they have.
Somewhere in the battlefields of Eastern Europe, drones like these are equipped with explosives amd are very effective at sweeping russian formations
@@kilianclasen5521 a very cowardly way of fighting.
It may appeal to a younger audience but I wouldn't qualify as younger by any standard and I think fpv drones are very exciting. I'm currently about 30 hours into practising with Velocidrone and I'm still pretty crap but I've been having fun. Once I am confident I'm not going to trash or lose my drone immediately, I'll buy a drone and I'm really looking forward to it.
I've always wanted to be able to fly since I was a little boy. I have dreamt about it more times than I could possibly count. I'm never going to be able to fly but an fpv drone is a pretty attractive alternative.
+1 - and imagine all the people physically unable to operate their own aerial vehicle, who can potentially have this experience while still seated. Brilliant
This looks amazing. I'm glad I live in this timeline.
I think they should do it like in F1, for each team to build their own drones, have pilots and eventually sponsors, which can be drone companies. And eventually managing the rules to incentivate improvements in drone technology as F1 has done for the car industry.
Sounds completely dumb. This isn't a sport. This is a hobby.
@Home Habbit it's not a sport. It's a hobby.
Drone is smaller and faster doubt people can see the sponsor 😂
@@a.k.amatsu4876 but it can be everywhere on the pilots 😉
Isn't that Team Black Sheep?
Watching the evolution of drone racing the past years is everything I hoped for. It's way cheaper now to get into the hobby. I'm addicted to freestyle, chasing birds ( respectfully) is something I never thought I would be doing ever...
I don't think the majority of people understand how insane your skill and reaction time has to be to accurately pilot these machines through these courses as fast as possible.
Who cares really when you look this dumb wearing those things over your eyes.
Literal pod racers
Just got my first drone. It's a blast, and gives you perspective on how good these guys actually are.
Just waiting for the anime, the next level of tamiya
Watching those drones race is like watching a Star Wars space fight. Cool!! 👍🏼👍🏼😎
Great coverage, I was at the event and able to get interviews from all 12 racers, that I am featuring on my channel. Such an exciting new sport.
You're a legend man. ✊
😊 very cool. The fpv cameras make drone racing dynamic for the viewer. This view makes the scale of the actual racetrack less relevant allowing for competitions to be set up in basic sports arenas, gyms, and warehouses. I also love that the scale of the actual drones is small keeping the price down. Making this racing league easy for novices to access.I am Waiting for the official drone racing video game as those obstacles and tight camera views look fun and difficult to fly.
The drl official sim has been out for a while
@@benjaminutting9733 good to know going to look for a ps4 version.
@@rodhammack7160 you cannot play the game with a ps4 controller. It is a simulator, not a game. Yes, it has thumbsticks, but a real radio controller has the left stick stay where you put it so you can control the throttle. Imagine trying to keep the throttle at a low level with the stick fighting you to push it back to the middle.
These drone are not as small as you think. The DRL Racer 4 Street (a consumer version of the drones shown in the video) are about 7" in length, which is one of largest consumer grade FPV drones currently available in the market Most consumer grade drones come in at typically 5", which is still very large for an object that weights in at a third of a kilogram zooming past your face about an average 110 km/h.
@@jak11d6 I still don't see how that would be hard. I mean obviously realistically you'll need an actual drone controller to transmit the signal with low latency but I don't see how that matters in a sim.
FPV FTW 🤘thanks for covering this
This is gonna blow up in more way then we can imagine!!!
Unreal! Drone Racing Saved my LIFE!!!
Same, it was the only hobby that helped me from going back to drinking myself to death
Y'all need help fr...
@thequaalude1092 by the sound of it you don't...pfff!
the general public don't really understand how hard it is to fly fpv but once you get the hang of it its so rewarding.
Show them the smaller drone racing. Those look insane.
Here’s what smaller drone racing looks like: ua-cam.com/video/9g6l_5FMXug/v-deo.html
Loved DRL since the first race. Keep pushing!
besides drone racing, drone laser tag is also pretty fun to watch
im in the rc plane and helicopter hobby. its done a lot. its both expanded the hobby (added 30 paying members to my local club) but also idiots have gotten into it and said "hey im gonna see how close i can fly to the blue angels" its done some damage here and there. a lot of the guys who flew helicopters switched to drones causing a lot of really good helicopter brands to go out of business. i like how sophisticated they try to make the drones seem "1500 parts in this drone" lmao its a stick with motors on it. but when you build one yourself and put the goggles on the experience is amazing. i find myself leaning over a lot trying to stand there while im zipping the thing around. everybody should have one. except people who are going to do something stupid with it
ha! I thought the same thing. What are you guys counting each and every resistor? esc, flight controller, fpv transmitter, radio transmitter, 4 motors, 2 large capacitors, fpv antenna, radio antenna, LEDs, propellers, camera, battery, and straps. That's it. 1500 smh.
This guy was counting screws and nuts lol
@@718_JH_Moto yep lmao. its a stick with motors on it. oh and lights
@@jak11d6 That was for TV i bet, to make it sound special. Most likely producer needed some catch phrase and production came up with this 1500 parts thing to make it more complicated than it is
So are quad choppers the most versatile?
Used to be into the hobby years ago but quickly realized it gets expensive VERY fast when learning to fly because of the crashes. Maybe I'll get back into it one day when I'm making more money lol. Definitely one of the most fun hobbies I've ever had.
It’s relatively cheap compare to helicopters.
@@henryairconcepts2999 This is a FACT! I have both and my helicopter is almost twice as expensive. I am almost ready to sell all my planes and helis so I can keep buying more drones.
Use a simulator like velocidrone (best one) to hone your skills first
Cheaper than racing cars, that's what I always say LOL
I'd rather a crashed one than a lost one. It's a fun sport/activity.
this needs to be televised
it is, on espn
I love that they have him learning in ACRO mode. No self levelling around the DRL 😂
I'm glad to be alive during🤯 these times.
Nice to see a positive story on drones for a change
Very cool to see our hobby get some spotlight.
Vanny is a Robot ... cool dude though
does amazing things with a quad
Sick! I gotta see this!
I am just getting into piloting and I feel inspired to know there is professional drone racing. Come to Omaha, we'll take good care of ya! Keep up the exciting work all.
No one's going to Omaha. Nothing there.
And these aren't drones,they are uav's. Completely different.
@@billyyank5807 uavs are classified as drones, ulvs(unmanned land vehicles) are also drones. Its easy to get the terms confused👍
@@billyyank5807how can you say there is nothing there in Omaha?
my friend filmed me climbing steep hillclimbs on my dirtbike with his drone. its a sight i have never seen before of myself
I remember when they stopped posting the races on you tube and went to espn. I totally forgot about drl till seeing this video
The top guns of the drones. Awesome
Literally the best thing ever!
That news reporter guy reminds me of the first time my family played Mario Brothers on the first Nintendo, we'd jerk our arms and bodies trying to make Mario jump and move. He's doing that with the simulation. 2:52
There's a definite use for these players and their drones in other sensitive areas
And they are being used to great effectiveness in those..... sensitive areas,
Nothing beats FPV!
I still can't get used to seeing this side of Vanover thrashtalking 😂😂
Now, this is the future
They are gonna mentoring our spacefighter pilot someday
Welcome to the world of FPV mainstream! It is such a rewarding experience, completely out of body feeling and very free feeling!
This looks badass
“It’s a bold strategy Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for them”.
I'd agree with the Conclusion, Best Is Yet To Come.
This is actually very cool
Now that’s a sport ! ❤ they use there brains 🧠 ❤
Their
I'm glad to see Cisco landed on his feet.
It takes Jedi reflexes to fly these.
I didn't know this existed til today ... wow
That bru couldn't have said it any better, it truly is the sport of the future.
This is the beginning of some next Level futuristic society
This looks so entertaining and cool
Wow this is cool . Technology is taking over the world. Drones are so sweet. Of course there are gonna be crashes.
Just like nascar
The future brings wonders
This is so freaking cooooool 😍😍
Amazing stuff.
This is the future of video games!!!!
Now This is Pod Racing
Where do I see it in the future? Give us bigger drones!!!!!!
this is the kind of thing that those early 2000s scifi movies would depict that were supposedly so farfetched that we thought we would never have one of these one day
I think it is much cooler if the the drown has weapon to turn down one another like in super mario cart and make a dome stage for the circuit
Fantástico!
FPV is something only the pilot fully experiences, spectators only get to see the flying leds and sound of the highly pitched props.
The derelict Los Angeles sign is a nice touch to the city itself
Let's goo, we out here
I wish I can fly one
Very cool
very cool to see this on "normal" tv. haha. It's funny when i tell ppl I fly fpv drones they give me weird looks. 😆😆
POV boomers becoming aware of FPV
at least drone rc is getting national attention..
But even the drone people know where they actually came from. ROAR was the original and has died off a lot in the last 10 years.. But ROAR \ RC racing is more or less a look at what cars will go through... from Nitro to LiPo .
But thankfully some part of RC racing is getting the spotlight.
BTW you FPV racers are insane.. I get motion sick in FPV so I stuck to 1/10th scale onroad and some 1/12th scale pan cars.
AND this FPV drone racing has been around for a while; 10-15ish years? I remember trying FPV in 2014-2015
everyone is gangsta until mck joins :D
Right?!
Pretty cool.
Can the flight path be programmable?
I tried clocking times on the dcl videogame... But that doesn't make good footage
I feel like im living inside a 80s scifi movie !!
Its like tie fighter
Can’t imagine this with a full action simulator seat…
Dope
This is the future of USA's Air Force fighter jets. Fighter drones!!
is like F1 but flying. But without having to risk your life lol
The CyberMen are nearly complete.
This is future
The thumbnail looks like a cyberpunk DLC
DRL is awesome, and needs to be classified as an official FIA motorsport. The athletes compete at hand-to-eye coordination and reflexes on par with F1 and WRC drivers. It's so much more serious than people initially realize.
The biggest hurdle is spectating FPV, which can be hard for a lot of people that experience motion sickness unless they are at the stadium in-person. But there are newer technologies coming out that artificially gimbal the movement with a high-res and fps 360 cam.
Virtual sports already dominate, but still doesn't get the mainstream attention it deserves. ESPN should be covering this stuff more. People don't want to see a bunch of concussion-victims throwing a ball, they want to see high-anxiety excitement in sports, and DRL is perfect for that. Combined with battlebots and gaming, we have a very exciting future in sports to look forward to!
Dude, this is just an RC competition with a camera on your vehicle. That's it 😂 "classified as an official FIA motorsport"? Lol no chance, kid. Once these fellas are riding on their drones and have to deal with g-forces and the risks of crashing, then we can talk about it
@@FAMINE_R1 something like this is also being developed
The A in FIA stands for Automobile, think before you speak
I'm not sure if this is entirely the most appropriate sport to place under the FIA's guidance, however, I definitely agree that there needs to be an even more widely-recognized place in the motorsports/drone sports world (which includes both physical racing and sim racing) for FPV-based racing. There's a lot of potential here to see loads of talent breaking barriers as to how these drones are used, and we're only at the start of the rise of these kinds of sports.
This is the future baby~
this is now, it is easy to say it is the future when they are already at an exciting point, you probably would not have said this is the future when it was just 3-5 guys sitting in lawn chairs at some abandoned building site with some scrapped together drones with vhs quality video headsets
Pretty sure 5 millions TikTok is different from UA-cam . Because F1 have 8 millions
Actually pretty cool….. these guys are all future military drone operators.
2:38 he said "holy fk"
Who remember their tamiya's and rc
Drone racers will be good drone operators in a war
SAW THIS TWENTY YEARS AGO when i built my first 20 mile video link mini heli
The new race circuits sponsored by Lockheed Martin, Northrup and Raytheon look super dope! Glad to see their investment finally coming into the sport. 🎉
That's a great DoD recruitment video!
Crazy future stuff
It actually the very present. 😊
Tpu should do more indepth of this
flying Titania with Razorwing Blitz be like:
Can't wait for the world cup and I can't wait to watch team Iran.
Now imagine in future they put mini gun on the drone and start chasing shooting like in star war, holly smoke!
This is way better than Esports, it actually takes skills and looks like a lot of fun.
coming closer to pod racing everyday
Looks like we are living in a sci fi world like tron movie