DRL’s tryouts for the 2019 season are officially underway. To get started, track down the Drone Racing League Simulator on Steam and put in some practice laps. The final competition will take place on February 9, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV — and the winner will receive a $75,000 contract as the Official Swatch Pilot in the […]
October’s community pilots stepping into the spotlight is one of Fat Shark’s own test pilots, Erin Paul. As a long time snowboarder and gamer, FPV came naturally to Erin. She started flying micro drones in February of 2017 and by August she was building and flying 5” quads in her hometown in Northern California. Always […]
September’s community pilots stepping into the spotlight are the Drone Racing League’s Paul Nurkkala (aka NURK) and Jacob Schneider (Jawz). You remember Paul from the Flight of the Year video that went viral last year. Jawz shot to fame when he became the 2017 Bud Light pilot for DRL. Starting on August 29th and through […]
So much of FPV revolves around community. We live through our regional races, share freestyle footage online and look forward at seeing friends at annual competitions. Instagram and Facebook are woven as deep into our roots as the carbon fiber in our frames or the solder on our ESCs. There’s only so much of the […]
Flite Fest is one of our favorite events of the year. Centered around community, the event brings together some of the best pilots and characters from the maker and FPV space – all for a weekend of building, flying and seeing friends. Like last year, Fat Shark will be the FPV barbecue sponsor of Flite […]
When Fat Shark launched its HDO drone racing goggles earlier this year, many pilots were excited about the new OLED technology used in the headset. Others pointed out that they missed the ultra-wide field of view available in previous generation goggles. So: we’re firing up the old manufacturing line one last time to bring back […]
Last week, one of the world’s best pilots Shaun Taylor (aka Nytfury) upgraded to the new HDO goggles. His old HD3s, which still have a lot of life left in them, we’re giving away together. Enter for a chance to win Shaun’s HD3s – complete with his Nytfury headstrap, Nytfury-ravaged Fat Shark goggle case and […]
Last week, Fat Shark teamed up with World’s Fair Nano in San Francisco, California to run a massive drone training experience. The full experience included 15 minutes on the DRL Simulator, ten minutes flying line-of-sight and another ten minutes flying FPV — the same steps involved in learning to fly with the Fat Shark […]
This weekend, Fat Shark is partnering with World’s Fair Nano in San Francisco to run the Drone Zone, a hands-on, interactive space for learning to fly sport drones. Using the new Fat Shark 101 Drone Training Kit we’ll run three separate stations: Simulate: Take a few laps with the Drone Racing League simulator and learn […]
