

Pod Racing a Reality
As a kid I used to dream of racing around Tatooine with Anakin. This is now possible with the advent of FPV drone racing. This is a technology that has only recently become possible due to the reduced size and weight of the flight control computers needed to keep the four rotors in balance. It involves racing at speeds of up to 70mph around a racecourse while an on-board camera transmits live imagery into a set of goggles that the pilot wears. With an acceleration like nothin