Fri, Dec 10, 2021
Drone Racing League Becomes Expert On Live-Audience UAV Flight Displays
The FAA has accredited the Drone Racing League as the first unmanned aircraft systems event organizer.
The league has been building up a resumé over the 2021-22 World Championship Season, putting on a series of races that met their safety protocols, working with the FAA's Partnership for Safety Plan. Their efforts have paid off, allowing the DRL to hold drone activities in front of live audiences. While it has not been disclosed if this change will result in all upcoming races including live in-person viewership, the upcoming World Championship Race in Las Vegas, Nevada will include it.
Their new standing will mean that the DRL supports the FAA in evaluating and creating safety procedures and tech for official U.S. drone event safety guidelines. Their safety efforts have been baked into the series from the start, initially working with the White House Office of Science and Technology to develop drone safety protocols for large events that could eventually be shared throughout the industry. Some of their work has resulted in the creation of active safety measures like mid-flight termination on demand, protective netting around all viewer and crew areas, and course closures for airspace containing high-speed drone movement.
The energey and enthusiasm of excited crowds could be just what the series is missing, after seeing a relatively sterile, demure 2020 without background fans. Some other sports leagues have addressed the pandemic-induced lockdown vaccuum with digitally rendered fans in the stands, to some mockery when not polished sufficiently. Racing has always been a spectator favorite, and the addition of throngs of ecstatic shouts during the nail-biting moments of the 2022 season could be the final element to bring the DRL mainstream success. The DRL will continue their protocols in the upcoming premier live-audience event of the 2021-22 season debuting on January 5, 2022 at the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip.
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