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Imagine being a 15-year-old drone racer from Australia... and now imagine that you’re in China to win a $24K check. The new World Drone Racing Champion was announced after four days of competition at an event organized by the FAI’s World Air Sports Federation, running from 1-4 November 2018. Finishing at the top in a field of 127 drone racers from 34 countries, Rudi Browning, walked away from the experience clutching a $24,000 cash prize. Drone pilots, from commercial experts to novices,
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Some 128 of the world’s best drone racing pilots from 34 separate countries are making the journey to Shenzhen, “the Heart of the drone economy," for the four-day competition that runs from 1-4 November 2018. "At the final count we have 34 national teams with a total of 128 competitors. That includes 43 juniors and 12 women,” said FAI Jury President Bruno Delor. Travelling with them he said, “will be a further 132 registered team managers, helpers and official supporters
"NASA is committed to working with our industry and government partners in any way we can to safely integrate these new options for passenger and cargo air transportation services into our skies." Source: Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.
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