Geez, you were thanking god about the event yesterday, why the change of heart today? Fox News not broadcasting hourly updates on the event? Might not be a big deal to you, historically nothing involving quads/drones are to you, you've consistently downplayed any event involving them as if they didn't exist. Ironic since you sell them too, so you know how popular they are. It's funny at this point, since we all know they are going on and building in size and popularity, while "traditional" fly ins and fun flies decrease in attendance.

But hey, you might not be seeing anything on it because there is no event named the "2016 National Drone FPV Championships" being held at Muncie.

If you get the name right....you might be more successful with updates. Try this:
[h=1]2016 MultiGP Drone Racing Championship[/h]http://www.multigp.com/page/2016-MultiGP-Drone-Racing-Championship

Ya...that org has just capped 10,000 members, so ya, it's a real flash in the pan kinda thing.

And yet....the whole MR racing thing seems to be popular doesn't it? At least for some folks. And sponsors.

This year, FPV multirotor races are expected to be bigger and the stakes will be higher. The World Drone Prix, that was held March 11-12 in Dubai United Arab Emirates, had $1 million in prize money. To qualify for this competition, teams had to compete in other races throughout the world. Several Americans were among those who raced in the World Drone Prix.


Later this year, pilots from more than 30 countries are expected to travel to Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii, to compete for $200,000 in prizes.

The 2016 World Drone Racing Championships, an AMA-sanctioned race, will be held October 17-22. Kualoa Ranch has been the filming location for several popular movies, such as Jurassic Park and Godzilla.


Any FPV race that is sanctioned by AMA requires the racers to have an AMA membership. On a smaller scale, the AMA-sanctioned US National Drone Racing Championships will be held August 5-7 in New York City. Teams will be vying for a cool $50,000.


Have you heard of any other "traditional" events going off like this lately? Or ever? Those good folks at PAU hosting any events like this, awarding this kind of money to contestants? How Fromeco, BVM, Extreme Flight/3D Hobby Shop, Smart Fly, Dalton Aviation, ZDZ,J-Tec, MKS Servos, or perhaps R/C Aircraft Components? If those names sound familiar, they were all signatories to that disastrous "open letter to the AMA" that went nowhere. How about DA, DLE, Balsa USA,Chief, Pilot, SkymasterUSA, Dubro? How about Tiano and his world famous FTE self promoting for profit events that cater to a tiny fraction of the hobby? Any of those good folks dishing out a millions dollars...$200,000 dollars.....$50,000...heck...how about $5,000?

Do tell if I've somehow missed the coverage on it.