Chris Ballard Wins Drone Worlds in Hawaii

Chris Ballard Wins Drone Worlds in Hawaii

When I say won, I mean hearts and minds. Ballards Facebook live stream from Hawaii has gone viral among FPV racing enthusiasts. The stream started as a way of getting news back home to Bothwell, Tasmania. It has become the goto resource. Chris asks questions posed by those watching the feed. He also finds himself in the right place at the right time for some juicy behind the scenes scandal.

The feed can be found here https://www.facebook.com/FreedomDroneSports/?pnref=story

Chris is CEO of Freedom Drone Sports, really really large first person view racing. All of the drones flying in Hawaii are handheld. Current Freedom class drones are 1.5m in width and weigh 30kg.

Well done Chris, you have won lots of new friends in the industry. Freedom Drone Sports are firmly on the map.

 

Gary Mortimer

Founder and Editor of sUAS News | Gary Mortimer has been a commercial balloon pilot for 25 years and also flies full-size helicopters. Prior to that, he made tea and coffee in air traffic control towers across the UK as a member of the Royal Air Force.