Sky's the limit as drones buzz in national competition

Sixteen-year-old Davey Newman from Nicholls at the Australian Drone Nationals. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

"Feeling like you're flying without the expense of flying," is the way Wing Commander Keirin Joyce puts it. "It's the cheapest motorsport around."

"You don't need to be fit. You can sit in a chair and feel like you're racing at 100 or 200 km/hour without being in danger," is Lance Bombardier Riley Van Leeuwen's view.