The Drone Experience at MODAERO

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The Drone Experience

Open to All MODAERO Attendees – March 16-19, 2016 

Never flown a drone before? This is your opportunity to learn about drone safety, responsibility, air maps, regulations, maintenance, and local groups. Once you understand drone knowledge, you will then fly a drone in a controlled (netted) environment with an expert on hand.

Drone Demo Sessions

Open to All MODAERO Attendees – March 16-19, 2016 – Drone Demo Zone

These sessions will give live demonstrations on FPV racing, film and photography, DYI makers workshops, and a buying guide. These sessions will be hands-on with lots of opportunities to meet experts/pilots and ask questions.

Take flight in the Lone Star Expo Center Arena. This 110,000sf seats 5,000 people and is being setup for MODAERO’s drone races. Buzz through and around obstacles in the first venue of it’s kind in Texas.

FPV Drone Racing

Pilots (Only) – Incredible racing at an incredible value – just $59.00 for all FPV activities listed below!

Please note, all MODAERO attendees will be able to watch the races for free!

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Team Competition – March 17-18, 2016 – Rodeo Stadium

It’s the return of F3Expo’s ThunderDrone 500, Texas style! Teams of 3-5 work together to land, power off/on VTX units, swap LiPo’s, and take off again until all laps are completed (think endurance format). The teams with the fastest crafts, best pilots, solid pit strategy, and streamlined team management will compete in the finals for a chance to win the inaugural MODAERO 500!

MultiGP Texas Regional Series Qualifier

multigp-logoIndividual Competition – Saturday, March 19, 2016 – Rodeo Stadium

Saturday brings your chance to qualify for the MultiGP Texas Regional Championships (June 2016) on a MultiGP sanctioned course. This exclusive race consists of the regional most laps qualifier format: Two rounds of practice and five rounds of competition. Race winners will be determined by laps accumulated in the five competition rounds.

Houston Open

Individual Competition – March 17-18, 2016 – Rodeo Stadium

An exciting course inside the Lone Star Convention Center featuring aviation and Texan themed obstacles while the best FPV pilots battle it out for multirotor supremacy. Classification includes: 4″ Props, 5″ Props and Open divisions.

Amateur Open Class

Individual Competition – March 17-18, 2016 – Rodeo Stadium

Newbies unite! This is an opportunity to recognize pilots new to RotorSport; open to pilots who haven’t hit a podium or final-8 in a grand scale event.

Invitational GoPro Race

Individual Competition – Friday Night March 18, 2016 – Rodeo Stadium

Pilots who place high in early qualifiers of the Houston Open and/or Amateur Open race on the course. Requirements: Open classification quadcopter with an on-board GoPro or equivalent capturing 1080p @ 60fps.

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