[Explanation] UAV racing was born in Europe and the United States. There were special competitions in 2014. In 2018, the State Sports General Administration established it as an official competition event.
Ke Ziming, 27 years old this year, is an enthusiast of drone racing. He has participated in the 2018 and 2019 IDRGP International Drone Racing Competitions and won the second place.
[Concurrent] Crossing machine enthusiast Ke Ziming
Racing first is about speed, and then it has to pass all obstacles at a very fast speed.
It is to challenge one's own limit, the limit of one's own reaction.
Then for Hua Fei, just like ordinary aerial photography, the picture will become more exciting and cool.
[Explanation] The speed of the racing drone from 0 to 100 km/h takes only 1.3 seconds, and is known as the "F1 in the air."
Due to the speed characteristics of racing drones, the design concept is completely different from ordinary civil aerial photography drones. If you want to participate in this sport, you need not only strong control response, but also mechanical dynamics. Including a very accurate understanding of electronic circuits.
Especially in the competition, every player must have the ability to debug and repair the drone by himself.
[Concurrent] Crossing machine enthusiast Ke Ziming
In terms of speed, it can be determined by the configuration. It is the motor battery. Its acceleration mainly lies in its thrust-to-weight ratio.
We can install GPS on it or use a speed gun to test.
If it is the fastest, our average racing aircraft can reach the early 200 (km/h) as fast as possible.
[Explanation] Out of love, Ke Ziming bought his first finished traversing machine in 2016, and he also felt the difficulty of manipulating the traversing machine for the first time.
[Concurrent] Crossing machine enthusiast Ke Ziming
First of all, you must have a strong interest, and you must be willing to study it yourself. To be honest, the threshold for entry is still relatively high.
If a novice is flying every day, he can take off and land normally in a month or so, pass through obstacles or something, that is the kind of slow speed, and then if you want to practice faster and more accurately, you need to spend more energy and time.
[Explanation] Gradually, Ke Ziming's home is full of tools, materials and parts needed to make drones.
In 2018, Ke Ziming began to participate in domestic drone racing competitions.
Before each game, he and his friends would drive a car, bring camping equipment, and choose an unmanned venue for "devil training" one to two weeks in advance.
[Concurrent] Crossing machine enthusiast Ke Ziming
Generally speaking, training is about three to five days, and each person has three to five (traversing machines). Then, if the battery is used, each person should bring more than 18 yuan, and the charger should bring three.
As long as it's dawn, start flying, and fly until dark.
In a real game, the mental pressure will be higher, because everyone will be nervous when flying, and the nervousness will affect the manipulation of the technique.
[Explanation] China's cross-aircraft movement is relatively late compared to European and American countries. In 2018, the Chinese team participated in the World Championship for the first time and won the second place in the youth group. In 2019, it won the third place in the team.
Ke Ziming said that he also looks forward to one day he can stand on the stage of international competitions and win glory for the country.
[Concurrent] Crossing machine enthusiast Ke Ziming
I have loved airplanes since I was a kid, and I started playing around in 2008.
After wearing glasses, it is like a person flying freely in the sky like an airplane, which feels very refreshing.
The goal I want to achieve most is to represent China in the competition, get a good ranking, and treat my dream as a career. This is the happiest thing.
Reporter Zheng Ziyan reports from Wuhan, Hubei
Editor in charge: [Zhang Kaixin]