Awards and Races

Mega Drone X 2016

Placed 7th in 6″ class.

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Flight Bash 2016

Placed 1st.

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Freestyling at Flight Bash 2016.

 

Flymore – Savoana Mill – 2016

Placed 2nd and qualified for DSA Drone Nationals.

Hanging out at the Mill
Hanging out at the Mill

DSA – Drone Nationals 2016

Placed 2nd, individual quad racing.

Just before a podium finish at USA Drone Nationals 2016
Just before a podium finish at USA Drone Nationals 2016

MultiGP Nats 2016

Placed 11th overall, having qualified against over 600 pilots.

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Preparing for finals

 

DSA Drone Worlds 2016

Placed 2nd, individual quad racing.

Podium finish at Drone Worlds 2016.
Podium finish at Drone Worlds 2016.

 

XDC-HD, 2016

Placed 3rd, Individual quad racing, amongst 16 of the best pilots in the USA.

Podium finish at XDC-HD.

 

ADP Season Opener

First place victory against a sampling of pro pilots.

 

Cincinnati Quad Racers // Rust Remover // Season Opener

PLaced 1st. Qualified 3rd after a midair collision early on.

1st place, Midwest Drone Battle v2, May 2017.

Last Place, DRL Season 2, Level 1, Miami Nights

2nd Place: DRL Season 2.  Level 2. Atlanta Aftermath.

2nd Place: DRL Season 2. Level 3. Mardi Gras World.

Takeoff in New Orleans 🚀#DRL

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9th place, DRL Season 2, level 5, Munich, Germany

 

2nd Place. 3B Regional Finals. MultiGP 2017.

First Place. Hawks RC. August 5th, 2017:

33rd overall at the MultiGP International Open. Placed out of 300 pilots, and against the best pilots in the world. I had 2 hours of sleep the night before due to travel mishaps, so I’m very happy with how I did despite that.

6th overall at MultiGP Nationals, qualified 4th, fastest lap of the week.

 

1st Place, Great Lakes Cup, Grand Rapids, Michigan

First Place, Louisville Maker Faire Micro Race, 2017

 

First Place, Dayton Drones BB&T Cup

 

First Place, Pro Class, Mega Drone X2.0

 

First Place, Spec Class, Mega Drone X 2.0

First Place, FPV and Freestyle Category, Flying Robot International Film Festival for “Flight of the Year”

This weekend, my video "Flight of the Year" took 1st place at the 3rd Flying Robot International Film Festival for the category "FPV Racing and Freestyle." I'm extremely proud and excited to have been able to participate, and getting to watch the video with a few hundred people for the first time was priceless. Listening to them laugh, cheer, and probably sigh relief at landing makes me remember that, through all the drama, being able to share a beautiful, unique perspective with the world is worth it. Stay flying. #fpv #fpvracing #fpvracer #drone #drones #droneracing #droneracer #droneracingleague #aerialphotography #fpvdrones #fpvrace #miniquadclub #multirotor #quadcopter #tmotor #atmosphericadventures #kratos #runcam

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First Place, FPV Category, Los Angeles Drone Film Festival

Second place, Louisville winter warehouse

 

First Place, Whiskey Warehouse Race 1

FPV Video of the Year, AirVuz, Freestyle Video of the Year

Fourth Place, Sebring 2018