It will be possible to play Quidditch: a racing FPV drone and flight simulator have been developed in Russia

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Products will be available for order in the first half of 2024

Russian company «Geoscan» from St. Petersburg  at the conference «Geoscan Technologies 2024» demonstrated the first FPV quadcopter of the Pioneer line, specially designed for youth drone racing competitions, as well as accompanying software for virtual flight training. 

Quadcopter «Geoscan Pioneer FPV» Designed for fast indoor flights. Thanks to a special frame and motors, the drone is suitable for honing your piloting and filming skills. The press service noted that the updated board allows you to connect more powerful motors, provides greater maneuverability, the drone’s carrying capacity, and improved speed characteristics. ExpressLRS protocol support ensures communication with the control panel at a distance of up to 1 km. The autopilot board is compatible with the Geoscan Pioneer quadcopter ecosystem. «Geoscan Pioneer FPV» has a flight range of 8 minutes, weighs less than 500 grams, 1200 mA battery·h 

In addition to the quadcopter, the company will release a special FPV simulator for practicing manual piloting skills. The program simulates the flight characteristics of Geoscan Pioneer FPV quadcopters, which will allow you to master the technique of flying in virtual space without the risk of damaging the device. The simulator provides the ability to set several scenarios for the use of drones with the recreation of various external conditions.

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Head of the educational projects department of the Group of Companies «Geoscan» Mikhail Lutsky said:

Thanks to the compatibility of the new autopilot board with the Pioneer ecosystem, users will be able to «upgrade» your drones and create cool projects in the field of autonomous flights. These features and additional elements expand the range of application scenarios and give room for experimentation. Thus, with special spherical protection, the drone turns into a sports equipment for playing football, basketball and Quidditch. 

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