RUTHERGLEN'S Jay Davis has always taken an interest in aviation.
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A keen pilot of model airplane since he was a child, it wasn't until he discovered racing drones that he seriously investigated the latest trend in small-scale flight.
He's since built his own racing drone from scratch.
“The idea of racing drones seemed a bit more interesting than having them just hovering around near you,” he said.
“There's a good community out there that recommended starting out with a smaller, cheaper drone and seeing how things progressed from there.”
Drone pilots utilise a first-person view through a camera mounted to the drone itself, which is transmitted to goggles worn by the pilot.
“I have a background in electronics and computing, so I was keen to build mine myself,” Mr Davis said.
“I'm still learning to fly it, the trickiest part is that they can stop and turn in ways model aircraft can't.
“It's not easy, you need quick reactions to keep it under control.”
