Dubai, UAE. Saturday 12th March, 2016, Dubai, UAE. Dubai hosts the first ever international drone competition, attracting over 150 drone pilots and their teams from all over the globe to compete for a prize fund of $1 million. Luke Bannister won the overall racing prize and Minchan Kim won the freestyle competition. The competition saw the teams compete on a purpose-built track at Skydive Dubai, near Dubai marina. 150 teams qualified and travelled to dubai. Credit: David Stock/Alamy Live News


Saturday 12th March, 2016, Dubai, UAE. Dubai hosts the first ever international drone competition, attracting over 150 drone pilots and their teams from all over the globe to compete for a prize fund of $1 million. Luke Bannister won the overall racing prize and Minchan Kim won the freestyle competition. The competition saw the teams compete on a purpose-built track at Skydive Dubai, near Dubai marina. 150 teams qualified and travelled to dubai. However, throughout the week, 118 teams were knocked out, leaving just 32 teams to compete together at the finals, held over two days - 11th and 12th March 2016. Pictured: a spectator looks through the first person view (fpv) goggles


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