The buzz of drones could be heard all day in Addison on Saturday.
The first ever Drone Wars was held at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.
The popularity of drones has hit an all-time level, so those at the museum were pretty sure Drone Wars would be a hit.
“We didn’t know what kind of reaction we would have, but this has been overwhelming,” said Cavanaugh Flight Museum executive director Doug Jeanes. “It’s just exciting and fun.”
Close to 50 participants signed up for Drone Wars. Organizers set up two obstacles for them to test their skills. They had three levels beginners, intermediate, and experienced.
Even though drones seem innocent, federal regulators have been adding more and more regulations on what you can do with them.
“If you are going to flying them outside the rules are it has to be line of sight,” said Cavanaugh Flight Museum marketing director Scott Slocum. “You have to see the drone at all times. You cannot go higher than 400 feet, and you can’t go closer than five miles to an airport.”
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With several high profile cases of drones ending up in places they should not, organizers of Drone Wars hope the event will teach users the rules.
“We want to educate people about this,” said Slocum. “I believe, this is my opinion, but in my daughter’s lifetime there will be drones flying around doing tasks for us. That’s going to be a common thing.”
Slocum says as the popularity of drones continue to rise he expects even more changes on how they can be used in the future.
“I think there will be more refined regulations,” said Slocum. “It will be in such a way, if you are making money with it and you are a professional and doing something it, you will be regulated. You will be licensed, so that way the safety measures will be in place just like if you are flying an airliner.”
Drone War organizers say they definitely plan to have more events like these in the future.
