Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard The Solo Drone Operator Is Going Extinct A couple of years ago, getting into commercial drone work was one of the more accessible small business plays in the country. A DJI Mavic, a Part 107 certificate, and a few hundred hours of practice a... Sep 16, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard The Drone Market as I See It Today, And What It Means for Your Program If you run a drone education program, buy drone equipment for a school, or are planning to launch a program in the next year or two, what is happening in the broader drone market right now matters to ... Sep 11, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard Props Spin but Drone Does Not Takeoff or Crashes immediately A Quick Step by Step Guide: This is a common issue we see when first getting started and there is a thorough and systematic approach to resolve the issue. Always feel like you can call us with questio... Aug 19, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard My Drone Won't Arm and Takeoff The first time a student can't get their drone to arm is a make or break moment for any program. Like turning on a computer you built for the first time or launching a rocket it is when everything com... Aug 3, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard How to Run a Drone Soccer Demonstration: Whether you're setting up at a school open house, a community fair, or a conference expo floor, a Drone Soccer demonstration follows the same pattern. There is a series of boxes that need to be checke... Jul 22, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard 3D Printed Mod - Radio Protector Drone Sports Inc. and the U.S. Drone Soccer Association encourages Innovation, customization, and 3D printing opportunities when they come along. This project was shared with us from Greater Southern ... Jul 22, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard Programming LEDs for Competition What you will need: Drone Computer with Betaflight MicroUSB cable (to plug drone into computer) Radio Controller Charged Battery for testing Step 1: Connect Drone to the computer/Betaflight using Micr... Jul 21, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard Part 3: Rate Tuning in Betaflight for Drone Soccer Coaches: A Beginner's Guide What rates actually are (in plain-language) Every time a pilot moves a stick, Betaflight converts that movement into a target rotation speed in degrees per second. Betaflight's official Rate Calculato... Jul 16, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard Part 2: Safely Raising the Throttle and Angle Limits How the throttle cap actually works Betaflight offers two different ways to limit power, and they are not the same: Throttle Limit (throttle_limit_type + throttle_limit_percent, on the rate profile): ... Jul 13, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard Part 1: PID and Betaflight Basics for Newcomers What the flight controller is actually doing Your drone soccer ball has a flight controller running Betaflight . Many times a second, the controller compares what you asked for (your stick position — ... Jun 24, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard 4 Critical Things When Buying a Classroom Drone. As drone education continues to grow, one of the most common questions schools ask is: “Which drone should we buy?” It’s a simple question with a complicated answer. The right drone for your program d... Jun 19, 2026
Drone Sports, Inc., Eric Richard The Part 107 Problem Schools Aren’t Talking About After returning from multiple Career and Technical Education (CTE) and airspace education conferences in addition to spending time in conversation with educators from across the country, I have begun ... Jun 19, 2026
