A Wheel in the Sky?
Drones Are Part of Our Lives, As Well As Our Sports.
Sorry, Steve Perry, a Journey song isn’t what I’m talking about here.
Since around Thanksgiving, New Jerseyans have begun to see lights in the night sky that are unrelated to Christmas (as far as we know).
Drone sightings in the night sky were reported across the state, and on Thursday night, they were even seen over the greater Philadelphia region.
Some have even speculated that a foreign entity could launch such drones from a foreign mothership in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Two years since Philadelphia Drone Instructor and visionary entrepreneur Shari Williams began the Philadelphia Drone Soccer League. The league is intended to provide students in grades 6–12 a chance to learn aviation that could propel them to become pilots. Drone soccer is also internationally sanctioned as a team sport by the World Air Sports Federation. In professional sports, drones are becoming key to in-depth player evaluation and analysis.
It’s only been about six years since needed regulations have been implemented regarding the recreational flying of drones, including updated guidance on flying around airports and controlled airspace. US Drone recreational estimates are around 389,000 (not including hobbyists,) while commercial statistics are around 390,000.
What is certain is that drone surveillance, leisure, and presence in our skies are here to stay. And if it seeps into our politics and leisure, sport is sure to follow.
Philadelphia Drone soccer is proof of that.
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