Panorama Drone Racing

🔥 Panorama Drone Racing – Round 3 Recap (2026) 🔥

What a weekend! 🚁💨 Round 3 of the 2026 season brought the heat with a great mix of familiar faces and some exciting new talent joining the grid.

We ran both Joe Spec and ProSpec classes, and the racing was tight across the board 👀

🏆 A Grade Highlights
Our club President took out the top spot, but the real story was the showdown between Whitephos and Tumblebee. Going into the final race, they were dead even on points… and somehow crossed the line with the exact same time 🤯
After a slow-motion replay, it was confirmed — Whitephos held on by the tiniest margin. Easily one of the closest finishes we’ve ever seen!

🥈 B Grade Standouts
Big shoutout to newcomers Precious and TommyBaker who both showed serious skill in their debut!

- Precious flew consistently all day to take the win 🥇
- TommyBaker followed closely in second 🥈
These two are definitely ones to watch 👀

⚡ ProSpec Results
Mirroring A Grade, the podium finished:

1. MacDaddy 🥇
2. Whitephos 🥈
3. Tumblebee 🥉

👏 Huge thanks to everyone who came out and made it such an awesome event — the vibes were high and the racing even higher!

🙏 Special thanks to our sponsors:

- MantisFPV
- BMS Racing
- Gemfan

And a massive thank you to Kelso High Campus - Denison College for continuing to support us with their facilities 🙌

We’ll see you all at the next round — it’s only getting faster from here! 🔥

Important Announcement: AGM Confirmed for September 4th @ 7:00 PM EST Via Google Meet


We’re pleased to confirm that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday, September 4th at 7:00 PM EST Via Google Meet.
https://calendar.app.google/irqAvKji8fvmSYPo9

This is a key opportunity to shape the future of PDR, and we strongly encourage all members to attend — whether you're looking to get more involved, vote on committee roles, or simply stay informed about the direction of the association.

Nominations Now Open – Deadline: September 4th 5pm
Nominations for all committee positions are officially open!
If you've ever considered stepping up to help lead PDR, now is the perfect time.

To submit your nomination:

Email: [email protected]

Or message me directly

Nominations close at 5PM on Thursday, September 4th.

We’re looking forward to seeing you all there — your input and participation are what keep PDR strong.

Committee Roles Open for Nominations We’re currently accepting nominations for the following committee positions. If you or someone you know is interested, please reach out!

1. President Role: Leads the committee, sets the agenda, facilitates meetings, and ensures decisions are acted on.
Responsibilities:
Preside over meetings
Represent the committee publicly
Liaise with external bodies or higher leadership

2. Treasurer Role: Manages the committee’s finances.
Responsibilities:
Track income and expenses
Prepare budgets and financial reports
Ensure financial compliance and transparency

3. Secretary Role: Handles administrative tasks and meeting documentation. Responsibilities:
Take and distribute meeting minutes
Organize records and communications
Notify members of meetings and decisions

Please let us know if you're interested in nominating yourself or someone else. We appreciate your support in keeping our committee strong and effective!

— Daniel
PDR Committee

PDR AGM — Invitation via Google Calendar

Our July event may have been rained out, but the fun didn’t stop!
Thanks to access to a dry indoor hall, we were still able to fly our sub-50g "whoops" and enjoy the day.

We were stoked to welcome a great group of new pilots, including six students from Kelso High Campus - Denison College’s STEM elective, where they’re learning to build and fly FPV drones.

Big thanks to everyone who came along and helped turn a gloomy day into an awesome one!

Good Morning Pilots, it is that time of year where it is time to renew our memberships. If you wish to continue as a member or are would like to join, please find the link to our form below:

Panorama Drone Racing 25/26 Membership

What an amazing program! Can't wait to see more drone racers in the Central West! Well done 🤙

🚀 ISTEM VELOCIDRONE CHAMPIONS 🏆

Our Aeronautical Engineering unit wrapped up an exciting VelociDrone competition last week, and the results are in!

🥇 1st Place: Ben (Year 10)
🥈 2nd Place: Jack (Year 10)
🥉 3rd Place: Kai (Year 10)
🏅 4th Place: Blake (Year 10)

A huge thank you to MantisFPV for their support and the awesome prizes! 🎁

These pilots are getting quick! If this is just the beginning— The FPV world & Panorama Drone Racing better look out!

Will Maloney | Head Teacher

Our club captain Will Maloney aka Whitephos has made a really handy how to video.

This Video is on how to update your drone to Betaflight to the current version and install Racepro. This feature enables RPM limiting for the upcoming Panorama Drone Racing - Spec Race Round 1.

Please remember if you are you are a beginner or just want to come and check it out, this is not needed for beginners. We will have a simulator there on the day if you are intrested come have a chat and have a go.

How to install RacePro How to install RacePro on Betaflight for beginners. Useful for someone who wants to use RPM limiting in the OSD quick menu.

Thanks you to everyone who came down to make our beginners day a success, special shoutouts to sponsors and businesses that supported us, MantisFPV, Schwifty Longrange Packs, and Kelso High Campus - Denison College - special mention to our member Brook who not only came from Sydney to help us out today, but lent us a boatload of stuff from his personal collection to use including multiple drones and radios. Also thank you to our members who made today possible, a lot of work had to happen behind the scenes and we thank you all for contributing :)

Even though it's windy and cold we are still on!!! We have heaps of stuff set up inside... Just check out last night's video 😁