Getting in the drone zone

Andrew Dowd, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
Updated ·4 min read

Jul. 27—EAU CLAIRE — Four small blue plastic propellers spun to life, letting out an increasingly higher-pitch whine as they gained enough speed to lift the lightweight drone off the smooth cement floor.

Holding the controller made of tiny buttons on a programmable circuit board mounted on wood, Owen Kwiatkowski watches as the aircraft hovers in front of him.

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