I have no business flying a drone. In fact, I have no business handling anything that requires some semblance of skill, dexterity, or finesse.

I’m kind of a disaster that way. So, naturally, I jumped at the opportunity to keep my streak-of-destruction alive when the good folks at Dromida asked if I wanted to test their XL Quadcopter. A day later and I was mauling the packaging, charging up the battery, and ignoring the instructions like the man-baby I am.

Ignoring the instructions was a horrible idea — there’s a little bit of assembly required (totally manageable), some key flight tips, and a secret sequence of events essential to make the propellers go (there’s a “motors start/stop” button clearly marked on the radio controller). Moments later, I was ready for... Read More