{"id":52,"date":"2021-05-07T07:21:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T07:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fredcolclough.com\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-01-24T19:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T03:45:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"52\" class=\"elementor elementor-52\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cf8117 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cf8117\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-728847b\" data-id=\"728847b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d255e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d255e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><i><u>CES 2026 Vegas was ALL AI and Robotics.  Fun stuff!<br><\/u><\/i>We're biased, and it's true:  We've got the HIGHEST QUALITY FPV DRONE Builds!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94d8aa7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94d8aa7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2a347b\" data-id=\"a2a347b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d20611c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d20611c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Our FPV drone builds are everywhere!\u00a0 Military to beginners. We do it all too:\u00a0 No job too small or large.\u00a0 In brief: repair,\u00a0 configuration,\u00a0 binding, custom builds. Let us help.<\/h2><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NEXT build:<\/span><\/h2><table width=\"180\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"180\"><h1><strong>Darwin 240 5-inch Long Distance<\/strong><\/h1><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6134dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6134dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0681c55\" data-id=\"0681c55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd6332 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Thanks so much for the meticulously well-built Lumenier!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/blkf1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Curt Rogers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a90d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"06a90d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper elementor-testimonial-text-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">You guys are great.  I'm the happy owner of a Mark 4.  I couldn't build it myself for less than I paid.  It flies great.   and looks great too!  Nice build.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/other1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/other1.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/other1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/other1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Tee Trong<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2e5183 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2e5183\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e9c701\" data-id=\"9e9c701\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1302c elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"3f1302c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper elementor-testimonial-text-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Fred, thanks for the sweet LUMENIER 10\"!  I absolutely love it. Great distance and nimble.  Incredibly well-built too; you guys pay attention to the details.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/wh1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Robert Mast<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71616dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71616dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2acd0\" data-id=\"6d2acd0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605542f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"605542f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Review our professionally designed, built, and tested FPV drone builds in &#8220;SHOP&#8221; above.\u00a0 Or consider what we do best:\u00a0 CUSTOMIZED FPV drone builds!<\/h3><h3>You tell us your specificationss, and what hardware your prefer, and we&#8217;ll do the rest, providing the perfect solution.\u00a0 We mostly do BNF builds, but we can do an RTF drone build as well.\u00a0 We can point you to the best hardware out there too, including what WE use to test&#8230;and play.\u00a0 (See &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/?p=686\">Favorite Hardware<\/a>&#8221; in the blog).<\/h3><h3>Contact <a href=\"mailto:Fred@DronesByFred.com\">Fred@DronesByFred.com<\/a> for whatever your needs might be.\u00a0 See the <a href=\"https:\/\/dronesbyfred.com\/?page_id=96\">blog<\/a> for ideas, projects, and support.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CES 2026 Vegas was ALL AI and Robotics. 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