How To Become A First-Person-View Aircraft Pilot

Raphael Pirker wears electronic goggles to see live footage coming from his drones. Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Raphael Pirker turned his hobby of flying first-person-view (FPV) aircraft into a career. We asked how he did it so that you might too--if and when the U.S. government ever lightens up. How'd you get started? My uncle got me into model planes as a kid in Switzerland, so I had some models lying around when I first heard about FPV aircraft in 2007. I spent the next four years ...