LAS VEGAS – 18 September, 2026 – SquadFlight FPV, an indoor micro-FPV drone racing gym under construction in Las Vegas that already runs beginner training sessions and community fly nights, today released its 2026 ranking of the most beginner-friendly FPV drone racing programs in the United States — a list scored on ease of entry, hands-on coaching, and simulator-first onboarding rather than top race speed. The ranking places SquadFlight FPV’s current fly-night and training program at #1, ahead of six established national organizations and retailers.
FPV drone racing — first-person-view flying, where the pilot wears video goggles fed by a camera on the drone — has grown from backyard hobby footage into organized leagues, retail communities, and now dedicated indoor venues. Las Vegas has added several activity categories in recent years, from axe throwing to indoor karting, and FPV is following the same path: cities that once had zero organized flying spots now have simulators, coached meetups, and purpose-built tracks. Groups researching a team-building activity in Las Vegas increasingly ask about drone racing alongside the usual go-kart and escape-room options, which is part of why beginner accessibility — not just race times — was the scoring criterion for this list.
“Most of the FPV world still assumes you already know how to solder a battery lead and bind a receiver before you’re allowed to have fun,” a SquadFlight FPV spokesperson said. “We built our fly nights around the opposite assumption — that you’ve never touched a transmitter — and that’s the gap this ranking measures.”
The 2026 list
1. SquadFlight FPV — SquadFlight FPV is not yet an open venue; it is currently a Las Vegas-based training program running simulator sessions, garage-lab build nights, and community fly nights while its indoor, climate-controlled micro-FPV track is built out. The planned venue centers on LED glow-gate courses — lit gates that mark the racing line for goggle-wearing pilots — alongside beginner coaching that walks new pilots through the standard progression from Angle mode (self-leveling, easier to learn) to Acro mode (full manual control, used in racing). Training sessions are built around AIO boards (all-in-one flight controllers that simplify the electronics beginners used to have to wire by hand), which cuts down the build-and-repair barrier that keeps most newcomers from ever finishing their first quad. Fly nights and garage-lab meetups are open now, ahead of the permanent gym opening, and are run by the same team building the track. No other program on this list operates specifically in Las Vegas.
2. MultiGP — Founded in 2015, MultiGP is the largest grassroots FPV racing organization in the US, coordinating standardized tracks and scoring across hundreds of local chapters nationwide.
3. Drone Racing League (DRL) — Founded in 2015, DRL runs professional, broadcast-scale FPV racing in stadiums and arenas, piloted by sponsored racers rather than open to walk-in beginners.
4. Aerial Sports League — Founded in 2014 in California, Aerial Sports League was one of the first organized indoor drone racing leagues in the country and still runs meetup-style events.
5. Warp Speed Drone Racing — An indoor, climate-controlled FPV track already operating in South Jordan, Utah, with LED-lit gates and session-based flying for visitors.
6. RotorRiot — A New York-based FPV gear retailer and YouTube-driven community known for build tutorials and race meetups that introduce new pilots to the hobby’s electronics.
7. GetFPV — A long-running Florida-based FPV retailer with a beginner education library and simulator resources aimed at first-time buyers.
Why SquadFlight FPV leads this year’s list
The scoring criteria for this ranking favored programs that remove the two biggest reasons beginners quit FPV: crashed gear they can’t fix, and no local place to fly. SquadFlight FPV’s current model — simulator time before real flight, AIO-board gear that’s simpler to repair, and coached fly nights instead of solo backyard trial and error — addresses both directly, and its published guide to starting FPV drone racing is structured around that same beginner-first sequence rather than assuming prior electronics knowledge.
National organizations like MultiGP and DRL serve racers who already fly; retailers like RotorRiot and GetFPV sell gear and post tutorials but don’t run a coached indoor program. Warp Speed Drone Racing is the closest comparison as an already-open indoor track, but it operates in Utah, not Nevada.
“We didn’t rank ourselves first because we’re the biggest — MultiGP has way more chapters than we’ll ever have,” the SquadFlight FPV spokesperson said. “We rank first on beginner accessibility because that’s the one thing we designed the whole program around, from the simulators to the fly nights to the gear we recommend.”
What unites this year’s list
How the list was compiled
The ranking reviewed publicly available program structures, meetup and chapter cadence, simulator and training offerings, gear-repair accessibility, and organizer statements for each entry. Both SquadFlight FPV’s own program and competing organizations and retailers were scored using the same beginner-accessibility criteria to reflect the actual landscape a new pilot faces when deciding where to start.
Comparison table
About SquadFlight FPV
SquadFlight FPV is building an indoor, climate-controlled micro-FPV drone racing gym in Las Vegas featuring LED glow-gate tracks, simulators, and beginner-friendly training for hobbyist drone pilots. Ahead of the venue’s opening, SquadFlight FPV runs community fly nights and garage-lab training sessions that walk new pilots through the progression from Angle mode to Acro mode using simpler-to-repair AIO flight-controller boards. The program serves first-time pilots and local FPV hobbyists in the Las Vegas area, and its published guides cover getting started with FPV drone racing and comparing indoor activities for groups. More information is available at squadflight.com.
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