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Chris Spangler Used Amateur Gaming Skills to Win a Pro Drone Pilot Contract

SportTechie’s Athletes Voice series features the views and opinions of the athletes who use and are powered by technology. SportTechie caught up with 2019 Swatch DRL Tryouts winner Chris “Phluxy” Spangler to talk about his transition from esports to drone racing, and how he won his pro contract.

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When Chris “Phluxy” Spangler returned home in 2016 after six years serving in the U.