Drones zip, glide and race for Manhattan Liberty Cup

Jersey City, New York

"I'M NO Superman," Cain Madere said, but he flies like Superman, except he wears little electronic goggles instead of a cape and tights, and keeps both feet on the ground.

Mr Madere, 19, loves his drone's-eye view of the world - the fast-moving scene transmitted from the onboard camera as the remote-controlled machine skims over the grass or climbs to the treetops. "You definitely get the experience I assume Superman would feel," he said. "You get every bit of the experience you would actually get flying like a bird."