If you have ever read my biography on APH Networks, you would have known I worked at Lockheed Martin CDL Systems Ltd. Looking at CDL's website, you would also know I worked primarily on developing software for unmanned aerial vehicles. I can say I have a great amount of gratitude and respect for those people who work there, especially my team who helped me. However, one thing I was disappointed with was the fact I never actually saw any of the test flights using our software in person. I would have hoped we would be allowed to do a small flight around our workplace, especially since there was quite an open area there, but we did not have this opportunity. In fact, I have only once flown a radio control vehicle, and this was back in grade six. I went to Hong Kong that year, and my parents allowed me to buy some things back. Upon browsing a few toy stores, I found a radio controlled helicopter. The packaging, however, was huge, and we had to check it in when we brought it back to Canada. Upon opening it, the helicopter seemed to work at first, but it was terribly hard to control. It ended up destroying itself when it flew into a wall, despite our pointless attempts of wrangling the helicopter to stability. Thus when XTracGear sent us the Drone XL landing pad, I was a bit confused and apprehensive. The confusion came from the fact XTracGear is primarily a mousing surface and PC accessories manufacturer, so this seemed to be a new territory for them. I was also apprehensive because I was afraid I would crash another radio controlled air vehicle. Thankfully, XTracGear has said this landing pad should make UAVs easier to land by creating a more consistent surface. Is this the case, or will my aerial dreams end in another crash? Hopefully we have a happy ending, so let us see what XTracGear has for us today.