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Extreme High Slack Line

For those of you who don’t know this is from Wikipedia on Slacklining: Slacklining is the use of a form of webbing that is tensioned between two anchor points to balance. Slacklining is similar to slack rope walking and tightrope walking as the line is held under tension. Slacklining differs from either tightwires or tightropes […]

A New View of Mont Saint Michel

For renowned French photographer Alain Guillou, his art is an adventure. He has traversed the globe to capture images, and when he needed an aerial view, he has taken off in helicopters, ultralight aircraft, a hot-air balloon and even a motorized parasail. To see what he is using now for aerial Photography, click on the […]

Aerial Video

We’ve all seen the ads. You know, the ones that get you excited about owning a quadcopter and shooting your own aerial videos or pictures. They usually bear the logo of DJI, GoPro, Parrot, 3DR or some other drone/sports camera manufacturer. And the images look AMAZING. So you buy it. You try it at home. […]

Hillview man arrested for shooting down drone

Here is an interesting news story about flying drones over other peoples property. We would like to know what you think, if you have an opinion on this, feel free to leave it in the comments below. By Travis Kircher LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Hillview man has been arrested after he shot down a […]

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Lifted, a great short film

Here is a great short story well worth your time to watch. It was all made possible by a number of DJI products including aerial footage from a drone. Be sure to watch the behind-the-scenes.

The FAA’s “333” Exemptions

Meeting the requirements to fly commercially After the FAA announced that exemptions were granted to seven production companies, RotorDrone published two articles by aviation attorneys regarding the legal implications of this FAA action. As a commercial pilot with 20 years of flight experience, including owning and operating an FAA certified air charter company, I carefully […]

ALPA: Mandate collision avoidance technology on UAVs

Here is a story that is on the Air Transport World website. Aaron Karp The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling for Traffic Collision and Avoidance Systems (TCAS) technology to be mandated on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Speaking Wednesday at the ALPA Air Safety Forum in Washington DC—two days after a Lufthansa Embraer E-195 […]

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Firefighting planes grounded again due to drone

Here is a story off of the AP network. We as drone pilots need to be careful where and when we fly. A forest fire is not the place nor the time to have your drone in the air. REDDING – Authorities briefly grounded a U.S. Forest Service reconnaissance plane flying over a series […]