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Aerial photography 101

How to shoot your own aerial photos of the world Thanks to the advent of smaller and lighter cameras that can easily be attached to our multirotors, more and more pilots are getting their high-quality shots and HD video from the sky. Let’s discuss lifting cameras into the sky by multirotor and how to guide […]

MaxAmps Turns 10!

Congrats to our friends at MaxAmps.com on 10 years in the battery biz! It’s hard to believe a full decade has passed they first appeared on the scene–as they say, time flies when you’re having fun! Cake image via coolibar.com Spokane, Washington – This year MaxAmps is celebrating their 10th anniversary of making lithium polymer batteries for […]

The perfect drone for Star Wars enthusiast

This just looks too cool not to want one. But, as you’d expect, the entire thing is custom made. The base drone is a “Prophecy 335″ — a quadcopter of Oliver C’s own design, built from the ground up using off-the-shelf parts. To give it the iconic Millennium Falcon look, he made a custom “skin” out […]

Firmware that prevents multirotors from flying over airports, a great Idea

This firmware has been available for a while now and should be on all multirotors sold in the U.S. All unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators should abide by all regulations from such organizations as the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and their own national airspace regulations. In order to increase flight safety and prevent accidental […]

FAA’s proposed rules for drones

The FAA’s proposed rules for small, unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAVs) include that operators be certified by the FAA, that aircraft weigh less than 55 pounds and operate only in daylight and by line of sight. Here are the complete proposed rules:

Drones Capture Gorgeous Views of Lava Lake

This is a very cool video. Sam Cossman takes a death defying descent into one of the most dangerous and remarkable places on earth. Why does he do it, well Sam thinks that life’s too short not to spend it pursuing his passion for adventure, so now he does that full time. In November 2014, […]

RotorDrones deploy Terra Spider Robots to map Dangerous Enviroments

Combining aerial and ground navigation technology, multi-rotor craft are now being used to deploy spider like robots to map and mark hazardous and polluted sights for future reclamation. The rotordrones first evaluate and map the overall location and then setup zones for further investigation. Once these areas are defined, the multi-rotors land and deploy the […]

Drones at Work: TV Tower lightbulb change at 1500 ft.

This is a great video and story, your are going to love the view from the top. With one careful step after another, Schmidt made his ascent, climbing 1,500 feet above southeastern South Dakota’s quilted prairie before ultimately reaching his summit. At the very top of a now-defunct television tower — a casualty of the […]

DJI Inspire 1 Review: All-in-one super drone for the masses

DJI’s transforming quadcopter is out in the wild. I got to fly this futuristic-looking aircraft for a few minutes. The Inspire 1 looks good, it’s packed with features, including a few novel ones, but it also comes with more than a few “warning” labels! I met André Verville in a gymnasium a the Cégep de Limoilou college, […]

Blade Nano QX 3D Quadcopter

This mini flyer can fly indoors and out and can flip with the press of a button! This press release from Blade has the info: The ultra micro Blade® Nano QX 3D quadcopter breaks the barriers of maneuverability by making high-speed flips, hair-pin turns and inverted flight simple to perform. Intuitive SAFE™ technology delivers smooth […]