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MaxAmps LiPo 2800 2S 7.4v Fat Shark Battery Upgrade Kit

From MaxAmps.com: Dramatically increase the battery life on your Fat Shark Headset by upgrading to our MaxAmps 2800mah 2S Fat Shark Battery. Custom made battery tray insert is specifically designed to fit stock battery location making it simple to install. Features: 2800mah capacity 2S 7.4 volts True 100C rating Lifetime warranty 5C fast charge capable […]

Dromida KODO FPV Drone RTF Pack

From Dromida: The KODO FPV makes it easy for anyone to enjoy First Person View flight. This all-in-one pack comes with the essential gear you need to experience FPV out of the box. Put on the goggles, add your smartphone, connect it to the Wi-Fi camera and download the free app. See the world of […]

Drones & Thermal Imaging

Equipping your drone with a thermal-imaging camera is exactly the same as mounting an ordinary visible-light camera, with one crucial difference: the wavelengths of the photons its sensor detects. Apart from that, everything else works exactly the same, even though you are seeing the world in a whole new way. To understand the pictures produced […]

DJI Mavic Pro Review

All the power of the DJI Phantom in a foldable package The first thing you see when opening the box is that this bird is all preassembled and ready to go. Charge the battery and controller, download the app, and you are off and flying. The Mavic is constructed really well and when the arms […]

Turnigy Eclipse 2K Full HD FPV Action Camera With WiFi

From HobbyKing: The Turnigy Eclipse 2K Full HD FPV Action Camera has been designed with versatility in mind and comes packed with features. Due to its miniature size and super crisp HD digital video recording, it can be used as an FPV camera, dash camera, R/C drone camera or an action camera for all kinds […]

Drones in Alaska: The Modern Blanket Toss

Drones in the Alaska Classroom On a dirt runway 60 miles outside of Fairbanks, Alaska, Wally Flynn kneels over a DJI Phantom drone. He checks its gimbals, notes the conditions of the propellers and the camera attachment, listens for any alert sounds, and backs away. At each step, he recites what he has just done, […]

Drone Apps: Top 25

Apps and drones go hand in hand, and most drone manufacturers offer apps that are specific to their aerial platforms to enhance their flight capabilities. There are also hundreds of other apps available for use with all types of drones, from ones that tell you where to fly to flight planning to networking with other […]

Aerial Drone Video: Whales & Dolphins

This is an absolute mesmerizing video of a Whale in the middle of a Dolphin Pack. The whale appears to be playing with the dolphins as they swim just off the coast of Western Australia. Jamien Hudson filmed this unusual encounter and posted it on line.

Drone Cowboys

Recently, we got a chance to talk to Nick Swartzendruber, who owns a successful drone company out of California: Drone Cowboys. Nick is also a part-time drone instructor at Drone Universities, which helps new pilots prepare for the FAA 107 test. Nick tells us a little about his company and what it is like behind […]

Drone Goggles 101

The Question: I am getting ready to buy my first pair of drone goggles. What should I look for so that I don’t have to upgrade in the very near future? Answer: First-person-view (FPV) goggles enable drone enthusiasts to experience a first-person view in exciting new ways. When drone pilots, whether professional or hobbyist, are […]