Amazing Footage

12 months within the making, four toes throughout and weighing in at over 66 kilos: This is drone racing such as you’ve by no means seen earlier than. This is the Freedom Class big racing drone, and it’s an absolute monster. If there’s one main criticism levelled at drone racing, …

As 2017 gets underway, many drone racing fans will be wondering what the future holds for the self-proclaimed ‘sport of the future’. 2016 will go down as the year that DRL helped guide drone racing toward the mainstream. The next twelve months will define whether it establishes itself there or …

Standard photography drones are expected to make record sales over the festive period. But we thought it would be a good idea to look ahead at what the industry might have to offer in the years to come. So, apart from your regular UAVs for aerial photography, what are five …

As it turns out, the answer is two. A better question might be “how many lightbulbs can a pilot smash while performing a simple task with a drone?” (The answer is about nine) – But that’s not so catchy. Yep, this is another weird and wonderful story from the drone …

In a further testament to the growing appeal of drone racing, MultiGP a major drone racing league has announced that it has reached a milestone. Last month MultiGP registered its 11,000th pilot. The racing league is under two years old an amazing accomplishment from a racing league less thantwo years …

wp-image-43414″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-10-23-at-9.44.12-PM.png” alt=”Screen Shot 2016-10-23 at 9.44.12 PM” width=”354″ height=”273″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-10-23-at-9.44.12-PM.png 531w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Screen-Shot-2016-10-23-at-9.44.12-PM-300×231.png 300w” sizes=”(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px”/>Rare drone footage of Canada’s largest marine mammal is now available, assisting researchers and the public get a closer look at this magnificent Arctic species. In a project undertaken by LGL Ltd, an …

Last week we took a closer look at DJI’s new drone, the Mavic Pro, and compared it to the GoPro Karma. It wouldn’t be an understatement to say that the Mavic Pro came out on top in almost every category. But one question on plenty of pilots’ minds will be …

The team at Freefly normally focuses on catering to the demands of media industry professionals and building heavy duty drones for aerial photography. But in a new promotional video designed to show off the power of the company’s latest drone, they may have just discovered a new sport: Drone Surfing. The premise …