Enthusiasts

The following is a guest post by talented Part 107 Pilot and author, Kara Murphy. As 2018 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect back on another year of growth and ingenuity in the drone world. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and taste is certainly objective. …

DJI has long sought to establish an unassailable position as the go-to drone manufacturer for professional cinematographers. On top of a number of drones designed for filmmakers and video professionals, the Chinese manufacturer has now launched DJI Pro, a new website dedicated to supporting its growing customer base of aerial creatives. It all …

DJI and SkyPixel’s fourth annual drone photo contest is here. Since its launch in 2014, DJI’s social media platform has gone on to become a global community for aerial photographers and videographers. It now has more than 10 million registered users around the world and thousands of aerial images and …

Enrico Shaefer, DroneLaw.pro DRONELIFE is excited to announce a new collaboration with drone attorney and business expert Enrico Schaefer, of Traverse Legal, PLC and Drone Law Pro.  Welcome to the second edition of From the Ground Up: a podcast series designed to help drone businesses level up and grow.  Enrico …

He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, he’s gonna find out if your drone is registered with the relevant authorities. That’s right folks, Christmas is right around the corner and Santa Claus is coming to town. Which means that it’s time to think about buying some drone-related gifts for …

New York Police Department chief Terence Monahan has announced the NYPD’s adoption of drone technology. At a press event yesterday, the NYPD unveiled a fleet of 14 drones made up of models from DJI, including the Matrice, the Mavic and the Inspire series. Three scenarios in which drones could make a …

DJI have long had ambitions beyond the consumer drone market. A natural move has been to branch out into professional and amateur photography, through the Ronin series and the Osmo range respectively. The Chinese manufacturer has just launched a new handheld camera/gimbal combo, the Osmo Pocket, which could be the …

French drone manufacturer Parrot have released their earnings report for the third quarter of 2018. It doesn’t make happy reading for those with a stake in the company and drone enthusiasts hoping Parrot will continue to push DJI. The main concern is a drop in revenues from Parrot’s consumer drone …

Not that long ago military bodies were racing to distance themselves from drone industry leader DJI. The US Army grounded its use of DJI products in a move that was probably justified at the time. The Australian Defence Force quickly followed suit. It looked as though DJI’s days as an equipment …

Pizza, pad thai, burgers, milkshakes, Amazon products… All have been cited as the kind of cargo drones could transport from business to customer. But we’ve known for a while that these relatively superficial drone delivery efforts will struggle to win the trust of regulators and the public. It’s perhaps too soon …