Maybe you’ve just got a drone for Christmas or maybe you’ve been flying for a while. Either way, we’re all looking for some easy steps to take to improve our aerial photography and make the most of having an eye in the sky. Here are our five top tips for …
Read More »So You Got a Drone for Christmas – 6 Things to Do Before You…
So you got a drone for Christmas… Congratulations. Now what? Whether you got a $50 micro-drone or a $1,000 monster, we thought it would be a good idea to put together some idea to get you started. Here’s our list of the top six things to do if you’ve got …
Read More »Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Offers Suite of UAS Cou…
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., Prescott, Ariz., and its Worldwide Campus with more than 125 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and through online programs , is offering a series of 3 online courses beginning in January as part of their …
Read More »Five Future Uses for Drone Technology
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 …
Read More »New Drone, Evolve, to Feature Dual Screen Controller
The annual tidal wave of technology developments is forming. Companies are prepping for CES 2017 in January. Drone technology will be in the mix as evidenced by a release from XDynamics, a Hong Kong firm, that has introduced Evolve, a consumer drone completed with a dual-screen remote controller. The dual …
Read More »GoPro Tries to Make Amends but Pilots Won’t Forget Bad Karma
There’s no doubt that GoPro’s move into the drone industry has been a spectacular failure so far. Despite the bravado, the big claims from CEO Nick Woodman and one of the boldest marketing campaigns the industry has seen, the GoPro Karma has been the ultimate let down – not the …
Read More »The 5 Best Drones Under $500
You’d be forgiven for thinking that drones only come in two categories. First, you’ve got the tiny $50 toys designed for quick fixes of fun that don’t offer much in terms of end product. And second are the $1,000 beasts that wouldn’t look out of place on a Hollywood film set. …
Read More »Design and Test a Custom Drone with MIT’s Clever Software
Predictive computer simulations are supposed to be the stuff of Hollywood movies. The kind that show you what will happen to the Earthbound asteroid if Bruce Willis fires the nukes at a certain angle. Or the one that predicts which cities are at risk when Bruce Willis gets his angles …
Read More »DJI Inspire 2 – The Best Aerial Photography Drone Ever?
Not all drones were created equal. Even though DJI has launched the Mavic Pro and the Phantom 4 Pro in recent weeks, the new DJI Inspire 2 will, for many professional aerial photographers, be the most significant industry news they’ve heard in a while. And it isn’t hard to see …
Read More »DJI Has Decided That The Inspire 2 is Too Fast
In what’s probably a first in the drone industry, DJI has decided to lower the top speed of its latest drone, the Inspire 2. The new prosumer model from the Chinese drone giant is designed for professional photographers, and was initially available for pre-order with a top speed of 67mph …
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