When I was a kid, there was nothing I wanted to see under the Christmas tree more than something to do with aviation; a radio controlled plane, a model rocket, or the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator. It’s great to know that kids, and the young at heart, will be opening the latest generation of consumer level drones all over the world this holiday season. Even … [Read more...] about Fly Safe This Holiday Season
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5 Lessons Learned from Public Drone Fails
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” --Eleanor Roosevelt According to industry reports, the UAV sector will see $98.2 billion in total cumulative spending for drones over the next 10 years -- $11.8 billion of which will be for non-military commercial drones. And, while the swarms of new drones buzzing over our heads … [Read more...] about 5 Lessons Learned from Public Drone Fails
This is Why You Pay Attention to Your Drone’s Battery Life
from georgianewsday.com Gadgets almost running out of battery can often strike fear in their owners but this man became even more panic stricken when he realised his camera drone was about to run out power over a lake. The man was flying his drone fitted with a HD-3D camera for just the second time over the water in his back garden in British Columbia, Canada when he … [Read more...] about This is Why You Pay Attention to Your Drone’s Battery Life
On the TODAY Show: Wedding Photos Go to the Drones
from today.com One of the latest wedding trends, which The New York Times detailed in a recent piece, is securing a drone to fly above the ceremony and reception to capture overhead photos and videos that were previously impossible, unless you had the means to hire a helicopter crew. The upside to drone photography is obvious, as the images are often spectacular … [Read more...] about On the TODAY Show: Wedding Photos Go to the Drones
The Verge Tests the Market’s Most Popular Drones
The word drone has a lot of different meanings: military craft, research tool, delivery robot. But for the average civilian, drone means a high-tech toy. Maybe you’ve seen one flying at your local park or caught some viral video footage of a drone swooping through a fireworks display. Even people like Martha Stewart are suddenly penning love letters to their drones. If you’ve … [Read more...] about The Verge Tests the Market’s Most Popular Drones
