Unsurprisingly, DroneLife's most popular article over the Christmas weekend was our post-holiday piece from last year "Help! I Crashed My New DJI Phantom. Now What Do I Do?" And I would be lying if I said I hadn't heard a few testimonials this week from new drone owners who have already lost and/or broken their brand new drone. Tis the season for drone crashes, … [Read more...] about What to do When You Crash Your Drone
3D Robotics
Chris Anderson Graphs Drone Difficulties
3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson is probably the closest thing the drone world has to a prophet. Back in September, the former WIRED editor lambasted the “mass jackassery” of reckless flying and predicted such antics would hurt the industry. Sure enough, more than a month later, the FAA announced a crackdown on drones with a new registry. “[It’s] bad and it’s going to … [Read more...] about Chris Anderson Graphs Drone Difficulties
What to Expect for Drone Sales on Black Friday, 2015
The FAA predicted as many as 1 million drones could be sold this holiday season. Of course, this number depends on exactly how the FAA defines "drone" but, it also depends on price. After all, drones aren't exactly cheap, so the number of drones sold this year may well be contingent upon drone sales. Drone manufacturers are absolutely aware of this and will no doubt try … [Read more...] about What to Expect for Drone Sales on Black Friday, 2015
Are consumer drones on their way to becoming commodities?
Fierce competition is expected to drive down prices and reduce the consumer drone to commodity status according to Richard Jun Li, VP of Innova Research. A recent report from Innova Research maintains the the big three of the consumer drone market, DJI, Parrot and 3D Robots, are going to face strong market pressure from hundreds of new entrants to their turf. According to … [Read more...] about Are consumer drones on their way to becoming commodities?
Can Federal Drone Registration Work?
On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced a registration requirement for all Unmanned Aircraft and a task force to develop recommendations for the registration process by November 20. According to Transportation.gov, the task force will be comprised of "25 to 30 diverse representatives from the UAS and manned … [Read more...] about Can Federal Drone Registration Work?
