Perhaps you were hoping to catch some breathtaking aerial footage of the running of the 141st Kentucky Derby a few weeks ago with your shiny new Phantom 3? Or maybe the arrival of spring has you pining to throw that new hobbyist drone up over the nearest MLB stadium on game day? If I may, please allow me a word of caution: Don’t do it. FAA has gone to great lengths – most … [Read more...] about Explaining the FAA’s ‘Drone No Fly Zone’ Flight Bans
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My New Contingency Plan for Drone Fly Aways
As drone fliers we tend to go to great lengths to protect our investments from flying away. There’s nothing quite like that awful feeling in your gut when you realize you are watching your drone get blown steadily out of sight, having a mid-air battery failure over irretrievable terrain, or undergoing some kind of internal, unexplainable self-determination to chart a course … [Read more...] about My New Contingency Plan for Drone Fly Aways
DJI’s Frank Wang On Milestones, Miscarried GoPro Partnership & Corporate Espionage
(source: Forbes) At age 34, Frank Wang Tao is leading the global consumer drone industry with Dajiang Innovation (DJI), a Shenzhen-based manufacturer that he founded out of his dorm room nine years ago. On track to do about $1 billion in revenue in 2015, DJI pioneered the popular market for flying robots largely with its signature Phantom, a white-shelled, pre-assembled … [Read more...] about DJI’s Frank Wang On Milestones, Miscarried GoPro Partnership & Corporate Espionage
Drone Graffiti Vandalizes New York City Billboard
Notorious drone graffiti artist KATSU is at it again. But this time, he has tackled a bigger canvas. Early on Wednesday, KATSU flew his hacked DJI Phantom and spraypainted over Kendall Jenner's face on a Calvin Klein billboard in New York City in what can only be described as the first time a drone has been used for public vandalism. "It turned out surprisingly well," … [Read more...] about Drone Graffiti Vandalizes New York City Billboard
The 5 Best “Bang-for-Your-Buck” Drones
With cultural icons like Amazon.com flying into the Game of Drones, there’s little doubt that UAVs will soon – if not already – blow out the mainstream consumer market. Already, drone use is one of the fastest growing recreational hobbies and global sales of drones are expected to exceed $89 billion over the next 10 years. But like any emerging market, consumers want the best … [Read more...] about The 5 Best “Bang-for-Your-Buck” Drones
