The following is a guest post by talented Part 107 pilot and writer Kara Murphy. The first month of a New Year is a time for optimism and renewal. It’s a reflective period where people resolve to make transformative changes. While resolutions are created with the sincerest of intentions, they often fail due to lack of concrete planning and execution. For ambitious types … [Read more...] about Five Ways to Level Up in 2018
Drone Photography
SkyPixel Drone Photo Contest Still Open for Entries
SkyPixel, an aerial photography community run in cooperation with DJI, has selected some of the best aerial stories submitted to the 2017 SkyPixel Photo Storytelling Contest. Here are three of them: The 2017 SkyPixel Photo Storytelling Contest continues to welcome entries until December 29, 2017. Participants can submit their photos to three different categories - … [Read more...] about SkyPixel Drone Photo Contest Still Open for Entries
Epic Drone Footage Shows Surf Rescue in Portugal
Getting wiped out by 100ft waves is all part of the fun when surfing in Portugal's Praia do Norte... The combination of drone and extreme sports is one that continues to capture the imaginations of aerial photographers. Crazy things just look better from above. Sure, it's mostly to do with adrenaline. But one of the best things about extreme feats - from tricks on a ski … [Read more...] about Epic Drone Footage Shows Surf Rescue in Portugal
The InterDrone Film Festival Grand Prize Winner: What it Takes to Get There
Doug Armknecht is too modest to brag about being a filmmaker. His background is as a computer scientist and software engineer - but when he got into film about 5 years ago he applied the same scientific mindset to his art. He originally began by filming the wheat harvest at his father-in-law's farm, where his wife drives a combine during the season. Back in 2014, his … [Read more...] about The InterDrone Film Festival Grand Prize Winner: What it Takes to Get There
FLIR Reveals Duo Pro R Thermal Imaging Camera at InterDrone 2017
The Roswell Test Flight Crew met with several companies while attending Interdrone in Las Vegas last week. In this episode, Patrick Sherman of the Roswell Flight Test Crew hears from Randall Warnas of FLIR about the Duo Pro R: a combined infrared and visible light camera, featuring a Tau2 thermal imaging core, delivering 640x480 pixels or 336x256 pixels. The visible light … [Read more...] about FLIR Reveals Duo Pro R Thermal Imaging Camera at InterDrone 2017
