Almost immediately following the FAA's announcement yesterday of their drone registration program, Task Force members, drone industry representatives and consumers posted their reactions to the news. Players in the commercial drone industry - unaffected by the new rules - and the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) were predictably in favor of the regulation, with drone … [Read more...] about Reaction to Drone Registration: Overwhelmingly Against
Eric Cheng
The Perfect Christmas Gift – Eric Cheng’s New Book on Aerial Photography
Eric Cheng recently left DJI, where he had served as the company's Director of Aerial Imaging for nearly two years. Eric is a photographer by profession but, during his time at DJI, he became the face of the prosumer drone community. He appeared in nearly all of DJI's product videos and flew drones at all sorts of industry events, but he is perhaps best known in the community … [Read more...] about The Perfect Christmas Gift – Eric Cheng’s New Book on Aerial Photography
3 Reasons to Get Excited For the DJI Phantom 3
On Wednesday, DJI unveiled the latest in consumer drone technology, the Phantom 3. Upon seeing the first official photos of the Phantom 3, both newbies and veterans alike observed that it looks very similar to DJI's last iteration of the Phantom, the Vision 2 + (or for the newbies, that drone that you see people getting in trouble with on the news). So what is the big deal … [Read more...] about 3 Reasons to Get Excited For the DJI Phantom 3
No, You Can’t Shoot Down Drones Over Your House
(Source: venturebeat.com) When Rand Paul went on CNN last month and warned anyone looking to fly a drone over his house that they should “beware” because “I’ve got a shotgun,” you could imagine lots of heads nodding in agreement. For instance, you might imagine security managers at Apple’s new Silicon Valley “spaceship” headquarters would like to shoot down overhead … [Read more...] about No, You Can’t Shoot Down Drones Over Your House
First Look at the DJI Inspire 1
On Wednesday evening at the Treasure Island Event venue in San Francisco DJI’s Eric Cheng officially unveiled the Inspire 1 drone. The new quadcopter sports a more rectangular design than DJI’s extremely popular Phantom series of drones. The arms of the Inspire 1 can transform- meaning they begin at a position propping up the body of the drone (which looks sort of like a … [Read more...] about First Look at the DJI Inspire 1
