Kelly Shores

Have you ever been driving along a winding country road and wondered why there seem to be so many twists and turns involved in getting from point “A” to point “B”? If so, then check out these pictures of various extremely windy roads from all around the world. Of course these are shot from the perspective that only a drone can provide. And after looking at a few of them, it...

Check out this article featuring an interview with the drone company Parrot’s CEO Henri Seydoux. Mr. Seydoux was formerly a journalist and has brought his journalistic perspective to the world of technology and flying UAVs in particular. According to Seydoux, whose company makes the Parrot BeBop and the recently announced Parrot Disco drones, “The drone is one of the unexpected things ...

As drones become more popular, the media behind them is becoming more prevalent across multiple channels. ESPN has started running drone racing as a part of its regular programming. Facebook has many pages dedicated to drone related articles. And dedicated video platforms like AirVuz are bringing more and more drone videos to the masses. Forbes predicts that drone media will continue to grow as th...

If you enjoy the hobby of drone flight, odds are pretty good that you, at some point in your life, have also built and played with Lego bricks. They are literally the building blocks of many nerdy kids imaginations. Well if this sounds like your thing, then you should definitely check out Flybrix. Flybrix has created an easy to build, DIY Lego drone kit that includes everything you need to build a...

The French company Parrot has been in the drone business for quite a while. And while the BeBop has been popular in the quadcopter arena, the recent announcement of their fixed wing drone, the Disco is proving to be very interesting. The Disco is fairly large at 45″ wide and 22″ deep, but despite its size, it is relatively light weight. The two biggest things that quadcopter pilots wil...

With all the buzz about the new GoPro drone, the Karma, we are bound to see some great videos with hands on reviews, test flights and more. In the article Sean O’Kane with the web site “The Verge” takes Karma to the top of a mountain in Squaw Valley, California and takes it for a test flight. As he says in the article, the Karma is easy to fly, but he crashed it anyway. This brin...

We all know that drones are becoming big business. Drone software startup DroneDeploy recently received $20 million US dollars in a round of funding. DroneDeploy’s mission is to write cloud-based software for organizations who want to leverage the power and unique perspective of drones in their business. Find out more about DroneDeploy and their recent growth here. http://www.scalevp.com/blo...

Today, GoPro finally announced the long awaited Karma drone. The Karma is compatible with the GoPro Hero 4 and the new GoPro Hero 5 cameras. It is foldable and the gimbal can be placed on a hand held device for smooth hand held shots as well as amazing aerial drone footage. Karma will be available for purchase starting on October 23rd and is priced at $799USD. For much more about Karma, including ...

We all know that drone racing is poised to be the next Formula 1 spectator sport, with its 120 kilometer per hour machines zooming around a race course. But some people just don’t think that is enough! A team in Australia, known as Freedom Drone Sports, has developed and is testing a much larger and faster drone for a new class of racing it is calling “Freedom Class”. These drone...

Assuming you are like me, you may have someone in your life who wants you to get work done around the house. Like selecting new patio furniture, for example. But again, if you are like me, you would rather play with your drones and practice flying. Well great news! Now you can do both! Wayfair, a discount furniture company, has released an application that runs on Oculus Rift and enables you to ge...

Flying FPV (first person view) is challenging. And racing at high speed through gates and other obstacles is even more challenging! If you want to get good, it takes a ton of practice. This video won’t let you skip the practice, but it will help you learn about and hopefully avoid some common mistakes that drone pilots make when they are first learning to fly FPV. Check out the 7 common mist...

While many people are embracing drones for sport and for video, agriculture is fast becoming one of the most important uses for drones. Monitoring crops, delivering specific chemicals and mapping fields are all things that drones do much more efficiently and quickly than traditional methods. The big shift is happening in the kind of drones that are being deployed for these types of tasks. Even tho...