Kelly Shores

In a world of drones dominated by standard designs, the QuadRKT is certainly different. It is neither the usual quadcopter nor the fixed wing design, but rather a combination that allows for vertical take off and landing as well as horizontal flight. This allows it to take off and land from very tight places but still fly at high speeds for longer times. The design was originally developed by the ...

Alphabet, but parent company of Google, is looking to design and create an air traffic control system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) also know as drones. Unlike Amazon, who is focusing on efficient delivery of packages using drone technology, Alphabet is working to create a foundation for future unmanned air traffic in public airspace to follow.  They are calling this “Project Wing̶...

If you are new to flying drones or trying to teach someone else, there are some basics you should concentrate on before move on to more advanced techniques. These basic flying skills will help you master flight without GPS and without using “headless mode” and make you the best pilot you can be. These techniques are: Take Off and Landing – Learn to do this constantly without R...

The Drone Racing League recognizes that as FPV drone racing becomes more popular the need for more safety guidance becomes essential. So this year they launched www.droneracingsafety.org, a web site designed to provide guidance for international drone racers on best practices for conducting safe FPV racing events worldwide. “As the popularity of FPV flight grows globally, it has become more ...

The long-awaited new laws for commercial drone use have officially gone into effect in the United States. Today opens the doors to thousands of new commercial applications that were in a legal gray area until now. Before this law, companies were required to request permission from the federal government for any commercial drone use.   This process could be very tedious and time consuming, discoura...

DJI, the world’s largest designer and manufacturer of consumer and professional UAVs has opened a “drone arena” in Korea. The 1,395-square-meter arena is located in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, 49 kilometers south of Seoul, and is designed for novice and expert drone pilots alike. This indoor venue features safety nets, charging stations, video screens and areas to do basic repairs...

While many people take to flying drones for sport or as a hobby, there are more and more cases where people are flying for hire. Of course wedding photography and videography has become a big use-case for flying drones. But also consider the many industrial and environmental situations where drone flying can help tremendously. These are the areas where professional pilots are really “taking ...

Drones are currently used to monitor many different kinds of environmental concerns around the planet. Things like melting glaciers, forests, and herds of animals have benefited from the use of drone technology in recent years. Now, a team of scientists have begun to use drones to monitor light pollution. It is currently estimated that more than one-third of the Earth’s population can’...

Okay, I have been on a bit of a FPV kick lately, but I have one more device to add to your FPV arsenal. It’s a 5.8Ghz FPV wristwatch called the GTeng T909 and it’s less than $40 US dollars. The performance is pretty good for a screen at this price and the picture quality is certainly high enough quality to follow the action of your FPV racer as it zooms around. To see the specs or buy ...

Since yesterday’s post was about FPV goggles, I thought I would continue the trend and talk about a new pair of FPV goggles I tested yesterday. They are called the KDS Kylin Vision goggles and they run on the 5.8Ghz band, which is the same as Fat Sharks. They don’t have a built in DVR like the newer Fat Sharks, but they do have a bigger screen, an “auto seek” feature to fin...

If you fly FPV, you know the challenges of analog signal dropout. The video quality is grainy and there are all kinds of issues with interference. That is about to change! Connex has introduced the ProSight HD FPV system which, if the reviews are to be believed, will revolutionize FPV. The ProSight HD FPV system broadcasts a 60 frames per second in 720P resolution. And, unlike analog, where signal...

In San Antonio, Texas this summer, a unique summer camp took the excitement of drones to a group of young campers. The North East Independent School District set up a camp to encourage kids to learn science, aerodynamics and coding at the same time. “It’s not just about the building of the drone, the engineering of the drones, but it’s also about the electrical engineering piece of it....