Kelly Shores

There are alot of crowdfunded drone projects around today. The Flypro XEagle promises to be different partly because of it’s unique remote control, which you wear on your wrist. This hands free approach gives you the ability to do other things while keeping control of your drone close by. The wrist remote accepts voice commands that allow you to control the drone by speaking into it. It also...

Everybody knows that drones are big business. The question is will they grow into the massive multibillion dollar business that many are predicting? Or will regulations, fear, and uncertainty stifle this fledgling industry and cut its branches before it can grow? This article is an interesting look at some astounding business facts related to the drone industry. If you own or are considering buyin...

If you are considering a camera platform drone, there are several good options on the market. Most of these, however, are limited to the four motors/propellers that comprise a standard quadcopter. The Yuneec Typhoon H is a craft that incorporates a hexacopter design to provide extra stability, power and safety. While Yuneec’s Typhoon H is slightly less expensive than the DJI Phantom 4, it is...

For several years Amazon, one of the world’s largest online retailers, has been working on the idea of drone delivery for package shipment. And while most of this work has been done in secret in a remote part of Canada, Amazon has now taken one step closer to making this vision a reality by partnering with the British government supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), As the UK’s...

Spin Master, the toy company that makes the Air Hogs series of toy airplanes, recently announced that it will release a quadcopter replica of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek this fall. The quadcopter will be released in time for the 50 year anniversary of the legendary science fiction franchise. The design of the toy is quite detailed and it promises to appeal to Star Trek fans and drone nerds a...

If you are getting started in your drone/quadcopter flying career, you will want to check out these tips. Flying is half preparation and awareness and half actual flight time. Here is a breakdown of the seven tips. Start with an inexpensive drone. Learn to fly without headless mode Know the rules Get comfortable flying line of site before you try FPV Reduce risk by learning to fly in a big, open, ...

Want to fly at night and spot wildlife? Search and rescue? Record video at night? Lume Cubes are an innovative lighting system and very bright at 1500 lumens. They are also lightweight enough to be carried by a Phantom or Solo. The Lume Cubes are also waterproof down to 100′. The lights have a simple pushbutton operation to turn them on and off as well as a bluetooth app that will allow you ...

Whether you are new to flying drones or a seasoned expert, there are seven things that we see frequently that can be easily avoided. These mistakes are: Turning on your drone when it’s not on a level surface. – When attempting to fly, if your quadcopter drone immediately takes off at weird angles, flips, or is uncontrollable you probably don’t understand the importance of initializing ...

With new technology and new drones being released all the time, it’s easy to get caught up in the latest and greatest of everything. It’s human nature to want the best and most recent technology. But it is also human nature to want a good value and by considering technology that is 6 months to 1 year old, you can get a huge price break on something that does everything you need. In tha...

Even though it will fly at over 85 miles per hour, speed is just one of the many tricks that the Teal drone can accomplish. If you think about the current types of drones available to consumers today, you have the camera drone, which DJI is leading, the “follow me” drone, like the Lily, and a wide variety of FPV racing drones. Teal is designed to be modular enough to do all of these th...

Check out this amazing dance routine on the popular televisions show America’s Got Talent. Dancers are completely surrounded by choreographed drones that fly, swirl and light up in time to the music. This may be the future of entertainment as we know it. Very innovative and very entertaining. The crowd goes wild! https://youtu.be/1CjX1r-gh8U

As the popularity of drone racing increases, so does the prize money at stake. This past March, a British teenager won $250,000 at the World Drone Prix in Dubai – and there was another $750,000 in prize money awarded at that event for a total of $1,000,000 in prize money for a single event! And with the rise of the purse, there has also been a rise in competition. Clubs that once only had a ...