Kelly Shores

A company called PrecisionHawk is currently working on ways to efficiently and effectively control unmanned aircraft in a safe and reliable way. The company is using a system called LATAS (Low Altitude Traffic and Airspace Safety), which uses cell networks and satellites to map the flying area around a UAV or drone and ensure that is has a clear airspace. This will be essential for future visions ...

If you visit this site regularly, you know that we talk frequently about FPV drone racing and the excitement that the hobby is generating. At the PSFK 2016 conference in New York, Nick Horbaczewski introduced the audience to the new sport of drone racing, and his organization, the DRL (Drone Racing League). However, despite all the hype and excitement around this fledgeling sport, Nick cautioned t...

If you want to get into flying and eventually racing FPV drones, the initial cost and investment to learn how can be quite high. Most racing drones cost more than $200 USD to buy or build and that usually doesn’t even include the FPV goggles or radio transmitter to control the quadcopter. However, Aerix has provided a good option with the Talon Micro, a full FPV racing drone that includes ev...

While some people may see drones and quadcopters as a fad that will soon pass, there are some very real and useful things that drones can do very well and will continue to develop over time. This article explains some of the near and long term uses you might see for drones in the coming years. Click here to read the article.

Check out this short film shot on location in Patagonia, Chile using the DJI Ronin, Osmo, and Inspire 1. The film, titled The Last Colonizer  shows the life  of one of Patagonia’s last gauchos, Heraldo Riel. Because it was shot completely on location in the rugged mountains of Patagonia, the equipment had to be light weight and versatile. Director, Brent Foster, was able to use the latest ca...

The Raptor 190 FPV is a drone kit that you can invest in on Kickstarter. It takes inspiration from several top FPV racing drones and is currently being developed for people looking for an easy to assemble DIY drone. The kit can be assembled in less than 15 minutes and even includes all the tools you need get the job done! Find out more and how you can support this Kickstarter project here: http://...

Nissan recently designed and built the GT-R Drone – one of the fastest accelerating First Person View (FPV) racing drones ever produced. The GT-R Drone is designed to keep up with the 2017 Nissan GT-R while shooting video on the test track. The GT-R Drone is able to reach 100 kilometres per hour from a standstill in a mind blowing 1.3 seconds. Nissan felt that the newly redesigned GT-R racing car ...

In the past 12 months, drone racing has grown significantly in Canada. This year’s Montreal Drone Expo served as a testing ground and qualifying run for FPV drone pilots who want to make it to higher levels of national and world drone racing competitions. Jason Mainella, who organized the Montreal event, says that although drones have been around for more than 4 years, racing has only grown ...

After the United States Federal Aviation Administration released it’s new guidelines in late June, a new set of rules is expected to follow soon. This set of rules would apply to “micro” drones that are flown for sport and hobby. These drones would have to meet certain requirements, but would be able to fly with fewer rules than their larger and often more high tech brothers. htt...

A year or two ago, few people had heard of drone racing on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, but today that is different. Hawaii is a force to be reckoned with growing to 150 pilots in less than one year. Hawaii Drone Racing will send six pilots to the state championships with hopes of grabbing one or more of the 10 qualifying spots for the 2016 World Drone Racing Championships, which will take place i...

The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States has finally released its rules and regulations for the flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This set of rules has been anticipated by pilots and the public for several years and now provides clear guidance on how pilots can use drones commercially without violating FAA regulations. The rules are similar to the guidelines released earli...

Security Researchers from Johns Hopkins University are interested in learning what security flaws off the shelf consumer drones, like the DJI Phantom 3, have and how they can be exploited. In their research, they have crashed many drones and learned a few key ways to exploit holes in the connection between the drone and its remote control. First, they were able to cause the drone to crash by sendi...