Drone News
Long Range Antenna Test on 3DR Solo
The range of a quadcopter can vary greatly depending on environmental factors, interference, strength of your radio, and, of course, the type of antennas you are using. In this video we compared the stock antennas that come with the 3DR Solo to aftermarket antennas that you can get on www.FPVLR.com. The difference is amazing and worth checking out if you want to fly long distances!
DJI’s Phantom 4 Obstacle Avoidance Tested
Have you heard about DJI’s obstacle avoidance technology in its newest quadcopter, the Phantom 4? It uses two small cameras in the front of the drone to detect and avoid anything in front of it. When I first got the drone, I was a bit skeptical about whether this would actually work or not. In this video, I test the obstacle avoidance and show what conditions it works well under and which it...
Drones Used in Training and Understanding Falcons
Peter Bergh, a South African falconer, is using radio controlled airplanes and drones to train his birds and demonstrate his sport to the public. Bergh is earned the trust of other falconers in Dubai and is one of a few foreigners who is allowed to train the peregrine falcons in the area. Using specially-modified quad copters painted to look like the prey the falcons chase, Bergh teaches the falco...
How to Build a FPV Racing Drone – Part 2 – The Build
Interested in building your own racing drone? This detailed video series will show you what parts you need, the basic assembly, and step-by-step instructions on how to build it from scratch. This video is part two in the series and takes you through a step-by-step process of actually assembling the racing drone. This video assumes that you already have the parts (see part 1 of the series if you do...
A New UAV Combines Fixed Wing Flight With Drone Technology
While the invention of flight control computers, electronic speed controllers and lighter lithium polymer batteries has lead to the rise of multirotor aircraft, it is not the most efficient design for flight. While multirotors are versatile because they can take off and land vertically, they don’t do well at flying long distances. Enter the V-Bat from Martin UAV. This aircraft can take off a...
How To Build a FPV Racing Drone – Part 1 – The Parts List
Interested in building your own racing drone? This detailed video series will show you what parts you need, the basic assembly, and step-by-step instructions on how to build it from scratch. This first video includes a list of the parts, an explanation of what each part does and why it is important. We also talk a bit about options you have for different flight controllers, frames, motors and more...
8 Useful Tips to Become a Better Drone Pilot
Check out this article with some useful, practical and common sense tips on how you can improve your drone piloting skills. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/8-tips-trade-become-better-drone-pilot-giles-moore
A Quick Video About the FAA’s Drone Registration Law (US Only)
If you live in the United States, you have probably heard about the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) rules and regulations regarding Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The rules can be confusing if you are new to drones and there is alot of confusion about exactly who has to comply and what must be done. This short video takes you through the basics of drone registration with the FAA, w...
Drones Perform a Synchronized Dance in Front of Mt. Fuji
Drones are often demonized in the news media as weapons-carrying, privacy-invading, instruments-of-chaos. However, as we all know, drones are not only really cool, but can be used for good and beautiful puposes as well. Check out this video of a fleet of drones flying in front of Mount Fuji in Japan. The drones are all equipped with LED lights that are synchorinzed and move in harmony with traditi...
Indiana Based Startup Wants to Become the Uber of Drone Photography
A startup company in Indiana is working to become the next Uber of drone Services. Droning About has designed an application that allows people who need drone photography to connect with licensed drone pilots who can provide those services. “The biggest communication company in the world doesn’t communicate, and that’s Facebook. The biggest taxi service in the world doesn’t own a car, and that’s U...
GoPro Karma Drone Expected To Release Soon
GoPro CEO, Nick Woodman is once again dicussing GoPro’s drone offering by saying that it will be released some time in the first half of 2016. The GoPro Karma is expected to compete with the recently released DJI Phantom 4 and the 3D Robotics Solo drones. It is not expected to come with a camera, but rather, to be backward compatible with several different GoPro cameras, and, of course, be c...
Drone Racing League Builds Amazing Race Course
Drone Racing League is taking drone racing to the next level with a super futuristic race course in an abandoned shopping mall. DRL worked with special effects experts to design a course that is not only challenging, but visually appealing and geared toward live and television audiences. In addition to the course, DRL builds and supplies all the drones that are used at these events. The drones are...