Aerial Drone Photos and Auto Exposure
Our Senior Editor John Reid talks about when and where to use Auto Exposure and Manual Exposure.
UAV Drone Education
We devote pages and pages in every issue of RotorDrone to the ever-expanding role that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) of all types play in our world. Much of our focus is recreational, but increasingly you see us documenting (and celebrating!) the commercial, environmental, and public-safety advancements that drones are ushering in. UAS is far and […]
Aerial Drone Videos: Shooting Motocross
Our own Senior Editor, John Reid talks to Chris Barrett, to learn some new techniques for shooting winning aerial shots when filming Motocross with a drone.
Drone Cases
Behind the scenes at Go Professional Cases Go Professional Cases (GPC) has been part of the rotor-drone revolution from the very beginning. I know because I was there, at the fabled Multirotor Challenge at Palomar RC Flyers’ field in Fallbrook, California, in March 2013. That was where I first met Rick and Beth Bohlman, who […]
Drone Flying: A Guide to FAA Airspace Terms
If flying a drone/UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) commercially under Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules is your first foray into the aviation world, the alphabet soup of information you need to know can be intimidating. Reading sectional charts or deciphering NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) and TFRs (Temporary Flight Restrictions) can send chills […]
Part 107 Study Guide
This video is part of a free comprehensive study guide for the FAA Part 107 sUAS Drone Certification offered by Tony &Chelsea Northrup. Be sure to check out their website for more information. http://sdp.io/107
Aerial Photography & Composition
Taking photos from dizzying heights doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be interesting or effective. Once you’ve located yourself on a high altitude with a drone, aimlessly shooting will not guarantee you any visually pleasing results. In fact, the most common problem I’ve observed with amateur photographers is that, once they’ve made their drone airborne, […]
Drones & Thermal Imaging
Equipping your drone with a thermal-imaging camera is exactly the same as mounting an ordinary visible-light camera, with one crucial difference: the wavelengths of the photons its sensor detects. Apart from that, everything else works exactly the same, even though you are seeing the world in a whole new way. To understand the pictures produced […]
DJI Mavic Pro Review
All the power of the DJI Phantom in a foldable package The first thing you see when opening the box is that this bird is all preassembled and ready to go. Charge the battery and controller, download the app, and you are off and flying. The Mavic is constructed really well and when the arms […]
Drone Apps: Top 25
Apps and drones go hand in hand, and most drone manufacturers offer apps that are specific to their aerial platforms to enhance their flight capabilities. There are also hundreds of other apps available for use with all types of drones, from ones that tell you where to fly to flight planning to networking with other […]
