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NYC Drone Film Festival Winners

The New York City Drone Film Festival’s mission is to help progress the art of aerial cinematography and storytelling using drones. Congratulations to all the #NYCDFF winners! 2019 #NYCDFF WINNERS CINEMATIC FPV CATEGORY & BEST IN SHOW – MOABLASTER 2 – THE STORM by AIRBLASTR EXTREME SPORTS CATEGORY – GOOD MORNING by RICHARD PERMIN, […]

B4UFLY Updates Coming Soon

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has partnered with Kittyhawk to redevelop B4UFLY to further our safety mission and create a new and improved mobile application to help recreational drone operators learn where they can and can’t fly. The project is being done at no cost to the FAA. The B4UFLY App will continue to be […]

Commercial UAV Expo Americas

Organizers of the fifth annual Commercial UAV Expo Americas, the leading commercial drone event in North America, have announced an impressive list of hundreds of exhibitors and supporters for the 2019 event October 28-30, 2019 at the Westgate Resort in Las Vegas. “Industry leaders have clearly cast their votes for the leading commercial drone event […]

Name Update: “RotorDrone Pro”

To better reflect our content and audience, we’ve changed our name to RotorDrone Pro. Louis DeFrancesco, chief executive officer of Air Age Media, the publisher of RotorDrone Pro says, “We have seen a rise in the UAV and drone professional market, and we have aligned our content to that need across digital, social, and print platforms. […]

Jittena Antenna Extender

Significantly increase the range of your DJI Mavic Pro series with this WiFi extender. The portable and foldable extender will increase your frontal gain by about 3db as compared to the original antenna. The lightweight extender is easy to use. Amazon reviewer and verified purchaser Woody writes, “I have to say I am rather impressed […]

FAA: Drone Reg. Number

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has posted a rule in the Federal Register requiring small drone owners to display the FAA-issued registration number on an outside surface of the aircraft. Owners and operators may no longer place or write registration numbers in an interior compartment. The rule is effective on February 25. The markings must be in place […]

FLIR’s $39.6 Million Nano Drone Order

U.S. defense contractor FLIR Systems Inc. said today it received a $39.6 million order for delivering nano drones to the U.S. Army. The tiny surveillance drones, over six inches in length and with a flight time of up to 25 minutes, can be deployed by soldiers on the ground to identify threats beyond the line […]

CES Interview: Fluidity FTAviator

RotorDrone contributor and Roswell Flight Test Crew founder Patrick Sherman interviews Fluidity CEO Scott Parazynski at CES. Their joystick controller, the FTAviator, is compatible with all DJI products and won RotorDrone’s Innovation award this year at CES. All aircraft maneuvers are controlled with the right hand: pitch and roll with conventional joystick inputs, yaw using […]

Sebring DroneZone Jan. 23-26

Sebring’s Aviation Expo features a myriad of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Exhibitors from the Sky Eye Network will dazzle all with demonstrations and challenge people’s flying skills. See them and others at the DroneZone, South Ramp, Wednesday through Friday. https://www.sportaviationexpo.com/dronezone-schedule/

DOT Secretary Has Three Proposals For Drone Integration

Yesterday, Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced three proposals to move drone integration forward at the annual Transportation Research Board meeting, saying, “drones…are well on their way to mainstream deployment.” The first proposal would allow drones to operate at night and over people without a waiver under certain conditions such as the operator having proper […]