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Drone News: Appeals court ends FAA drone registration rule

Today, a federal appeals court struck down a federal rule that required operators of RC aircraft to register the devices with the Federal Aviation Administration. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that federal law prohibits the FAA from issuing any rules or regulations covering “model aircraft.” The ruling is a win for model […]

Raphael “Trappy” Pirker, midflight
in Venice. Testing and
incorporating new technology is
key to building better products,
but sometimes that involves
modifying what’s available—including
ski masks, apparently.

Drone Rebels

Raphael Pirker and Team BlackSheep Back in 2003, first-person view (FPV) was little more than a half-baked idea in the mind of a young Swiss- Austrian student studying at the University of Zurich. But it was a potent mixture of “why not” attitude, plenty of spare time, and living in a scenic area that led […]

Drone’s view of a blue whale feeding

Oregon State scientists now have a new tool to study the behavior of whales, in this case the feeding habits of the blue whale. While the blue whale is one of the largest creatures on earth, they get all of their energy from consuming the smallest creatures on earth, krill. Watch as a blue whale […]

Drones in Mining

This is the third in a new series of Drone Analyst white papers intended to share lessons learned within specific industries. These reports will help you as a business owner in those industries maximize the value that drones can deliver. This year we are building on the analysis we did for the 2016 “Truth About” […]

Yuneec Adds Live Social Sharing Features To Selfie Drone

From Yuneec: Yuneec APV has launched live stream capabilities for its Breeze “Flying Camera” drone. User can now live stream to Facebook, YouTube, or your preferred output, making the product even more convenient than before. Whether users are interacting in real-time with their followers, sharing the game winning play or connecting with their friends and […]

Drone used for the first time in a major search at Grand Canyon

This story from the AP shows just how far drones have come in helping out search and rescue efforts. Please know that drones are still not legal for use in any National Park by the public, so don’t fly your drones in any National Park, you will be fined. PHOENIX (AP) — The […]

Drone & robots build a carbon fiber pavilion

This is a very cool project to show what robots and a drone can build. This was done by students and researchers at the University of Stuttgart in Germany, they built a new pavilion out of carbon fiber, but they didn’t have to lift a muscle. They got drones and robots to build the entire […]

Multirotors and filming – perfect combination

Here is another Behind the Scenes video from one of our favorite film makers Devin Graham (AKA Devinsupertramp). Devin likes to use Multi-rotors equipped with high end cameras to incorporate the aerial footage into the final production. Enjoy! Here is the final production video.

Hyperion EOS 0720i Super Duo 3 7S

Multi-function chargers are an essential part of any modeler’s collection and an excellent investment that pays great dividends when it comes to managing the health of your battery packs. This duo-output charger is loaded with easy to use features. Not to be confused with past single-port 0720 models, the new Super Duo 3 7S is […]

Up Sonder Now Available Nationwide

Up Sonder is the first and only drone company to use Postmates and Uber for delivery. After an incredibly successful beta launch in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, on-demand drone marketplace Up Sonder is soaring across the country and ready to help Americans get up and stay up, leveraging Postmates and UberRUSH technology to deliver drones […]