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HoverBike Scorpion-3, is it for real?

Here is a Youtube video that caught our eye. This new Hoversurf scorpion-3 is a new personal flying bike. The hoverbike uses custom-built software that limits its range and velocity in order to assure a safe ride, the company says that the Scorpion’s design was “inspired by heavy-duty sport-utility motorbike frames”. On their website, the description of the Hoverbike states: SCORPION […]

Aerial Videography: Antarctic Adventure

Just a quick peek at a fantastic article on flying a drone in Antarctica. Adventure photographer and drone pilot Gavin Garrison talks about the challenges of flying over an iceberg-laden waters. Here is a little excerpt from that article that will appear in the March issue of RotorDrone Magazine. In late 2016, I was driving north […]

An Intel Shooting Star drones fleet lights up the sky in an American Flag formation during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. (Credit: Intel Corporation)

Mini Drones: Intel’s Shooting Star drones lit up the sky during the Super Bowl

In a choreographed aerial light show to kick-off the performance of Lady Gaga’s half-time show, Intel’s Shooting Star drones lit up the sky during the Super Bowl. An Intel Shooting Star drones fleet lights up the sky in an American Flag formation during the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show on Sunday, Feb. 5, […]

Drones show up to help out the half time show

Drones can do so many things and this is one example of using them for entertainment and fun. Enjoy the show.

Drones to Perform During Super Bowl Half Time Show

This year’s Super Bowl half-time show will feature an aerial show put on by hundreds of drones! Word on the street is that Lady Gaga, who’s headlining the event this year, will lit-up drones in her performance. The use of the drones had to be cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration, as it has established […]

The search area off Key West from the vantage point of the Phantom drone. Photo by ABJ Drones

Drone Aids Search for Missing Diver

A Cranbury, NJ drone company aided the search for a missing Canadian filmmaker following a dive on the Alligator Reef off the Florida Keys. Search and rescue crews recovered the body of filmmaker Rob Stewart, 37, of Toronto, Canada, just before officially calling off the search Friday night. Stewart went missing after returning to the […]

Up Sonder: On-demand drone marketplace

Looking to make some extra cash by renting out your drone or your drone piloting services? Meet Up Sonder, the first on-demand drone marketplace for the commercial industry and the everyday person. This Los Angeles-based startup is the first and only drone company working with UberRush, leveraging its technology to deliver drones in New York, […]

HobbyTown’s Web-Based Drone Training

HobbyTown, the nation’s largest retail hobby franchise,has partnered with two companies to offer customers easy access to web based drone training. Two courses are available:  Basic Drone Training, Droneology by PCS Ed Ventures (PCSV)  FAA Part 107 Drone Certification Prep from Dart Drones. Basic Drone Training – For this course, HobbyTown has partnered […]

Drone Flying: Flight Modes 101 — Flip a switch for precision control!

In full-size aircraft, autopilots can reduce the pilot’s workload so that he or she is able to safely perform other tasks. Similarly, when you’re flying a multirotor, the on-board flight controller performs tasks that can assist with the flight. A flight controller may be as basic as a stabilizer for manual flying or a complex […]