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Can UAVs Save the Elephants?

Here is a great story from Air & Space Magazine (July 2015) By mark Betancourt. Sentinels in the sky are hunting the poachers. Biologists predict that within 10 years, rhinos and elephants could be extinct in the African wild because of poaching. Wildlife rangers patrolling millions of acres of land are mostly helpless to stop […]

Drone University

When does a community of enthusiasts and innovators become an industry? In the case of commercial unmanned aircraft in the United States and all of its potential applications, it is a question for academics and historians to take up years from now. When scholars assemble and analyze the chronology of events and milestones that formed […]

First Person Racing – The story

This is a great video explaining FPV Racing and how it is done. These guys are definitely having some fun on this race course. The cool thing is these local groups are popping up all over the country and there is probably one located close to you. Enjoy the video that was submitted to us […]

Roomba co-designer takes to the air, with a very cool drone.

This is a very cool drone, the story comes to us from Gizmag.com by Nick Lavars Having already built a pair of industry-oriented drones, Roomba co-designer Helen Grainer’s startup CyPhy Works has made its first flirt with the consumer space with a moderately priced six-rotor drone that takes flight with a swipe of the smartphone […]

FPV Racing Extras

Check out some of the behind the scenes photos from our FPV racing article [wzslider autoplay=”true”] Where do you go from here? FPV racing at this time is mainly a grassroots type of organization. Races are generally organized by a group of people who all get together on the weekend and start flying. Check […]

Iceland’s best places from the air

Well if you are going to get some aerial footage, this is a nice place to shoot. Drones used: DJI Inspired 1 / DJI Phantom 2 / TBS Discovery Pro Long range Still shots by Canon 5Dmkiii Ice Cave shot on Sony A7s. Some of the places photographed in the video include: Glacier Lagoon Blue […]

Can Drones help Nepal recover from the Earthquake?

In this article by Faine Greenwood, it would seem that drones can go a long way in helping out, when integrated into other humanitarian efforts after a natural disaster like this earthquake. Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images Nepal has suffered its worst earthquake in 80 years. Across the affected region, which stretches into India and […]

Drone Football?

Drones are being used in all types of advertising now, but where they were used only to shoot the footage for the production, they now are becoming part of the ads. As you can see by this short commercial from Pepsi the drone has actually become an interlinked part of the storytelling in the advertisement. […]

A Day at the Beach

Check out how a professional group of pilots work, even with a fun job like this. If you want to know what it takes to make it as a drone pilot, this story will show you what it takes. click on the image

Getting the most out of your batteries

Taking care of the batteries is of prime concern to most drone pilots. Some of these batteries can be quite expensive and increasing the longevity of the battery will make flying multirotors much cheaper in the long run. So what can be done to increase the life of the average battery pack? Well here is […]