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Awesome Aerial Videos – 14 Pro Tips

We’ve all seen the ads. You know, the ones that get you excited about owning a quadcopter and shooting your own aerial videos or pictures. They usually bear the logo of DJI, GoPro, Parrot, 3DR or some other drone/sports camera manufacturer. And the images look AMAZING. So you buy it. You try it at home. […]

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International Drone Expo Announces All-New and Upgraded Activations for December Show in Los Angeles

Leading Drone Expo to Host Sanctioned Drone Race, Pitchfest, and Film Showcase Los Angeles, Calif. – (August 19, 2016) – International Drone Expo (IDE) today announced its all-new and upgraded show activations for 2016. IDE, the largest gathering of the most innovative and leading members of the UAV community from around the globe, […]

Innovation Takes Flight

“Commerical use” in the U.S. and around the world Will significant new American UAV-powered businesses take flight in 2015? Maybe. Will innovators from overseas continue to invent, define and redefine commercial applications for small rotordrones at a much higher rate than their U.S. counterparts? Absolutely. New use cases and successful business models for small, commercial […]

InterDrone After-Hours Sessions Added to Largest Commercial UAV Show

Special events for DJI users, Dronecode developers and Drone Service Businesses highlighted MELVILLE, N.Y., August 15, 2016 — BZ Media LLC today announced the addition of four special sessions happening “after hours” at InterDrone, The International Drone Conference & Exposition running September 7-9 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The InterDrone After-Hours […]

Regardless of your battery pack’s C-rating, job one is to safely charge your batteries. Ideally, you don’t want to be in a hurry, so use a 1C charge rate.

Battery Speak

What C-rating means and why it’s important Most rotordrones and quadcopters we’ll ever encounter will be powered by batteries, and more specifically, Lithium Polymer (LiPo) battery packs. It is always important to follow the manufacturer’s recommendations for charging. One question that is often asked is: “What is a battery’s C-rating?” The short answer is that […]

From the computer, to the printer and then to the quadcopter, making a part like this takes only a few hours or less. I wasn’t happy with first version, so this is my second try. 3D printing allows you to quickly create several prototypes at low cost. Consider using PLA filament for those experiments that end up in the garbage, since PLA is biodegradable.

Get Into 3D Printing

Draw it, print it, fly it! 3D printing and model aircraft are a match made in heaven. I started using a 3D printer this summer to create parts for a multirotor aircraft, and a new world of possibilities just opened up to me. Some people have printed entire frames in this fashion and maybe you […]

Drone Nationals – More photos and winner

New York, NY (August 7, 2016) – Drone Sports Association (DSA), the leading global drone racing and drone sports entertainment company, today crowned Zachry “A_Nub” Thayer the 2016 U.S. National Drone Racing Champion. Presented by GoPro, the race took place in front of thousands of spectators on Governors Island, New York. The 2016 U.S. National […]

FPV Racing Action from the Drone Nationals in NYC!

Check out some of the fantastic photos editor Matt Boyd snapped at the U.S. National Drone Racing Championships, held on Governor’s Island off the tip of Manhattan right next to the Statue of Liberty this past weekend. It was an impressive spectacle in a picturesque setting, and sports powerhouse ESPN was on-hand to broadcast […]

RotorDrone Magazine at the Drone Nationals!

We were out there all day today enjoying the competition, people and great weather. There were some fast drones buzzing by here is just a sample of the images we took today.

What’s in Jimmy Buffett’s Bag of Tricks? — Drones, Videos and More

As most loyal Parrotheads know, Jimmy Buffett is way into tech! Technology back in the day was all about cameras and lighting for Jimmy as he planned his shows during his multi-city tours. And as he has often said, his fans and audience are just as much a part of his shows as he and […]