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SnotBot still making some great videos

We have featured the SnotBot drone in the past – so we wanted to give you a video update on that drone. We have a very cool video of SnotBot in action flying over whales that you can see here (this is raw video with no sound – click on image below to see the […]

Aerial Archaeology

Drones are becoming an invaluable research tool While many people use their drones to shoot dynamic videos, I prefer taking still photography. To me the DJI Phantom is the ideal platform to do aerial photography in general and archaeological pictures in particular: Historic ruins are often not very impressive seen from the ground, where all […]

World-Record Flight Across the English Channel

Team Ocuair made aviation history this week by becoming the first people to fly a quadcopter drone across the English Channel. The amazing feat saw a custom built drone cover the 35km (21.7 mile) distance in a single flight of 72 minutes. The drone launched from a French Beach near Wissant and landed on Shakespeare […]

Running into the air, working with drones and story

Here Is a great new take on shooting aerial scenic photography. Incorporating a story into your fantastic scenery video makes it interesting for the audience. This video by Sebastian Wöber who gives us an outstanding aerial view of Switzerland. Be sure to check out the behind-the-scenes video to get some great tips on shooting aerial […]

Bay Area Drone Film Festival is Almost Here! Get Your Tickets Today.

RotorDrone Magazine is a proud sponsor of the Bay Area Drone Film Festival! BAY AREA DRONE FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS ARE ON SALE FOR FEBRUARY 28 SCREENING IN SANTA CLARA, CA (Santa Clara, CA – Feb. 7, 2015) 207 entries from 25 countries are now being judged for the inaugural Bay Area Drone Film Festival, […]

PowerEgg: a revolutionary rotor drone

And now for something completely different: an egg that unfold into a 4K, 360-degree camera quad! Just in time for Easter delivery, this aircraft is no yolk! Powervision Robot Europe CEO Huber Hu says, “The PowerEgg features an innovative egg shape which, in addition to being aesthetically different than the many X-shape four-axis drones currently on the market, makes […]

3d Drone Printing

Building stuff is fun. Building stuff that works is better. Websites like Thingiverse, YouMagine, Cubify and MyMiniFactory offer a variety of projects for your 3D printer. What they don’t provide are any guarantees that your creation will perform as advertised, especially when various electronic components are required. Maybe the servo that you bought is slightly […]

Micro Drone Racing

Now this looks like it could be a lot of fun, this was actually set up at an RC club building evening using 3-D micro drones. The entire race was recorded on an iPhone 4S. This would actually be easy for any club to set up at club meetings.

The World Drone Prix

This past weekend the International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) held an open qualifying event in Burbank, California. This qualifying event was for the World Drone Prix to be held in Dubai on March 11 and 12th. This event allows each pilot time on the lighted racecourse to complete as many laps as they can within […]

Drones and the Real Estate market

We agree with Christian Loran, who shot this video for a local real estate company. Using drones for videography can give us a whole new perspective that previously was not available. This allows a new visual way to tell a story for a variety of different industries, as in this case for the real estate […]