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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 […]

Castle Creations Releases Multi-Rotor V5 Firmware

From Castle Creations: Long known for their industry-leading electronic speed controllers (ESCs) and highly efficient brushless electric motors, Castle Creations is pleased to announce the release of a brand new, state-of-the-art and feature rich firmware, Multi-Rotor V5, for FPV racing and multi-rotor drones (UAV’s). Multi-Rotor V5 is a free upgrade to existing current owners of […]

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 […]

Venom Yuneec Q500 Series 3S LiPo Battery

From Venom: The Yuneec Typhoon Q500, Q500+ and Q500 4k are some of the best flying drones on the market, so why would you settle for anything less than the best battery on the market? Venom is proud to be the first company to provide a quality, upgrade battery for the Q500 series of drones. […]

Drone assembly tips

Assembling your first racing drone can be a bit intimidating but learning how to solder and knowing what needs to be soldered can make the job a little easier.

Soldering Equipment

This is a short video on what equipment you may want to have to do a good soldering job on your quad. Because soldering is so vital to the construction of most racing drones, having the right equipment can make that job a lot easier.

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 […]

Dancing with Whales

Getting to see whales in the ocean is one thing, but having them dance under your boat is something else. Luckily for all of us, drones.nc was there to capture all of the magic.

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.