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The Lumenier TX5GA 5.8GHz Adjustable RF power (25-600mW) FPV
transmitter easily changes your output radio-frequency power at the
push of a button: 25mW, 200mW, or 600mW.

Power Rating and Your View

When I am shopping online, I often find the same video transmitter with different ratings for its power output. Which video transmitter should I get: the 25mW, 200mW, or 600mW? Can you tell me what the difference is among the three? Answer: Video transmitters are offered in various power outputs for different reasons. If you will be flying with other FPVers (first-person-viewers) in […]

Drone Man!

The 2012 rail accident that took James Young’s left arm and foot could have closed doors of opportunity for his future. It could easily have been fatal. Instead, thanks to James’s unique combination of skills, interests, and determination; a generous offer from video-game manufacturer Konami, publisher of the hugely successful Metal Gear Solid (MGS) franchise; and the creative forces behind […]

Filters for Your Drone

A quick video where our Senior Editor, John Reid talks about how to use filters on your drone camera to produce better quality images.

Battery Wattage

How do you calculate wattage? Answer: This is a common call we get at Venom, and most of the time it goes like this: “I’m trying to charge my three-cell 5000mAh battery at 5.0A, but it only gets to 3A.” The charger allows you to set the 3S 5000mAh pack to charge at 5.0A, but it never actually gets […]

Light up the night with your drone

I recently had the fortune of test flying three independent light sources for nighttime flying. Depending on what your project is, you might want to illuminate the crops below you; a person walking or in a vehicle; or your background hills, buildings, etc. Aircraft used for testing purposes were the DJI Phantom 3 Advanced and 3DR Solo. We are going […]

Our Top 10 Posts of 2016

These are our top ten posts of 2016 Number 10 This Eagle Wants to Kill Your Drone No joke: this bird of prey is trained to capture rogue drones. Dutch police, working with a raptor training company called “Guard From Above” demonstrated the eagle’s drone-disabling skills in this video, in which the trained eagle grabs a […]

Aerial Timelapse from above Kaunas City

This cool timelapse was done by Kestutis Fedirka and is done with a drone sitting in one spot capturing the action from above.

FPV Freestyle!

One of the newest events coming out of FPV racing is the informal aerobatic competition known as “freestyle.” This event usually follows the FPV racing contest and is performed on the same racecourse, with the option of using the gates and flags as part of the pilot’s routine. Right now, freestyle is very informal and optional, but interest in this offshoot of […]

Close Range Aerial Filming

Skynamic work is always fantastic and fun to watch. Here is one of their showreels that we are sure you will enjoy. Skynamic Showreel (Close Range Aerial Filming) from skynamic.net on Vimeo.

Amazon Makes Its First Commercial Drone Delivery

Last week Amazon made its first customer delivery by drone near Cambridge, U.K. Carrying a package containing popcorn and a Fire TV video-streaming device several miles to a two-story farmhouse in a rural corner of England. Right now, the drone delivery service is just flying packages to two customers, however Amazon plans on expanding its […]