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Drones Light up the Night!

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 […]

Drone Film Pilot: From James Bond To Hurricane Katrina

After a military career that ended with him winning a medal for gallantry, helicopter pilot Jerry Grayson found a way into the film industry: shooting aerial footage – which turned out to be just as exciting as his previous career, but for completely different reasons. When Jerry Grayson left the Royal Navy’s Search and Rescue […]

Yuneec announces the release of the new Tornado H920 Plus drone, and we have one!

Thats right! We got one of the first Tornado 920 Plus and had some fun flying it this weekend. Just check out the case it came in! And of course, here is a little peek inside: One of the obvious upgrades are the quick connect props: Here is a little information on this new H920 […]

Venom DJI Phantom 4 Venom Pro Charger

From Venom: DJI Phantom 4 users rejoice! Venom has you covered with our P4 Professional Charger. The Venom P4 Professional battery charger is designed to charge, cycle, or storage charge up to four DJI Phantom 4 batteries simultaneously. That is right, all four batteries get charged at the same time, unlike most other multi-battery Phantom […]

The Rise RXS270

Getting into the world of drone racing often requires building the quad from a kit and soldering all of the ESCs and motors to the flight controller. The new RISE RXS270 is attempting to change all of that with an almost-ready-to-fly racer. It is designed with lightweight carbon-fiber construction and made for the intermediate to expert pilot. To read more on […]

Anatomy of a Radio

As you become more involved with multirotors and the sophistication of your aerial vehicle increases, you will let to a point where you will start using higher-quality radio systems. Many multirotors come with a dedicated transmitter that’s programmed to work with that rotordrone. For aircraft that are built from kits or come in almost ready […]

Yuneec Typhoon H, A Good All Around Camera Platform

Yuneec’s latest release, the Typhoon H, requires minimal assembly time, so you can get in the air within minutes of opening the box. In fact, for this review, most of the waiting time in the beginning was spent on charging the battery pack (the flight pack and a spare are included). For more info, click here

Our top charger picks

A charger is an essential investment that will pay dividends in the performance of your battery packs. Ease of use, safety features, and adaptability are important considerations when you’re in the market for a new charger, and here we bench-test the latest units available so that you can pick the one that’s right for you. […]

Air Bali, Drone View

This wonderful video comes to us from John Sullivan who made this video of his beautiful inland. John States that he wanted to explore his home of Bali in a different way and what better way to get the drone out and see it from above. Riding on a scooter for two weeks and getting […]

Get Aerial Footage for Your Next Movie

A very cool Video on sound and using a drone for your next film. Film Riot produced a nice little short called Portal Combat, video game player out there will immediately recognize where is this gun came from. Be sure to watch the movie after. The movie short