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The Top 10 Stories of 2015, #10 Roomba

Here is the first of our top 10 stories of 2015 #10 Starting out with #10 is this is a very cool drone, the story comes to us from Gizmag.com by Nick Lavars Having already built a pair of industry-oriented drones, Roomba co-designer Helen Grainer’s startup CyPhy Works has made its first flirt with the […]

New Drone Footage from Chernobyl

This video shows some new footage shot from a drone flying over the Chernobyl nuclear power plane, the site of the nuclear reactor disaster that happened in 1986. This video released by EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) focuses on the arch that will shelter the damage reactor 4, upon completion and late 2017. […]

Clarion Hotel, Toledo – Homrich Demolition – Detroit Drone 4k

Definitely a different view of demolition. Clarion Hotel comes tumbling down….slowly! But at least it’s coming down. That’s what residents in the South Toledo Corridor are saying. The hotel sat vacant for 5 years. The Indian Company that owned the property literally walked away from it, bailing on the financial responsibility to clean it up. […]

Case Study

With the myriad of ready-to-fly multirotor options now on the market—and more joining by the day—the barriers to becoming a multirotor pilot have never been lower. Still, even the most complete ready-to-fly package can benefit from the addition of strategically selected support gear, items that add an extra measure of protection, reliability and/or functionality. To […]

A New View of Mont Saint Michel

For renowned French photographer Alain Guillou, his art is an adventure. He has traversed the globe to capture images, and when he needed an aerial view, he has taken off in helicopters, ultralight aircraft, a hot-air balloon and even a motorized parasail. To see what he is using now for aerial Photography, click on the […]

Hillview man arrested for shooting down drone

Here is an interesting news story about flying drones over other peoples property. We would like to know what you think, if you have an opinion on this, feel free to leave it in the comments below. By Travis Kircher LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Hillview man has been arrested after he shot down a […]

Fly anytime

Looking to practice up on your drone flying while it’s raining outside? Now whatever aircraft you like to fly you will find a virtual representation of it in RealFlight 7.5. One of the reasons I was first in line to do the review on this particular flight simulator is because of all the new multirotor […]

Firefighting planes grounded again due to drone

Here is a story off of the AP network. We as drone pilots need to be careful where and when we fly. A forest fire is not the place nor the time to have your drone in the air. REDDING – Authorities briefly grounded a U.S. Forest Service reconnaissance plane flying over a series […]

Aerial Photography

Thanks to the advent of smaller and lighter cameras that can easily be attached to our multirotors, more and more pilots are getting their high-quality shots and HD video from the sky. Let’s discuss lifting cameras into the sky by multirotor and how to guide your camera through the air. For more, click on the […]

Drone University

When does a community of enthusiasts and innovators become an industry? In the case of commercial unmanned aircraft in the United States and all of its potential applications, it is a question for academics and historians to take up years from now. When scholars assemble and analyze the chronology of events and milestones that formed […]