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Speed Controller soldering

Now that you have the speed controllers soldered to the power board, we will show you how to solder them to each motor.

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. […]

Flying Close to Airports

How do I know if I am flying my drone too close to an airport? Answer: In a perfect world, all of your flight planning should be done well ahead of time. Finding out if you are near an airport environment should be your first priority. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), hobbyists who want to fly drones […]

FPV Essentials – The Pilots View

I’m sure that most of us have wished that there was a way to shrink ourselves down so that we could just hop on our multirotor and go fly it around. Unfortunately, that technology isn’t quite here yet, but luckily there is something that’s almost as good: first-person-view (FPV) flight. Within the last couple of years, the explosion of […]

Great Aerial Footage from a Drone

Some very nice aerial footage done by RC Aerial Cam. All shot on RED Epic and FS-100. Once you are done watching this you will want to head out with your drone and shoot your next epic film. RC Aerial Cam, Aerial Reel from RC Aerial Cam on Vimeo.

Aerial Archaeology

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 we are left with is a foot […]

360fly Panoramic 360° HD Video Camera [VIDEO]

From AMain Hobbies: Introducing 360fly. The camera that misses nothing. And changes everything. 360fly gives you the power to capture and share your life in fully immersive, interactive 360° HD video—then edit, enhance and share content instantly from your mobile device across social media. In a nutshell you get 360° view as well as 260° […]

Exclusive – The Yuneec Typhoon H!

We were lucky enough to get one of the early releases of the Yuneec Typhoon H and we have been having a ton of fun with it. It comes packed with a number of features that will bring out the cinematographer in everyone. We have been putting it through its paces since we got it […]

Into the Volcano

This was published a little over a year ago, but is still one of the best video clips from a drone. Here is the background story on that video clip that you most likely have seen many times. Video technology and science converge on an active volcano in Vanuatu, where explorer Sam Cossman operated camera-mounted […]

New York City Drone Film Festival; Architecture Winner

This year we were very honored to be a sponsor for the New York City Drone Film Festival (NYCDFF). This year’s winners are really setting the standard for the type of videography being done with drones in all aspects of the filming industry. Here is the winner for category #2, Architecture WINNER: Greystone Rising by […]