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The New DJI Mavic Pro

We were super excited to join DJI in New York City Tuesday for the first look at their new products, and it looks like their latest drone lives up to the standards set by earlier aircraft. Compact and easy to fly, the new DJI Mavic Pro is a fold-up drone designed for fun. The drone itself may […]

One simple pro mod for better aerial images

The Secret is in the Lens Multirotors and sports cameras are very nearly synonymous at this point in time. The popularity of one has undoubtedly boosted the popularity of the other. I bought my first DJI Phantom in part because I already owned a GoPro and wanted to see if I could make it fly. […]

GoPro Karma, will it be the most versatile drone yet?

GoPro just announced its long-awaited (and long-delayed) flying camera platform: Karma. The folding drone comes in a backpack and features a removable stabilizer as well as a simple controller with a built-in display. It all costs $800 and will be available in a month. Depending on who is looking at it, it is very cool […]

Drone shot for the opening of Dancing with the Stars

Very impressive work by the Aerial MOB team One continuous, 2 minute drone shot with the DJI Inspire 5DR. Shot at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. Opening Number – Dancing with the Stars from Aerial MOB on Vimeo.

Soldering onto the Flight Controller

Our final installment on soldering deals with the flight controller. For many this soldering task is one of the toughest things to do with a drone racer. But with some simple tips and practice you will be on your way to finishing and flying that quad.

The Drone Racing League 2016 Season is on ESPN2

Be sure to Tune in to ESPN2 or Sky Sports Mix this Thursday at 8PM PST/11PM EST for a great introduction to the world of Drone Racing.

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 […]

The Liberty Cup Race

Telemetry 101, Getting data from your multirotor in real time

One of the really nice features of modern-day remote-control radios is the fact that they can send signals to an RC multirotor to control it. Plus, they can receive signals back from the same aircraft, allowing us to monitor important information about that aircraft. This feature is what we refer to as telemetry. We can use this to […]