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Kyosho ReadySet 1/18 Drone Racer B-Pod Blue

From Kyosho: Unlike existing drones that are difficult to control, the sensational DRONE RACER is controlled like an R/C car with a pistol-grip transmitter. Takeoff and auto-hover with one-touch control using ultrasonic sensors that remove the frustration of learning complicated flying techniques. Intermediate and Beginner mode speed settings (Easy mode / Active mode) are available […]

UAV Education Programs Reach New Heights

We devote pages and pages in every issue of RotorDrone to the ever-expanding role that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) of all types play in our world. Much of our focus is recreational, but increasingly you see us documenting (and celebrating!) the commercial, environmental, and public-safety advancements that drones are ushering in. UAS is far and […]

Drones & Conservation: Monitoring Arctic Sea Ice

Flying the Ptarmigan hexacopter in challenging conditions Springtime in northern Alaska is the right time for a whale hunt. Vast sheets of sea ice crumble together into huge masses that grind into the ocean floor, anchoring it for a time. To get to open water to hunt whales, Inupiat whaling crews will break miles of […]

Drones at Work: ImiTec’s Radiation Maps

At 3:46 p.m. (local time) on March 11, 2011, a 14-meter, earthquake-triggered tsunami hit land in Japan. Unfortunately for the residents of Fukushima Prefecture, it struck the coastal nuclear-power station, Fukushima Daiichi, causing huge volumes of radiation to be released into the environment. The disaster was quickly compared in scale to that of the 1986 […]

Drone Antennae (Left vs. Right)

Some antennae have LHCP and other have RHCP. What does that mean? Can they be used together, and is one better than the other? “LHCP” stands for “left-hand circular polarized,” and “RHCP” stands for “right-hand circular polarized.” A LHCP antenna will produce a left-hand corkscrew pattern from the wire lobes, and a RHCP antenna […]

Drone News: You Need to Fight This Summer—Or It’s All Over

If you like flying or doing business with drones in accordance with traditional federal authority, don’t want hobbyist regulation, and don’t want meddling local and state government regulating our airspace, call or write your congressional representatives in the U.S. House and Senate right now. Insist on crystal-clear express federal preemption in the 2017 FAA Reauthorization Act, and ask them to prevent […]

Drone, Drone on the Range!

The first FAA-approved drone test range located on sovereign Native American territory This summ er, 10,000 years of history and culture met the cutting edge of the next great technological revolution in the high desert of central Oregon. “What we’re creating here is a destination training center,” said Aurolyn Stwyer, the Test Range Manager […]

Drone Skydiving

Watch as a 28-rotor drone lifts a man about 1,000 feet in the air before he lets go and skydives down to earth. While this is obviously a stuntman doing this, it does show how drones could be used for rescue operations or quick placement of a person in an area they are needed. ABC […]

Midwest Drone Fest

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Trade Show, Career Fair and Entrepreneur Fair Learn how drones are improving the way we do business. The focus of this conference is to connect organizations, career-minded UAS (drone) pilots, and industry leaders who are forging the economic development of this emerging industry, with those who want to know more. […]

Spektrum VA2510 Heavy Duty Camera Mount

From Spektrum: This is the Spektrum™ Heavy Duty Camera Mount. This flexible nylon mount will allow the mounting of the SPMVA2510 (Heavy Duty 25mW 5.8GHz FPV Camera) to any surface platform. Most applications will allow you to mount he camera inside the vehicle for true FPV, or on the roof for a better vantage point. […]