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Our Top 10 Posts of 2016

These are our top ten posts of 2016 Number 10 This Eagle Wants to Kill Your Drone No joke: this bird of prey is trained to capture rogue drones. Dutch police, working with a raptor training company called “Guard From Above” demonstrated the eagle’s drone-disabling skills in this video, in which the trained eagle grabs a […]

Aerial Timelapse from above Kaunas City

This cool timelapse was done by Kestutis Fedirka and is done with a drone sitting in one spot capturing the action from above.

The Hoverboard is finally here!

Here is a brief description of a Flyboard, but all we know for sure is, we want one. A Flyboard is a type of jetpack/hoverboard which supplies propulsion to drive the Flyboard through air and/or water to perform a sport known as flyboarding. In the usual water-propelled configuration, a Flyboard rider stands on a board […]

Close Range Aerial Filming

Skynamic work is always fantastic and fun to watch. Here is one of their showreels that we are sure you will enjoy. Skynamic Showreel (Close Range Aerial Filming) from skynamic.net on Vimeo.

Amazon Makes Its First Commercial Drone Delivery

Last week Amazon made its first customer delivery by drone near Cambridge, U.K. Carrying a package containing popcorn and a Fire TV video-streaming device several miles to a two-story farmhouse in a rural corner of England. Right now, the drone delivery service is just flying packages to two customers, however Amazon plans on expanding its […]

RotorDrone is Heading to CES in Las Vegas!

RotorDrone Magazine will be in Las Vegas this January for the Giant CES show. Looking forward to meeting all of you there. #CES2017

Mastering Drone Footage

Here is some good advice for shooting from a Drone. Mastering Drone Footage – PART 1 – Shooting Tips from cinema5D on Vimeo.

Phantom 4 Pro Meets Drone Racers – Exclusive!

Our first look at the Phantom 4 Pro was at the flying field with a group of FPV drone racers. This is one nice quad with all the whistles and bells.

$1 Million Race

Held in Dubai, the World Drone Prix offered a staggering $1 million prize pot, taking the emerging sport out of the backyard and onto the world stage. To ensure excitement on the track, the 12-lap races, which made the most of the custom-made, undulating course, introduced new tactical considerations for which many pilots were little prepared, including battery-change pit […]

Battery checkers display the voltage from each cell, so you can keep track
of any weak cells.

LiPo Q&A

How can I get the most out of my LiPo battery, and when do I know that it’s time to replace it? Answer: LiPo batteries need special care in the way they are charged, discharged, and stored. High-quality LiPo compatible chargers can be expensive, but making the investment is worthwhile. LiPo batteries average about 400–500 cycles depending upon how they […]