RotorDrone Magazine Archives - Page 28 of 32

Pilot training, does it help?

How would pilot training help me fly my drone more safely? Answer: Every day, we see new products and new technology that promise to improve flight safety. Despite all these advancements, one thing remains the same: the human factor. In the world of manned aviation, the human factor leads to errors and accounts for […]

Drone Flying Erratically, what could cause that?

Question: I was flying my drone the other day when it started flying erratically. What could have caused that? Answer: Experiencing a sudden loss of control while flying your drone is not uncommon. Sometimes while navigating your drone, you might have seen it drift in the opposite direction and fly erratically. If your drone refuses to respond to your […]

Goggle Neck Strap – Quick Tip

Now that you can wear your goggles for FPV, what do you do with your glasses? Here is one idea that you can try:

Goggle Diopters – Quick Tip

What do you do if you wear glasses but still want that total immersion feel you get from wearing goggles? You have two choices, get a large screen set of goggles or try this.

Eagle Attack!

Check out this video, and see what the pilot had to say about it below. 2 eagles attack Phantom 3 professional” I was enjoying flying around with my phantom 3 professional. Suddenly two eagles attacked my drone. I tried to fly away but it was too late one of the eagles took the phantom away. […]

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 […]

DOT and FAA Finalize Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

For Immediate Release June 21, 2016 Contact: Les Dorr or Alison Duquette Phone: 202-267-3883 Regulations will create new opportunities for business and government to use drones WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules (PDF) for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”), […]

Amazing Aerial Video of Reunion Island

This video invites you to hang around Reunion island. Landscapes are amazing here, you can get savanna, beach shore, erupting volcano or even quiet places to hike deep in the mountains all in one island. There are more than 200 micro-climats, that’s why the spots look so unique.

FPV Essentials, what you need to get started

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 […]

Aerial exploration of Bodie

Aerial exploration of a gold rush ghost town The folks at Monarch, Inc., and their precision multirotors have surveyed everything from agricultural crops to crime scenes and everything between. When a call came in from the California State Parks system asking if they could fly over a historic gold-mining ghost town to analyze its structures, […]