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Asked and Answered: Obtaining an FAA exemption

I am thinking about obtaining my exemption from the FAA. What are my options, and what should I look out for? Answer: Ever since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted the first exemptions to six aerial cinematography production companies, many people began asking, “How do I get my exemption?” While the FAA has provided a […]

Drone Star Wars

For all you Star Wars fans out there, here is some nice video footage shot with racing drones. This is a very cool concept and design done well by this group. Be sure to check out the behind the scenes footage. It is hard to believe how much work it takes to do something like […]

Introduction to Color Correcting

Most of the videos that you view online today have a lot in common: They are shot on a digital video camera, are cut together to some music, have had some titles added, and are compressed and then uploaded. The online audience has an insatiable appetite for aerial footage, and you want to make sure […]

Laniakea – Hawaii by Drone

This would be a very nice place to fly a drone, that being said their are some very nice shots in this video by Karim lliya. Enjoy LANIAKEA – Hawaii by Drone from Karim Iliya on Vimeo. Laniakea means immeasurable heaven in Hawaiian. It is the name of our local supercluster galaxies, where our own […]

Diamond Hobby XROC-250 Review

DiamondHobby just introduced this excellent first product into the world of first-person-view (FPV) racing. I think the ads for this quad should read, “Just add FPV goggles and you’re off to the races!” This quad’s metal and plastic body is already assembled and ready for your first flight right out of the box. Read on […]

XHover MXP300 Review

XHover has quickly become a household name in the first-person-view (FPV) quadcopter world, with hundreds of its designs out there being used and abused. The MXP300 is the latest in the XHover lineup, and it offers a larger platform for carrying extra gear, such as GPS or your GoPro camera. The MXP300 is constructed entirely […]

8 Top Chargers

A charger is an essential investment that will pay dividends in the performance of your battery pack. 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, tell you what we found, so that you can pick the […]

Tiny Whoop FPV Flights

This very small quad makes flying FPV at home FUN.This is one of the most agile and controllable little FPV around. The first video shows how the Tiny Whoop can fly in and around trees limbs with ease. Enjoy Tiny Whoop in attack mode:

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.

Air Bali, Drone View

This wonderful video comes to us from John Sullivan who made this video of his beautiful inland. John States that he wanted to explore his home of Bali in a different way and what better way to get the drone out and see it from above. Riding on a scooter for two weeks and getting […]