10 Tips to Improve Your Drone Footage

There is a difference between flying your drone for fun and using it to shoot great APV (Aerial Photography and Video). Shooting good footage takes a lot of practice. Here are some tips you can use to improve your overall experience: Make a list, check it twice Always check your equipment before any flight with

Introducing the PowerUp FPV, the World’s First Remote-Controlled Paper Airplane with Video

NEW YORK — PowerUp Toys announced the release of the Powerup FPV, the world’s first Smartphone-Controlled paper airplane with a video camera and first-person view. PowerUp FPV lets you experience flight as if you were sitting in the cockpit of your very own paper airplane. Using your smartphone with a head-mounted display (Google cardboard viewer

Sports Media & Real Estate Put Drone Payloads on Popularity Charts

Drones have flown in and the future of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) appears promising. The drone revolution has redefined the way technology is employed in various industries and sectors. The range of drone payloads and their applications span across various verticals and create endless creative opportunities for usage. The advanced technology behind payload devices has

Droning Emerald Lake

Emerald Lake. Even the name itself should preset expectations. This by far was one of the most exciting adventures I’ve been on, given the serenity & picturesque ambiance of the whole environment. The waters were crystal clear up to a metre deep, and then shone brightly emerald (as the name would suggest duh) moving closer

How to improve your flying: 5 tips to sweet acro flying

Flying FPV is such a liberating and rewarding experience, and watching prop pilots that fly crazy fast, silky smooth, or doing dizzying flips is what draws most of us to the hobby to start with. If you’ve ever flown a quadcopter, though, you’ll know that the pros make these tricks seem much easier than they are.

Casey Neistat Snowboarding Behind a Massive Human-Flying Drone

Internet celebrity Casy Neistat can tell you just about anything there is to know about drones. Now he can tell you one more thing than just about anyone else – how it feels to be flown by a drone. A giant custom-made hexadecacopter that took about a year to build and weighing in at 165 pounds, was

Drones that follow you

Self flying drones allow athletes to video tape themselves doing things like surfing, bike riding, skyiing, jet skiing, motor biking and many more things. There are several competitors in the market with more and more joining as follow me drones become more popular and mainstream. I personally went out and found as much information as

XDynamics debuts with World’s First Smart Drone with Dual-Screen Controller

Hong Kong, Dec 23, 2016 – XDynamics today introduces Evolve, the world’s first consumer drone completed with a dual-screen remote controller, a patent awarded design, empowering users of all kinds with industry-grade features and functionality at their fingertips. XDynamics will showcase its high-end consumer drones at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, January 5 through 8.

ASCEND Conference to Provide Practical Techniques for Using Drones in Business

Waukesha, WI – (December 22, 2016) – The ASCEND Conference & Expo aims to equip businesses with practical knowledge and techniques for integrating drone technology to improve specific processes.  Sponsors and speakers are lining up to participate in ASCEND, which will be held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR, July 19-21, 2017. Details

Why commercial drones have not achieved their full potential

Despite what you may have seen in your local park, drones are no longer the exclusive purview of aviation enthusiasts and tech geeks. The global commercial drone market was valued at $552 million in 2014 and is growing at a rate of 16 to 25 percent annually depending on who you talk to. Drones (aka

UAVs and Transport Canada – What will the future bring?

As I type this post today, I wish I had a crystal ball regarding the future of Recreational and Commercial UAV flight in Canada. Although I have heard a TON of comments regarding stricter laws and uncertainty, here is my two cents… I am hoping the laws do not change much, but will mirror image

What to Do With This Season’s Hottest Holiday Gift – A Guide to Your New Drone

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — You just got your first drone. Maybe it’s a gimballed camera drone like the new DJI Mavic or the DJI Phantom 4 Professional, or maybe it’s a racing drone.  You learned to fly it and take your first drone video.  Now what? If you want to share your video

Drone marketplace Up Sonder wraps up successful 2016 with big win at International Drone Expo

LOS ANGELES — Up Sonder, the world’s first on-demand drone marketplace, wrapped up an exciting 2016 with a huge win at the recent International Drone Expo (IDE). The company was one of three chosen to receive $100,000 in funding from Singh Ventures as part of IDE Drone Pitchfest Competition 2016 . The first on-demand drone

President-elect Donald Trump and the Future of Drone Delivery in the U.S.

One of Donald Trump’s promises during his campaign was to privatize air traffic management. Consequently, this would result in several implications on drone usage within U.S. airspace. Governments are still exploring and developing the best way to deal with drone regulations, with big efforts being made to create a national drone air traffic control system

What Can We Come to Expect from Drone Photography?

Since drones were first introduced for civilian use, their applications have continued to expand. One application professional photographers and filmmakers immediately jumped on was the ability for drones to carry high-quality cameras to snap previously impossible shots and footage. Today, we’ve seen an expansion of the drone market that hopes to include both professional and

Sky’s the Limit: 8 Big Ideas for the Future of Drones

We’ve all heard about camera-equipped drones being used to take photos of weddings, capture aerial footage for real estate ads, and even sneak peeks of Game of Thrones film sets in an effort to drum up some spoilers. But aerial video and photography aren’t the only things that drones are capable of. Today’s drones are

Above Bellingham – 4K Drone Film

The city of subdued excitement. Just like Bellingham, this video starts with a slow fuse, but if you stick with both of them, you get epic as your payoff. Tucked into the far northwest corner of the United States, Bellingham reps its location well. Within arm’s reach of town you’ll meet big peaks, empty beaches,

A New Wave of Drone Jobs in Australia

One thing is certain, drones are having a big impact in modern society and consequently in all sorts of industry. Drone technology is used in various sectors: filming, mapping, aerial control, aerial security and many more – our society needs drones. While many contend that robots such as the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) would take away jobs,

Drone Market Strategies – Partnerships and acquisitions of the dominant players

The drone market today can be described as a melting pot of different technologies, where combinations of hard- and software components and service features are provided to the end user. In order to create sustainable success in this extremely fast moving market it is essential to maintain strategic partnerships or invest in a solid UAV

Defiant Labs Lauches Next Gen Drone: DX-3

TORONTO, ON – December 6, 2016: Canada’s drone leaders, The Sky Guys Ltd, announced today their new technology division, Defiant Labs with the unveiling of their drone, the DX-3. Set to disrupt all previous industry standards, the DX-3 has vertical take-off and landing and fixed wing flight capability. The groundbreaking DX-3 will be officially released

20 Ways Drones will Shape your Future

Drones are all the buzz at the present being quite ubiquitous in many locations. A drone basically refers to a flying robot that is technically referred to as a UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle. It is usually controlled remotely or you could choose to program it to follow certain flight plans. They have simplified the way

Mini South Africa

For the inception of this video, instead of thinking big, we thought small. Our goal was to collaborate with the best drone pilots around South Africa and produce something interesting and unique. Often we take life so seriously and it’s nice, for a change, to think of the countries we live in as a play

Top Commercial Drone Events Of 2017

Check this 100+ list of the top commercial drone events of 2017 compiled by SkyTango. Which events will you visit this year to keep updated on the drone industry, develop your professional network and increase your sales? The commercial and civil UAV market is booming: new products, new applications, new companies are entering into and changing this industry

Unmanned Systems and Solutions Launches Professional Drone Repair Facility

CHICAGO, IL (PRWEB) DECEMBER 09, 2016 Over 2.5 million drones are expected to enter US skies this year, many of them requiring repairs after operational use. Unmanned Systems and Solutions (USAS) today opened their 120,000 square foot professional drone repair facility capable of quickly repairing drones from most major manufacturers. In partnership with a 36-year-old

Dutch Drone Awards 2016 winners announced

A beautiful drone video of Sri Lanka has been announced as the winner of the Dutch Drone Awards 2016. The video got the most votes from the Dutch audience in the category Aerial Photography. In the new category Racing, a colorful high-speed video shot above the typical Dutch tulip fields was crowned best video of

Yuneec Releases Breeze First-Person View Controller for Immersive Flying Experience

ONTARIO, Calif. (December 6, 2016) — Yuneec International, the world leader in electric aviation, today announced the availability of its all-new Breeze First-Person View Controller, creating a new means to pilot the ultimate flying camera. The Breeze FPV Controller  is now available at a suggested retail price of  $69.99. The Breeze FPV Controller provides pilots

3D, drones, and multispectral images: an exploratory project

It doesn’t matter what narrative you hear on climate change, we can agree that keeping the earth’s forests healthy is essential to the future. Large air purifiers, like the giant sequoia trees in California, are key for the environment and studied to measure how much CO2 they capture. As part of a joint project, Pix4D and

US Forest Service Tests UAS Technology

This past September, the Alpine Ranger District of the US Forest Service hosted the first Agency contracted Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) flight to evaluate forest health conditions. The primary purpose of the flight was to evaluate the effectiveness of using drones for Hi-Res agriculture analytics. The hyperspectral image products are being used to detect invasive species, bio-mass

How Drones Can Help in Humanitarian Emergencies

Few technologies have undergone as radical a change as drones. Where five years ago, drones were mainly seen as an instrument of war, today they are far more likely to be flown by a wedding photographer than an airman. Earlier this year, the Consumer Technology Association estimated that globally 9.4 million civilian drones will be

The Making of Walt Disney World’s First Drones Show

Watch how the Imagineers and Walt Disney World Creative Entertainment worked with the experts at Intel to bring this experience to Disney Springs this holiday season. Learn more about the holidays at Disney Springs – http://di.sn/60098JzGW

The Ultimate Drone Selfie in Cape Town

Drones have become one of the most coveted film tools ever to exist. As content creators, they allow us to expand our creative boundaries in ways previously thought impossible. We’re constantly finding new and interesting ways to use them. The inspiration for this video stemmed from wanting to combine the abilities of a drone with

Tools of the Trade: How drones are changing the movie industry

The film industry has always been one that embraces and runs with new technology, so it’s no surprise that the explosion of the drone industry is making waves in the way movies are made. Before the FAA approved the use of UAVs (drones) for filmmaking, aerial shots could only be achieved with the use of