Many news reports have come to light about the possibility of a drone hitting an airplane. The questions remain about what would actually happen to the plane. Would it actually inflict significant damage to the airplane or not? Having experienced a few near misses, U.K. officials, the Civil Aviation Authority (the U.K.’s Federal Aviation Administration equivalent) recently started to study what wo...

When most autonomous sailplanes are launched into the air with a ground-based catapult, they return to the ground in just a few minutes. Now, researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory at the Phillips Army Airfield in Maryland, USA, have developed special software to keep the sailplanes in the air for hours at a time. The software, known as ALOFT, which stands for Autonomous Locator of Thermals,...

Everyone knows that DJI is the world leader in the consumer drone market, but what many many not realize is that their two biggest competitors, Yuneec and Parrot, have less than 5% of the total market share…combined! That means that DJI is set to be the hands down winner this holiday seasons with sales of its Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Professional and wildly popular DJI Mavic Pro. There are a var...

Ever wondered where drone racing got its start? Many DIY hobbyists have been building and racing radio controlled vehicles for years. But in order to become a popular sport, Drone Racing, just like anything else, needed a kickstart and a way to become popular with a generation that is already inundated with media every day. The Drone Racing League has become that way. It is less than three years o...