Drone News
FlexRC Owl Storm Edition
Introduction The FlexRC Owl Storm Edition is my new favorite FPV quadcopter. There – I said it! Feels great to get that off of my chest! Not to get too sentimental, but I love this drone! There are a number of reasons why I think that this drone is so great, but let me start with the main things. It is built like a little tank. I have run into a wall, a fence, the ground, and even a high power ele...
DroneDeploy Receives $20M in Funding
We all know that drones are becoming big business. Drone software startup DroneDeploy recently received $20 million US dollars in a round of funding. DroneDeploy’s mission is to write cloud-based software for organizations who want to leverage the power and unique perspective of drones in their business. Find out more about DroneDeploy and their recent growth here. http://www.scalevp.com/blo...
GoPro Announces Karma
Today, GoPro finally announced the long awaited Karma drone. The Karma is compatible with the GoPro Hero 4 and the new GoPro Hero 5 cameras. It is foldable and the gimbal can be placed on a hand held device for smooth hand held shots as well as amazing aerial drone footage. Karma will be available for purchase starting on October 23rd and is priced at $799USD. For much more about Karma, including ...
“Freedom Class” Drone Racing – Bigger and Faster
We all know that drone racing is poised to be the next Formula 1 spectator sport, with its 120 kilometer per hour machines zooming around a race course. But some people just don’t think that is enough! A team in Australia, known as Freedom Drone Sports, has developed and is testing a much larger and faster drone for a new class of racing it is calling “Freedom Class”. These drone...
Drones and Patio Furniture?
Assuming you are like me, you may have someone in your life who wants you to get work done around the house. Like selecting new patio furniture, for example. But again, if you are like me, you would rather play with your drones and practice flying. Well great news! Now you can do both! Wayfair, a discount furniture company, has released an application that runs on Oculus Rift and enables you to ge...
