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Fly Your Christmas Drone Safely

In 2016 about 2.8 million drones were sold in the United States with 1.2 million of them being sold around Christmas time. That’s alot of new drone pilots who will soon learn the hard way that flying drones is not as easy as it looks! And while there are certainly concerns about little Timmy losing his biggest holiday gift within seconds of first taking off, there are also bigger concerns ab...

What To Do With Your New Drone

So you got a new drone for Christmas? That’s great! Now what? This article takes you through six things you should consider before you take off on your first flight. Flying drones is fun and challenging, but it won’t be any fun if you crash the drone into your new 4K television or lose the drone to a big gust of wind. Take the time to learn some basics and understand how to practice yo...

Drones Used To Spot Sharks

Surfing competitions, busy beach holidays and resorts are all places that enjoy the beach and the ocean, but more and more the need to watch out for sharks is becoming a factor. Some groups are beginning to use drones to patrol the skies and look for sharks in these busy locations. The drones are equipped with HD cameras that stream a signal back to the lifeguards and allow them to clear the water...

Autonomous Flight Through Small Spaces

While today’s drones have many different kinds of sensors that allow them to detect and avoid obstacles, they are still not able to operate autonomously in tight spaces. Researchers at Robohub are working to change this by developing and testing hardware and software solutions that will allow small quadcopters to fly through very small and constrained spaces without any human intervention. I...

German Lifeguards Test Drones To Rescue Swimmers

The biggest challenge in rescuing someone who appears to be struggling in the water is the time that it takes to get to them. Swimmers in distress often panic and this makes the situation worse. The German lifeguard association is testing drones to see if they can be deployed quickly and efficiently to drop an inflatable flotation device to swimmers in trouble. This gives the rescuers more time to...

Guide to Traveling with LiPo Batteries

If you are planning to travel this holiday season with your drone, quadcopter, or any other device that requires a lithium polymer battery for operation, it would be a good idea to check out this video to understand the rules. Lithium polymer or LiPo batteries must be handled appropriately in order ensure that they do not cause a fire hazard on board a pressurized aircraft. This video does a nice ...

7 Tips for New Drone Pilots

If you are getting started in your drone/quadcopter flying career, you will want to check out these tips. Flying is half preparation and awareness and half actual flight time. Here is a breakdown of the seven tips. Start with an inexpensive drone. Learn to fly without headless mode Know the rules Get comfortable flying line of site before you try FPV Reduce risk by learning to fly in a big, open, ...

A Story About Drone Safety

As most of us know, drones and manned aircraft don’t mix. This article tells the story of a professional photographer using his DJI Phantom 4 legally and with permission from a nearby airport to get some footage of the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately, he runs into a group of drone pilots who are creating a dangerous situation – not because they mean to, but because they don̵...

Commercial Airliner Collides With Drone

This past Sunday at 12:50pm, a British Airways passenger jet is reported to have collided with a drone during landing in London. The aircraft was an Airbus A320 and was returning from Geneva, Switzerland to London, England when the incident occurred. The 132 passengers and 5 crew members were not injured and the plane landed safely. Despite the safe outcome this time, this is still a serious remin...

Using Drones for Inspections – 10 Good Reasons to Consider

Drones are everywhere today. And despite the fact that many consider them simply toys or even nuisances, they also have many useful aspects as well. They are much less expensive and less dangerous than flying traditional aircraft. Especially when it comes to flying around industrial machinery. This article outlines some good reasons to consider using drones for inspections that might otherwise be ...

Fixed Wing Drones Used to Monitor Radiation Contamination

Officials in Nevada are piloting a program to use fixed winged drones to sniff out radiation from a nuclear accident similar to the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. The use of these unmanned aircraft will greatly reduce the risk to officials who are called upon to test for radiation. This team has traditionally used Bell helicopters and Beechcraft airplanes for monitoring radiation contamination,...

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