On the week of the official launch of Drone Coalition, InterDrone 2015 (Sept 9-11, Las Vegas) will be featuring several of our staff writers, including Lisa Ellman, Mike Fortin, Sally French, Kerry Garrison, Gretchen West and myself.
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Optimizing the video settings on the DJI Phantom 3, Phantom 4, Mavic Pro and Inspire models
There are two ways to get really good video out of an Inspire 1 or Phantom 2. The “easy” way is to simply use some of the presets such as Vivid or Film. The downside to using the presets is that you are letting someone else decide what your video should look like. The other way is to […]
Part 2 – Under The Hood of 3DR SOLO
Continuing from my last post “Under The Hood – 3DR SOLO – Part I, I will begin taking you through the steps I took to disassemble my SOLO. To begin remove the battery pack from the SOLO. Underneath there a four phillips-head screws. Using a basic screw driver these four screws can be easily removed. […]
Breaking News: New Drone Chiefs Appointed at FAA
I mentioned in my earlier post how so often, technology moves quicker than policymaking – and this has certainly been the case for drones. One of the hold-ups on the policymaking side over the last few months has been staffing of the federal government. In the spring Jim Williams, former head of the FAA UAS […]
Walkera Runner 250 Review Part 2- Flight Testing and Conclusion
I’m going to end the suspense right off. The Runner 250 is much more impressive sitting in the box than it is in the air. Walkera really dropped the ball on this one because with their deep pockets and marketing muscle this could and should have been the DJI Phantom of racing quads. I REALLY wanted […]
California: Anti-Innovation? And Are We Too Late?
California and anti-innovation are not words you would often see in a sentence together. For years, California has been at the forefront for innovation in technology and automation, including being a leader in the development of drones. Over 100 companies in California are involved with developing the drone ecosystem and hundreds of millions of dollars have […]
X9 (Eachine CG023) Blade Nano QX clone review
The Blade Nano QX has always been one of the suggested “toy grade” quadcopters for those who want to fly in smaller spaces and get in some training on the sticks. Earlier in the year we did our own first look and review on the original model Blade nano qx. A number of clones have hit […]
Filming over crowds – the great debate
Here’s the next installment of Ask Drone Girl. Got a question for her? Send your email here. Question Hi Drone Girl, My son and his cousin started a droning business in Michigan about a year ago. Recently they were asked to drone a festival in our town, and they readily accepted needing the exposure. I have […]
FAA 333 Approved, But are you Complying?
FAA APPROVED…BUT are you compliant? We keep seeing more companies taking to the web to proclaim they are “FAA APPROVED” but what does that actually mean? The problem I see is that while more and more are getting their approval from the FAA, they are failing miserably at complying or not even trying at all […]
Policymaking in the Age of Drones Fever
Hello! I am so excited to join the Drone Coalition and to share thoughts with this amazing group of industry colleagues. I look forward to exploring with you the opportunities and challenges of the future of unmanned aircraft systems. As is so often the case in our country, technology moves quicker than policymaking. This is […]
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