The big white Drone Racing tent at the West Entrance to the Maker Faire Bay Area 2016 is drawing huge crowds to see the fantastic drone sports action this year! ASL (Aerial Sports League) has put on various classes and qualifier drone races and competitive battle drone demonstrations, utilizing all DIY sporting drones built by the […]
Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter – Is it for you?
Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter – Is it for you? Another year – and another batch of new drones which are heralded as “revolutionary” or “game changers”. Such descriptions are thrown about by many in this industry – but we here at Droneflyers.com prefer the old fashioned items called “Facts”, “Specifications” and “Experiences”. Differences in various […]
DJI Osmo X5 tested
Here is a video I made on installing the osmo X5 upgrade kit for my osmo handle. I also ran some video tests on the video, and show night and day videos. The night videos are quite surprising. I provide a download on this page, which includes a segment of unedited 4K video, as well as […]
This small change from the FAA means more to me than anything they have ever done
The FAA this week announced a change to one of its policies that means more to me than anything before. It’s not a leak about the announcements expected to come in June about commercial operation of small UAVs. It’s not about geofencing, or air traffic control, or registration, or any of the topics that are […]
2016 International Drone Day – Saturday May 7
Thousands of drone enthusiasts, pilots and hobbyists around the globe are expected to participate in the 2nd annual International Drone Day event on Saturday, May 7, spearheaded by David & Sarah Oneal with That Drone Show. Events are meant to educate and demonstrate how useful, practical, fun and safe drones are for interested attendees wishing […]
GoPro Karma Drone delayed and other New Drone Updates!
Yet another Failure to Launch! (and, later in the article, some new drones that are actually being produced and sold). After 18 months of development, GoPro obviously does not have their drone working properly! This is a BIG deal for a number of reasons, some of them given below. Timeline GoPro announced their intention to […]
2016 USA Camera Drone Sales – Projections and Commentary
One of our specialties is using various rules of thumb to predict what is happening in the consumer drone market. You can find a number of our predictions and projections in our Editorial Section. We have recently been asked by various industry parties (reporters, analysts, etc.) to comment on the US Drone market going forward. […]
HD FPV for Drone Racing is right around the corner!
FPV drone racing has been lacking only one element so far and that is clear, high quality HD video feed from the racing drone to the pilot’s goggles and monitors. On May 10th, CONNEX is going to change all that!
Kyle Kuiper’s aerial photography featured on “Through The Lens”
Adorama is taking “Through The Lens” to new heights in its season closer with @kdkuiper. In the final episode of season two, TTL joins drone & aerial photographer Kyle Kuiper for a helicopter ride over San Diego. With nearly 1 million followers on Instagram, Kyle is well known for his stunning aerial and landscape photography.
Big News: Small UAS Rule at OIRA for Final Review
The UAS industry has long awaited a rule that will broadly authorize commercial UAS operations in the United States. We are now at an extremely important step in the rulemaking process. In a major new development, described in more detail here, the FAA has sent the Small UAS NPRM to the Office of Information and […]
