Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5(this page) Your First Flights- Orientation and Startup New pilots will find it easier to learn by facing in the same direction as the Phantom while standing behind it. Using this orientation, the controls on the transmitter will feel more natural – […]
DJI Phantom and Drone Section
eBook – Buying and Flying DJI Phantom 3 and 4 Quadcopters – Chapter 4
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 (this page) Preparing to Fly NOTE: This book is not intended to replace or supplement the DJI quick start guide or manual, rather it is to familiarize the reader with the basics of the aircraft before a potential purchase. After you have finished this […]
eBook – Buying and Flying DJI Phantom 3 and 4 Quadcopters – Chapter 3
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 (this page) – Part 4 Buying your DJI Phantom DJI Sales Outlets DJI sells through various outlets – from online giants such as amazon.com to many local hobby shops. In between these two are many online shops – from one-person operations to more sophisticated outlets. In the […]
eBook – Buying and Flying DJI Phantom 3 and 4 Quadcopters – Chapter 2
Chapter 2 – Guide to Current DJI Phantom 3 and 4 Models The P3 and P4 build upon the platform and successes of earlier models. The price/performance (value) has increased – DJI is now building in more goodies for less money! Phantom 4 $1199 (approx.) The Phantom 4 comes in a single model easily recognizable […]
eBook – Buying and Flying DJI Phantom 3 and 4 Quadcopters – Chapter 1
Dear Friends, We are now publishing our best-selling Phantom eBook here on the Droneflyers.com site – and removing it from sale on Amazon. The book will be published in sections, each of which can be read online or downloaded as a PDF (see button at bottom of article). Note – all material is copyrighted, so […]
From Hollywood Set Designer to Worldwide Drone Guru
HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKER FLIES DJI TO THE VERY TOP Just two years ago, Tim Browning was a concept artist designing military aircraft for sci-fi blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. The brief from the Directors stated that the aircraft should be ‘multirotored’, so that it closely resembled a Bell Boeing Quad TiltRotor, […]
DJI Phantom 4 – Computer Vision – Part 3 of our Review/Rating
In part one and part two of our first look at the DJI Phantom 4, we explored the improved construction and upgrading of the various assemblies. At first glance it would appear a Phantom 4 is a “perfected” Phantom 3 Pro. However, there is one major new innovation which makes this a revolutionary model- Computer […]
Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter – First Look and Rating
Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter Camera Drone – Droneflyers Review and Rating Prelude – If you are a drone newbie or beginner and/or technically challenged we would caution you that this model – and, in fact, most delicate and complex camera drones over $1,000, are not for your first attempts at flying. The exception would be if […]
DJI Phantom 4 – First Flights and Rating – Part 2
Note – Part 1 of this review is at this link. Part 3 of this review is here DJI Phantom 4 – First Flights and Rating – Part 2 – Camera, Gimbal and Propulsion System Improvements and Differences over Phantom 3 and earlier models. Thousands of articles and videos have detailed the features and workings […]
Counting Drones – How many? Which ones?
As a “thought experiment” today I wondered how many camera drones have been sold worldwide in the last 3+ years. I quickly put fingers to keyboard and made some wild guesses which turned out as follows. The time frame for these sales is 2014 onward – being as that was arguably the start of the […]
