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The Best Drones of 2018, Ranked By Their Purpose

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by Malek Murison We’re at a point in the drone hardware space where there’s plenty of choice for pilots. Although DJI have a firm hold over the market, there are loads of options for aerial photography and other niche uses. And that’s important, because no pilot chooses a drone based on capability alone. It’s more about […]

We Asked AI to list the the largest Recrectional Drone Providers. Here is what it came up with:

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Largest Consumer Drone Manufacturers (2025) Rank Company / Brand Estimated Global Market Share* Notes 1⃣ DJI ~70% or higher (even up to 90% in some data) Unquestioned global leader in consumer drones GitnuxWikipediaNew York PostReuters 2⃣ Parrot (France) ~7% One of the few non-Chinese players still active in the hobby market GitnuxPropel RC 3⃣ Skydio […]

Drone Video: 2020 Effects of the Corona Lock Down

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One of the most surreal thing about the corona virus is the lack of people.  While we are all used to either seeing or experiencing busy streets.  people, cars, are far fewer due to various lock downs.  Here is a video of different cities around the globe that illustrate this. Here is what our friends […]

How Drone Manufacturers Are Making Flights Safer

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This week DJI announced that starting in January 2020, all of the company’s new drones weighing over 250 grams will come with AirSense – a tool enabled by an ADS-B receiver – as standard. In practice, that means that DJI pilots will be alerted to nearby manned aircraft, well ahead of time and long before […]

First Look: DJI Mavic 2 comes out

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The following is a guest post from Ben Duke, training expert at UK-based commercial drone specialists Coptrz.   DJI have finally confirmed what we all already knew thanks to the months of leaks. During their “See the Bigger Picture” event in New York they confirmed the release of the brand new Mavic 2 range of drones. […]

Ryze Robotics Tello – a DJI, Intel and Ryze Robotics $99 Drone

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In January 2018 a small $99 drone was announced by DJI.  The model was called the Tello from a company called Ryze Robotics, a new startup we had not heard of before. Like many before it the Tello promised a number of intelligent features at a very low price point, small toy drones don’t usually get […]

Parrot SWING VTOL Drone – First Look and Review

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Introduction I recently purchased a Parrot Swing VTOL Drone (quadcopter) along with the Bluetooth Controller pad. The Swing is remarkable in that it is very different than any Drone currently on the market…due to the VTOL abilities. For the uninitiated, that means it can take off and land (and fly) like a quadcopter, but it […]

2013 vs. 2017 – How Much Camera Drone tech do you get for your money?

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The advances in consumer Camera Drones have come quite quickly, outpacing similar technologies such as smart phones, computers and flat screen TV’s. As one example, an iPhone 3 in 2009 sold for a similar price as an iPhone 6 in 2016 (when inflation is considered). Of course, the newer iPhones are much more powerful and […]