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2016

Why Fly a Drone – and Which Drone to Fly?

June 8, 2016 by craigi

At Droneflyers.com our mission is customer education. Those interested in this pursuit would be well served to start out by understanding the various types of drones…or segments of the market in more businesslike terms. Toy Drones – Millions of these machines are sold and they are somewhat disposable. They are used as pilot trainers and […]

Filed Under: Aerial Video and Photography, editorial, Guides, Product Info, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2016, AR Drone

ASL Drone Sports World rules at Maker Faire 2016 in Silicon Valley

May 23, 2016 by craigi

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 […]

Filed Under: DIY / Hobby, Drone Racing, Drone Technology, Drones Are Good, General, News, Top Stories Tagged With: 2016, Aerial Sports League, ASL, battle drones, Drone Racing, drone sports, IDRA, makers faire, san mateo

Yuneec Typhoon H Hexacopter – Is it for you?

May 16, 2016 by craigi

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 […]

Filed Under: Aerial Video and Photography, News, Product Info, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2015, 2016, AR Drone, beginners, Camera, Comparison, DJI, Guides, Hexacopter, MultiRotor, Photography, TYphoon, Typhoon H, Video, Yuneec

2016 International Drone Day – Saturday May 7

May 6, 2016 by craigi

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 […]

Filed Under: Consumer Drones, DIY / Hobby, Drones Are Good, General, News Tagged With: 2016, Drones are Good, IDD, International Drone Day

GoPro Karma Drone delayed and other New Drone Updates!

May 6, 2016 by craigi

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 […]

Filed Under: News, Product Info, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2014, 2015, 2016, Camera, DJI, GoPro, Karma, Yuneec

2016 USA Camera Drone Sales – Projections and Commentary

May 3, 2016 by craigi

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. […]

Filed Under: editorial, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2015, 2016, AR Drone, camera drone, Comparison, DJI, Drone, drone market, Guide, Guides, How to, market, prediction, predictions, rating, Review

Drones take center stage at NAB Show 2016

April 28, 2016 by Jeff Foster

Another year at the NAB show in Las Vegas has come and gone and those of us in the UAS/drone community are still recovering from a grueling, yet exciting week. It was an action-packed 6 full days of workshops, demonstrations, training, panels, presentations, new product demos and even drone sports!

Filed Under: Agriculture / Industrial, Commercial Drones, Consumer Drones, DIY / Hobby, Drone Racing, Drone Technology, Drones Are Good, General, News, Photography / Videography, Regulation Tagged With: 2016, Aerial Robotics, drone cage, drone pavilion, NAB, nab show

Litchi – An App to extend DJI Phantom and Inspire Capabilities

April 24, 2016 by craigi

Large numbers of Drones = Potential for more App sales. The popularity of the newest DJI models has attracted the interest of App Developers. DJI provides them with a full set of tools called an SDK (Solutions Development Kit) which allows the creation of functions over and above what DJI provides. Litchi is a $20 App […]

Filed Under: DJI Phantom Section, Guides, Product Info, Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2016, App, DJI, Drone, ground station, Inspire, Litchi, orbit, phantom, POI, SDK, waypoint

Xiaomi Yi Action Camera – First Look and Review

March 19, 2016 by craigi

The Xiaomi Yi Action Camera is a “GoPro type” sports and action camera which promises good quality at 1/3rd the price of the major brands. It uses top quality components such as a Sony camera chip (sensor) and an Ambarella image processor. Prices vary depending on the vendor, but are generally in the range of […]

Filed Under: Aerial Video and Photography, Product Info, Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2015, 2016, beginners, Camera, Comparison, FPV, GoPro, Guides, How to, Photography, rating, Review, Xiaomi Yi, yi

DJI Phantom 4 Launch , Phantom 3 Pro and 3DR Price Reductions & more

February 16, 2016 by craigi

UPDATE: The Phantom 4 has been introduced starting at $1399. It has a number of improvements over the Phantom 3 line. Here is the DJI order page which contains specs and more. Update 2: DJI has just announced sale pricing on the Osmo (handheld gimbal/cam) and Inspire product lines. I was tempted and bought an […]

Filed Under: Aerial Video and Photography, DJI Phantom Section, editorial, News, Product Info, Uncategorized Tagged With: 2016, 3D Robotics, 3dr, Comparison, DJI, Hexacopter, Instructions, MultiRotor, QuadCopter, Solo

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