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The DJI Spreading Wings S900

August 9, 2014August 9, 2014 by dronesman

DJI introduced the Spreading Wings S900 earlier this week, a model that professional photographers have been looking forward to. The S900 is intended to combine the high power features of the S1000, with the portability of the S800. DJI claims that the S900 features a flight time of 18 minutes with a payload of 6.8kg, … Read more

Cargo UAS Drone set to deliver

December 13, 2014July 27, 2014 by Matt Larson

The Cargo UAS Drone has been launched on Kickstarter not long ago and has already surpassed its £35,000 goal. It’s now got only 4 more days to go until the delivery drone building project can be considered as funded. This company is quite impressive in that they have been working on delivery drones since 2004 … Read more

Drones Filming Live Sporting Events

July 27, 2014 by dronesman

Thinking of purchasing a drone? You should not be hesitating. The Olympic Games at Sochi was one of the first venues in which drones were being used to film a major sporting event on a large scale. Although an unlikely place, it seems that the Russians have grasped the power of the commercial applications of … Read more

Helicopter and Drone in Near-Collisin

August 9, 2014July 22, 2014 by Matt Larson

NBC Miami reported a near miss between a helicopter and a hexacopter drone earlier in the week. The report which can be found here featured interviews with the drone and the helicopter pilot, both of whom own an FAA license.

The helicopter pilot was filming part of the documentary for the Wings for Life World run charity race. The incident happened in the early hours of the morning, slightly before sunrise when the hexacopter pilot was also out exploring the neighborhood.

The cheapest drone video camera

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 by Matt Larson

Browsing the internet I have come across Sky Drone, a new company that started up last year after being funded on Indiegogo. And what do they make? You guessed it, drones, but not just any old flying device. They claim to have come up with the world’s cheapest drone capable of transmitting live video to a mobile phone over the 3G or 4G network.

What’s a far cry from the deadly machines the military pioneered, today’s civilian drones such as this one don’t carry missiles, but surveillance cameras. Skydrone, the one year old start up based in Hong Kong has created one of the world’s cheapest cameras for drones.

The quadcopter drone set up consists of a camera, modem mounted on top of the drone and the controller board which does all the work mounted on top.

Can you use drones in your business?

July 21, 2014July 20, 2014 by dronesman

Imagine for a moment that we lived in a world where every person owns a drone and they were free to use it however they liked. Scary thought? Maybe so, but it may not be a too distant future. Buying a drone either for yourself, for a present or for your company can be easily done. If you own a small or medium sized business, you might already be thinking of ways drones may be able to replace your staff or save you some time and money by increasing the efficiency of your business.

What are the current regulations for commercial use of drones in US?

Only last month, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) accused Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of violating their rules when he used a drone to film and take photos at his wedding in NY.

The Rise of Wedding Drone Videos

July 21, 2014July 18, 2014 by James Ibbson

You might just have a drone filming your wedding video or taking your wedding photos at your next wedding. This new type of commercial application for drones has taken USA by storm and you might wonder why was there a delay?

But hold your horses – as we previously mentioned, any drone or UAV used for commercial purposes such as this, needs to have special approval from the FAA. In fact, just last month, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney used a drone to take shots and film a video at his wedding in Hudson Valley, NY and he is being accused by FAA for violating their rules.