James Ibbson, Author at Drones for Sale | Drones Den

Top Drones For Sale at CES 2015

January 7, 2015 by James Ibbson

Camera drones are the hottest products at CES 2015 this year – multiple companies including DJI, Pleiades and Hexo+ are unveiling their new camera drones for sale in 2015. Some of these have features that should make them smaller, cheaper and easier to use. Ranging from customer to more professional drones used in the film … Read more

TBS Gemini – The Racing Drone

April 4, 2015August 8, 2014 by James Ibbson

Team Black Sheep, best known for their drone videos across the world, are releasing the first ever racing drone of its kind, the TBS Gemini drone. UPDATE Mar 2015: The TBS Gemini is for sale HERE – buy this racing drone now before they run out of stock! It comes with 2 different shells, replacement propellers and … Read more

Drones With Camera

December 9, 2014August 6, 2014 by James Ibbson

Does everyone really need drones with camera or shall we leave photography to the experts? In the following article, I am going to cover the drones that do come with a camera, both the integrated cameras and others that permit the attachment of GoPros or even other more professional DSLRs via the drone gimbals found … Read more

Drone No Fly Zones

July 25, 2014 by James Ibbson

Thanks to the folks over at DIY Drones for posting this useful map for US drone users of areas where you are not allowed to fly your drone. The areas shaded delineate any regions close to an airport, military base or a national park, where it is prohibited to fly your drone according to FAA … Read more

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.