Monthly Archives: April 2020

17-year old Thomas Bitmatta from Melbourne emerged winner at the inaugural Australian Drone Nationals which concluded recently after three days of hard racing and drama at Country Paradise Parklands, Gold Coast. Bitmatta dominated a field of over 60 participants representing some of the finest FPV pilots in Australia who battled it out over 5 qualifying […]

It was a sad day in Utah when drone technology met humanity one weekend in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Seventeen-year-old teenage boy, James Wade, went missing after he went hiking with his family on Saturday afternoon at the Lisa Falls area. They had all hiked to the falls together but when they reached it, James decided […]

Linz, Austria will host a spectacular extravaganza of drone virtuosity in the skies this September. The highlight of this year’s River of Knowledge festival will see an aerobatics performance by a hundred drones over the famous river which runs through the city. The waters of the Danube will reflect the other-worldly light show put on […]

Anyone who has visited rural parts of countries such as Bosnia and Cambodia has almost certainly seen the enduring negative effects that landmines have on individuals and communities. As conflicts continue to burn around the globe, from Afghanistan to Syria, Somalia and many other places, it is likely that unmapped landmines will continue to pose […]

Santa Monica startup AirMap revealed it had pulled off a major coup on Tuesday, as it was revealed that the company – which was only officially launched a week ago – had provided the software development kit for Intel’s latest quadcopter. The startup outfit had already been working closely with industry leaders such as DJI, […]

Since the first dedicated selfie drones were released less than a year ago, the selfie drone market has grown steadily in popularity. What was once a niche dominated mostly by smaller brands has taken a big turn with established players such as Yuneec and DJI now wanting a piece of the pie. Yuneec is probably […]

Some recently-leaked images have spurred rumors that DJI is about enter the selfie/lifestyle drone market with a new model. The leaked images, along with a new product name — Mavic, which was trademarked by DJI on August 15th, are clear indications that the established drone maker is about to release something new. The images show […]

It’s been coming for quite some time, and now it’s here: the FAA has brought into effect rules governing the operation of small commercial drones. The rules were actually announced in June, but have actually just come into effect only recently. Small drone operators now need to familiarize themselves with a three-page document, which lists […]

As video games are now generally accepted as a form of art, we can now say that drone manufacturer Parrot has just given us another example of real life mimicking art. As recently as a couple of years ago, if someone had told you that they spent their weekend flying a miniature VTOL aircraft around, […]

GearBest is currently having a JJRC brand sale with some of the top JJRC models on sale with big discounts. If you’re a big JJRC fan, now is a great time to get one of those drones you’ve been saving up for. Top on the JJRC bestseller list at GearBest is the H31 waterproof drone […]