Flying your drone from a moving vehicle offers up a new set of challenges. If you do not streamline your systems and processes, you will end up losing your drone. This blog post can serve as a great starting point for folks who are planning on flying...
There are drone pilots who meticulously believing in logging their flights. While, there are some who see no merit in doing so. Which is the right approach? Does Part 107 make it mandatory for you to log your flights? And, which is the best and easiest...
It’s hard to believe it’s been over two years since Part 107 regulations came into existence. Thousands of pilots have entered the airspace since then. Having taken the exam within the first week of it being available in 2016, I’ve had many ups and...
Prompted by the need to increase safety of national airspace, Section 336 was recently repealed by the US House of representatives. 398 voted for passage of bill whereas 23 did not. Understandably this caused quite a stir among hobby pilots and industry...
The Millennium Tower in San Francisco was in the news for the wrong reasons…yet again. Poor design and faulty construction has rendered this 58 story structure unstable. Since 2009, this building has sunk by 16 inches. And tilted by 2 inches in the...
According to a PWC report, drone services in security and surveillance will generate $10 billion in annual business by 2020. This is a HUGE opportunity for drone pilots and drone service providers. But, there are some niggling questions that need to...
DJI was a late entrant in the one handed gimbal market. But, they have more than made up for this loss of time with the launch of the awesome Ronin-S – the successor to the two handed gimbal, Ronin-M. In this blog post, we outline 5 cool reasons for...
Understanding IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) It is important to calibrate your IMU or Inertial Measurement Unit. If not calibrated properly, you may crash your drone. The Inertial Measurement Unit measures changes in pitch, roll and yaw using...
Social media is an incredibly effective way of staying attuned with the latest happenings in the drone industry. In this blog post, we have curated some cool social media handles that you MUST follow - @DJIEnterprise / @DJIGlobal This one is a no...