Animals Spy a New Enemy: Drones

Screen Shot 2015-10-20 at 11.07.01 AM On a sunny morning in October 2014, Christopher Schmidt strolled onto the grassy fields of Magazine Beach, a public park along the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. To get a better view of the fall scenery, he launched his drone , a DJI Phantom quadcopter equipped with a camera. Then he saw it: a juvenile red-tailed hawk circling nearby. Within seconds, it swooped down […]

 

Source: Best Flying Drones

from Best Flying Drones http://ift.tt/1W9FUmz

Welcome to the World of Professional Drone Racing

The birth of a 21st-century sport—yes, sport. NEW YORK—The quadcopter is not much bigger than an iPad, but it can travel at up to 80 miles per hour, and it’s equipped with neon-green propellers and an antenna that make it resemble a large, inquisitive insect. “It kind of looks like a frog, so I’ve named it Frogger,” drone pilot and builder Erich Bitonio says. He’s fond of it, but as […]

 

Source: Best Flying Drones

from Best Flying Drones http://ift.tt/1MY2skf

FIND MY DRONE v1.1 – The #1 Free iPhone App for Lost Drones

FIND MY DRONE – The #1 iPhone app for Lost Drones has been updated and published to the App Store. It supports connection to MAVLink compatible drones using WiFi (LTE/3G) including 3DR Solo, so you can easily find it when its hiding in long grass (avoiding the FAA and the DOT no doubt) FIND MY DRONE also works with autopilots that are mavlink compliant or you can manually enter the […]

 

Source: Best Flying Drones

from Best Flying Drones http://ift.tt/1KunctC

Protesters Speak Out Against Police Drones

Protesters Speak Out Against Police Drones Source: KFYR.com In August, North Dakota became the first state to allow law enforcement agencies to fly drones with non-lethal weapons, such as pepper spray or tasers. But people some people aren’t happy with the new law. A group of protesters gathered on the Capitol Grounds Sunday night to voice concerns about police drone use – saying weapons that are meant to be non-lethal, […]

 

Source: Best Flying Drones

from Best Flying Drones http://ift.tt/1W9sdyL

Interview With A Drone Visionary

Interview With A Drone Visionary The following is an interview we conducted with Chris Schmid, the self-taught, award-winning, Swiss outdoor and travel photographer. His work is increasingly being recognized throughout the world and has garnered multiple photography awards from prestigious organizations across the globe. We spoke with Chris to understand what it is that drives him to produce such engaging, elegant and incredible photography . There’s something quite emotionally moving […]

 

Source: Best Flying Drones

from Best Flying Drones http://ift.tt/1McfOe1

What We Want in a GoPro Drone

GoPro cameras have been the camera of choice for drone users for several years. But, with an increasing number of drones shipping with proprietary cameras and a deal with DJI that went south, GoPro was slowly losing its footing in the drone market… Until last May when CEO Nick Woodman announced GoPro was officially working on a drone of their own. This got a lot of people understandably excited , […]

 

Source: Best Flying Drones

from Best Flying Drones http://ift.tt/1LPo9lJ

Drones are giving you a better TV view

Source: Richard Verrier, via PostBulletin.com LOS ANGELES — A dazed and bloodied student who had just been mugged stumbled down a darkened alleyway in a slum. He lifted his shirt, revealing a gaping wound, before collapsing on the ground as curious onlookers gathered around. Buzzing some 20 feet above the crowd of extras was a drone, its whirling blades humming like a swarm of bees. The aircraft carried a digital […]

 

Source: Best Flying Drones

from Best Flying Drones http://ift.tt/201cd6p