UPS Plan To Aid Their Drivers With Drones After Successfull Testing

Posted on February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by dan

UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS® package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery. UPS works with truck-launched drone-maker Workhorse Group in latest test Test demonstrates potential efficiencies drones can provide on rural delivery routes Unlike previous drone tests, UPS/Workhorse test incorporates drone…

Why Phantom 4 Discontinued

Posted on January 30, 2017January 30, 2017 by Kathleen Smith

DJI announced as from the 18th January 17 all Phantom 3, and Phantom 4 drones will no longer be made. Buyers may still purchase from pre – manufactured stock alongside the Chinese New year edition of the Phantom 4, (available till end of March). DJI has not commented to why the Phantom 4 released in March 16 has been ditched. The drone an upgrade to the 3 is from industry standard unusually short with…

DJI Latest Drone News

Posted on January 26, 2017January 27, 2017 by Kathleen Smith

DJI in the spirit of creative innovation are selling a limited edition of the Phantom 4 that synthesis the symbolism of the Chinese New year into its visual design. The colourful drone is available now retailing at £1,299, The phoenix a Chinese symbol for good fortune, and happiness, and the four elements (earth, fire, air, water), have influenced Martin Sati, (Spanish design illustrator) in his choice of colours. The phoenix with its association…

False Advertising Kills The Lily Drone

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Kathleen Smith

The Lily Drone that Slow Capital’s Dave Morin quoted as ‘Pure Magic’ is no more. The drone has crashed into an iceberg of false advertising , with unrecoverable damage, by Lily Robotics its creator. An investigation by San Francisco district attorney for violating a 30 day buyer law have excused the company of ‘wilful, intentional, and corrupt corporate behaviour’. Despite generating $34 million in pre -sales no customer actually received a Lily drone. The companies…

Save On Drones With Gearbest 11.11 Sale

Posted on November 11, 2016November 16, 2016 by dan

You can forget about Black Friday. 11.11 is the sale that dwarfs all others – it’s the ONE you’ve been waiting for! To put 11.11 in perspective, here is the comparison based on online revenue: Black Friday 2015: US$1.656 billion (source) 11.11 2015: US$14.3 billion (source) – that’s almost 9 times higher! Why is it so much bigger? Two words: EPIC BARGAINS. And we’ve prepared all the deals you can possibly want across 3 major…

Turnigy Evolution Review

Posted on November 9, 2016November 9, 2016 by dan

Good or Bad? Justin takes the Turnigy Evolution through its paces A few things I forgot to cover in the video: RSSI – I did notice when I chopped the antennas off that the controller beeped, but I didn’t get the beeping when I did the range test letting me know I was running out of range. It just got sketchy and then dropped. Battery Voltage monitoring – you can (with the stock RX that comes…

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DOT and FAA Finalize Rules for Small UAS

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 by dan

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules (PDF) for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”), opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace. These new regulations work to harness new innovations safely, to spur job growth, advance critical scientific research and save lives. “We are part of a new era in aviation, and the potential for unmanned aircraft will make it safer and easier…

Latest study shows drones pose minimal risk to national airspace

Posted on March 18, 2016March 18, 2016 by dan

Latest research by the e Mercatus Center shows birds to be more of a threat then drones Our analysis has been based on actual bird strikes, not near misses or simple sightings. We find in general that small UAS under 2kg pose a negligible risk to the safety of the national airspace. We estimate that 6.12×10−6 collisions will cause damage to an aircraft for every 100,000 hours of 2kg UAS flight time. Or to put it another way,…

Stunning Drone Footage: Soar Above Wild Scotland

Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 by dan

Filmmaker John Duncan used drones, DJI Inspire 1 and DJI Phantom 3, to capture Scotland’s incredible wilderness in this aerial video. Taking you across the country to sites like the Highlands and Islands on the west coast and John O’Groats and North Berwick on the east, experience some of the region’s most beautiful scenery.

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