Drone Photography
This little single-axis gimbal lets you shoot wider cinematic footage on racing drones
Feb 23, 2021
John Aldred
With most drones that have built-in cameras with stabilisation, we typically see fully motorised 3-axis gimbals that can compensate for just about any movement of…
Man facing prison and $250,000 fine after smashing his drone into a police helicopter
Jan 18, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A Hollywood man recently pleaded guilty for recklessly flying a drone and hitting a police helicopter with it. This misdemeanor will land him up to…
Cheap $20 GPS jamming devices can make your drone fall out of the sky but solutions are out there
Dec 22, 2020
John Aldred
For years, companies have been working on finding ways to safely (and sometimes not) take out drones doing things they shouldn’t be doing – whether…
End of DJI? Company goes under United States blacklist
Dec 19, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has been added to the US economic blacklist. According to the US Government’s Commerce Department, DJI is one of four…
Watch: Arecibo Observatory destruction captured on control room camera and drone
Dec 8, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The Arecibo Observatory’s telescope in Puerto Rico, the second-largest radio telescope in the world, collapsed on 1 December. The massive platform crashed into its disk…
Modifying my Mavic 2 Pro remote to act more like an aircraft style controller
Sep 27, 2020
Chris Cameron
I’m having a go at converting my DJI Mavic 2 remote controller from two thumbsticks to a more Aircraft style controller where a whole hand…
Teardown reveals the $749 DJI Mavic Air 2 is made from around $135 worth of parts
Sep 3, 2020
John Aldred
This isn’t the first Mavic Air 2 teardown we’ve seen, that honour goes to the folks at iFixit, but a new teardown by Tokyo-based…
DJI makes radical staff cuts due to coronavirus and political pressure
Aug 19, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The leading drone manufacturer DJI has been facing difficulties lately. The company has reportedly made significant cuts among its staff. According to several sources, the…
Drone nearly collides with Air Force One while Trump is on board
Aug 19, 2020
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
We’ve reported about crashes and near-crashes of drones and airplanes quite a few times. It has happened with both passenger planes and military jets, and…
How I create 2D animation with drone light painting
Jun 2, 2020
Russell Klimas
Before we jump into this blog post if you haven’t already read how I do drone light paintings horizontally in the sky be sure to…