Drone Photography Archives

Employee fraud will cost $150,000,000 says drone manufacturer DJI – 29 people fired

Jan 21, 2019 John Aldred

A Bloomberg report says that the world’s largest maker of drones, DJI, has discovered around 1 billion yuan (~$150 million) worth of employee fraud, and…

Drone captures amazing footage of huge spinning ice circle caught in a river’s flow

Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

https://vimeo.com/311514349 Nature can often present us with some rather wonderful and rare sights. Sights such as spinning ice circles in slow-moving rivers. One particularly giant…

Proposed rule changes could make it easier to fly a drone at night and above crowds

Jan 15, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

If you’re a drone pilot, you know that FAA doesn’t allow flying drones above crowds or at night, unless you have a special waiver. But…

Miami Beach Police bust out the blimp to get around surveillance drone ban

Jan 10, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

Law in Florida forbids the police to use drones for surveillance of citizens. However, it seems that Miami Beach police have found a legal loophole….

DJI drones can now fly over crowds of people – with a parachute

Jan 10, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

In most cases, commercial and personal drones aren’t allowed to fly over crowds of people for safety reasons. You never know when a drone might…

DJI launches a $650 Mavic 2 controller with a built-in screen

Jan 9, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

When you want to take your DJI Mavic 2 to the skies, you don’t need a mobile device anymore. DJI has launched Smart Controller with…

Heathrow airport shut down due to drone sightings

Jan 8, 2019 Dunja Đuđić

Only three weeks ago, drone sightings grounded 100,000 passengers on 760 flights on Gatwick airport. And now somebody flew a drone near Heathrow, another major…