With Google Earth you can fly from outer space right into your own neighborhood. You've seen this in lots of high-end videos and movies. Chances are you've already played with this software. If not, visit Google Earth, download the free version and test it out. Here...
FAA takes first legal action against model airplane pilot. Raphael Pirker was fined $10,000 for illegally operating a drone for commercial purposes and flying it “in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.” Pirker is fighting...
I've written a lot about quadcopters, most notably Quadcopters, Cameras, and the Law. A couple days ago some fool didn't obey the law, common sense or common decency. Monday evening a quadcopter took off from a high-rise terrace in mid-town Manhattan during evening...
Now Available As Pre-Order This one is very maneuverable so you don't need the skills of a fighter pilot, and it is not nearly as dangerous as the larger quads. Open source software makes it friendly for developers. One developer has added a keychain camera to it. It...
http://vimeo.com/27890043 Aerial Video By Philip (Frogman) Hinkle Philip (Frogman) Hinkle, a long-standing member of the VideoUniversity Forums, has been flying remote-controlled aircraft and shooting aerial videos for a couple years. Philip says the video above led...
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