We reviewed the Traxxas Aton back when it first came out, but more than a year later we’ve come back around to take a closer look at this multi-faceted machine. First off, if you are already familiar with the name …
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Do You Even Whoop, Bro?
Well, do ya? It’s okay if you do. I mean, all of us (even the not cool kids) are doing it, so you should be too. Whether it’s because you’re trapped indoors all day due to work or family, the …
Read More »VIDEO: Blade FPV Quad Racer Tool Kit
Opinion: We recently got our hands on the new Quad Racer Tool kit from Blade and Horizon Hobby and at first, we thought, “what could possibly be in this kit that we don’t already have several of in the disaster …
Read More »DJI Unveils New Goggles At NAB 2017 With Flight By Head Tracking
Up until recently, the monster manufacturer of drones hadn’t really done much on their own in the way of goggles or headsets, having relied on Zeiss or other such optics companies to provide their wares for a combo. We got …
Read More »Colorado To Host A Spectacular Drone Dance Show In June 2017
With the recent global increase in the use of drones as a means of not only photography, delivery, or search and rescue, a group of passionate drone pilots in Colorado have unveiled their plans to organize a spectacular drone dance …
Read More »VIDEO: Want Better Penetration … Like 3.3GHz FPV Penetration?
If you’re an FPV junkie, you know how frustrating it can be to lose signal or suffer a weakened signal when traveling behind obstructions while flying on the standard 5.8GHz frequency. Well, the 3.3GHz system from Electrify RC and Hobby …
Read More »North Louisiana Sheriff’s Office Deploys “DRONE PATROL”
By Lt. Bill Davis, Public Information Officer Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office “Finding Lost Children, Searching for Suspects or Helping During Disasters…Having a Birds-Eye View is Invaluable” – Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington When an EF2 tornado ripped through the outskirts of …
Read More »JR Ninja 3D RTF Down To $299.99!!!!!
You read that correctly folks. This awesome 400mm 3D capable quad is on sale for just under 300 bucks and it includes the XG6 radio that sells for $199.99 on its own! If that’s not an awesome reason to get …
Read More »VIDEO: RISE House Racer: A Closer Look After A Few Flights
We take a look at a few features that make an already incredible bargain even better, the fully RTF micro racing drone that loaded with quality FPV components and backed by the Hobbico support team. If you’ve got a hankering …
Read More »Rise House Racer Challenge Video Contest Opens
Indoor drone race challenge combines elements of FPV, course design and video for a chance to win $5,000! Champaign, IL — March 8, 2017 – Hobbico announces the House Racer Challenge, a video contest featuring the recently-launched House Racer Indoor …
Read More »How To Market Aerial Drone Services To Real Estate Professionals
Scores of vertical UAV markets are now taking off and selling real estate is at the top. Drone-based aerial photography for real estate brokers and agents is not only booming, but is becoming nearly mandatory for properties over 25 acres.
Read More »Venom P3 Professional 4 Port Charger
DJI’s series of Phantom 3 aerial imaging drones ship with one flight battery in the box. The majority of pilots probably pick up an additional flight battery or two soon thereafter. The primary reason for doing so is that most pilots prefer to spend their time flying instead of waiting for the flight packs to recharge.
Read More »LRP Gravit Micro Vision
If you are entering the drone world from the RC car world, then there is a good chance you’ve heard the manufacturer name LRP before. If you’re into or entering the drone world, then there is a very good chance, you’ve never heard the LRP name.
Read More »Blade Inductrix 200 FPV
FPV racers are the fastest growing segment of drones … of the multirotor persuasion any way. Everyone wants one, but where to go to get the components needed? Further still, how do you program everything without any help from anyone?
Read More »AUVSI Xponential New Blood
So, it seems these day that there is a drone show or event almost every week and that’s in America alone. Last week (as of this writing), I was fortunate enough to be sent to the AUVSI Xponential in New Orleans, LA. I had lived in the Big Easy for most of the 90s, so I was double stoked for the trip.
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