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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeUjbOIyJSQ?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] SkyGates, a virtual racing gates proof of concept for Eagle Tree’s Vector Flight Controller, looks like it could be a great flight training tool. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

360 spherical shots of Facebook HQ’s MPK20

Schrep had a rare lunch slot free this week, and we tried the sit-down family-style restaurant inside Facebook’s Building 20. Of course, I had to break out the 360 camera and get some shots. It’s viewable through Cardboard through the Roundme app (iOS).

Flight Club: Drones and the Dawn of Personal Aerial Imaging

Today, Lynda.com released a documentary featuring Aerial Photography Flight Club (Mark Johnson, Barry Blanchard, Russell Preston Brown, Aaron Grimes, Stacy Weskerna Garlington, Romeo Durscher, and me). The documentary is about a few folks in the SF Bay Area who discovered aerial imaging through quadcopters as part of the first wave using RTF (and modified) quadcopters a few years ago. ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z625R9eljIc?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] Congratulations to DJI and FLIR for the announcement of the Zenmuse XT Thermal Camera! I’ve been waiting for this particular collaboration to bear fruit for a long time, and it’s super exiting to see it come to life. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Hi, everyone! Are you going to buy a toy drone this holiday season? If you are, I have a plea: don’t buy crappy drones! And if you do, don’t fly them outside! I was interviewed as an expert today as part of a TV segment that will air next Tuesday. Part of the show involved ...

Stop buying crappy, anonymous drones!

Hi, everyone! Are you going to buy a toy drone this holiday season? If you are, I have a plea: don’t buy crappy drones! And if you do, don’t fly them outside! I was interviewed as an expert today as part of a TV segment that will air next Tuesday. Part of the show involved showing what ...

TTI/Vanguard [NEXT] Conference 2015

I feel fortunate to have been invited back to TTI/Vanguard's [next] conference this year, but as a guest instead of a speaker. As expected, the talks were fascinating and the audience, sharp and engaged.

Tested, Adam Savage, and Field Notes have teamed up to bring you the Field Notes/Tested.com UAS Flight Log (shown here with one of the original prototypes). You’re all logging all your flights, right? 😉

360 video of Good Morning America #GMA40 Drone Hour BTS

During the Good Morning America #GMA40 drone hour on November 17, I set up a Ricoh Theta S (360 spherical camera) to capture the action around the live broadcast. You can drag the point of view around using your mouse or finger, or view in Google Cardboard or equivalent (requires full screen viewing on an ...