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How to Build a FPV Racing Quadcopter!

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Open your eyes. Short Sci-Fi filmed with DJI Gear

Check out this very well done short film about a future policed state shot with DJI gear.   Check out this very well done short film about a future policed state shot with DJI gear.   ...

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3DR at Local Motors

Sick cars and sick drone footage from the 3DR X8 and Iris+. Need I say more.  ...

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A Drone In Iceland Courtesy of fstoppers.com

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Aerial Artist Spotlight

This type of image is what inspires me to fly and seek out landscapes from a new perspective.  Romeo Durscher has an amazing collection of beautiful aerial images shot with his Phantom Vision. Follow this link to his 500px site and be prepared to be inspired. Pigeon Point Lighthouse by Romeo Durscher on 500px ...

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Drone Design of the week. Hatchet Y6

One of the things I really appreciate is great design and in the multirotor world a lot of units in flight are naked with the electronics exposed. Here is an example of a concept tricopter that not only looks sleek but looks ready for battle. Hopefully this design comes to market. One of the things I really appreciate is great design and in...

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Quadcopter Racing with First Person Video!

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Brilliant aerial reel

Aerial Showreel 2014 from Cesare Chioccioli on Vimeo. Aerial Showreel 2014 from Cesare Chioccioli on Vimeo. ...

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Aerial Artist of the Week. Drone Down Under

Some beautiful work by Drone-Down-Under. ...

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Haunting Drone footage from Chernobyl..

Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl from Danny Cooke on Vimeo. ...

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Quanum Venture Owner's Manual PDF Download

                     I recently ordered the Quanum Venture through Hobby King because of its compelling design and great potential for FPV and aerial photography. There seemed to be a lack of good information available about the H style quad online, including a lack of owners manual from the Hobby King Site. So when it arrived I thought I would post the scanned version for everyone who is interested....

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Aerial Artist of the Week. Eric Sterman

                  Each week I try to bring you content from aerial drone artists around the world and as the technology seems to be increasing so is the quality of work being created. This week is no exception. Photographer Eric Sterman is from the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii he is the perfect environment to...

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3DR X8+ - The Power to Do More

               Check out the trailer for this new Beast from 3D Robotics. This machine is capable of carrying smaller mirrorless cameras. Can you image a Sony A7 flying through the air, now that's bad ass. Also below check out the video explaining just how advanced the open source APM flight system is. ...

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DJI's New Inspire 1 - Reviewed by Octofilms - DJI INSPIRE 1 - 1st Look -...

Another great Hands on video from the crew over at Octofilms of the DJI Inspire 1.   ...

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Hands-On with DJI's Inspire 1 Quadcopter!

Check out this great hands on review of the DJI Inspire one with Eric Chang from Skypixels and the guys at Tested.com.   ...

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Great interview posted of the DJI Inspire 1 Creators By The Verge

                    In a recent article writer Ben Popper from the Verge said that "The DJI Inspire One is the coolest drone I've ever seen The power of a Hollywood-caliber drone in a smaller, more affordable package". I couldn't agree more with that statement. This is truly the evolution of creative aerial filmmaking equipment. Check out the link to the article below and watch...

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DJI's NEW Inspire 1. Simply Revloutionary

            Below I have posted the announcement video of the new DJI Inspire 1 Quadcopter. It is simply revolutionary. It is like they have taken a page from Apple's book of marketing and made an aerial photography platform that is second to none as far as ease of operation and ascetic beauty. Watch the video below and preorder your copy for $2899 by clicking on...

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This video inspires filmmaker's...

          Check out this amazing video below by Philip Bloom shot with the DJI Phantom 2 and a Gopro hero 3+ black edition. It is truly amazing what is possible with such an inexpensive rig. But as with any photography story always trumps gear. Great work Philip. Koh Yao Noi from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. ...

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New more leanient rules for Canadians flying UAV's for comercial use.

                        Beginning December 1st Canadians can take to the sky with small UAV's under 2kg's and make money doing so. This opens up an entire world of possibilities. See link below from the Canadian government on this topic.   New Canadian UAV Rules ...

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DJI Evolution Live Stream- November 12, 2014

November twelfth is only hours away and so is DJI's long awaited announcement of the inspire 1. Click on the video link below to watch the live stream which begins at 3pm Mountain standard time.   ...

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Quanum Venture FPV Quadcopter - HobbyKing Product Video

Check out this new Quad available through Hobby King available in two different three different configurations. Finally a quadcopter that look's a little mean instead of like a childs toy. This will definitely be my next piece of aerial gear. The Quanum venture is a complete FPV solution with DJI's Naza M Lite and Fat Shark componentry already installed. Check out the video below...

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Editing and Stabilizing Aerial Videos using Adobe Premiere CS6

Here is a Great tutorial from Xpro Heli  I found on how to post process your aerial Gopro footage and make it sing. ...

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Aerial Artist Spotlight... Hanging Pixels

This weeks spotlight goes to a guy by the name of Oat Vaiyaboon AKA Hanging Pixels. I came across his work on flickr and was blown away at the vibrance and sheer grandness of his panoramic landscapes. He shot the below image using the DJI Phantom and Gopro Hero 3 camera, then stitched it all together in Photoshop. Click below to enjoy more...

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New info on The Coming DJI Inspire 1

         According to Hardware.info they have located some FCC filings from DJI on the new secret Quadcopter soon to be released. Check out the pictures below to see what you think or follow the link below for the full article. Harware.info Full Story ...

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DJI revealing the Inspire 1 on November 12th

                Two new Teaser Videos were dropped By DJI leading us to believe that they have something revolutionary to release in the aerial drone category. I am not sure what will DJI has up their sleeve but I have listed a few things below as speculation. -In camera stabilized video, similar to what we see in Instagrams Hyperlapse -Possibly a consumer lever hexacopter version...

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South of Iceland

Check out these stunning visuals from the land of fire and ice. ...

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DJI - Over Greenland - From the Snow to the Sea

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DJI - Introducing the Phantom 2 Vision Plus

Here is DJI's newest quadcopter release the Phantom 2 Vision Plus. ...

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Booka Shade - Crossing Borders (The Making Of...) from pier pictures on Vimeo. ...

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Superman With a GoPro

Check out this creative display of GoPro/Phantom video footage via Fstoppers. ...

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Pocket Drone Flight Time Test

Here is yet another video from the new and upcoming pocket drone from AirDroids. 20 minutes of flight time is incredibly impressive from this GoPro transporter. Looks like this one could be the unit for the compact videographer. ...

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In 1080P, aerial

CAMBODIA • AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY • ROBERTO SERRINI from Roberto Serrini on Vimeo. More stunning footage from around the world courtesy of the DJI Phantom. ...

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Pocket Drone Test Flight

Check out this footage from the pocket drone. This three rotor mini does an incredible job at stabilizing the footage. No Gimbal needed! Love the small form factor and the apparent ease of use. definitely one to watch. ...

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In 1080P, creative

A RIDE REBORN from Edwin Lee on Vimeo. Since the inception of the GoPro camera and now the consumer level quadcopter the creative video production world has been turned upside down. Previously shots that could only be captured using tens of thousands of dollars in funding can now be shot by even the most budget conscious creative. This story about round the world...

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DJI - Built to Create

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Video of the Week from Eric Sterman

Pipeline Winter 2013 from Eric Sterman on Vimeo. ...

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The Pocket Drone | CES 2014 Hardware Battlefield

Check out this new drone from a company called Air Droids called The Pocket drone. Marketed as your very own personal flying robot. This new unit allows you to mount a GoPro for some incredible aerial footage while also being able to fold it down to a package thats only 7 inches long. Imagine packing this unit right next to you DSLR where you...

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BeetleCopter in the Serengeti Simply Awe inspiring!

This is truly some of the best footage that I have seen from a drone yet. Wildlife Photographer and drone maker Will Burrard-Lucas shows here a very compelling view of the Serengeti. Source F-Stoppers ...

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Gratitude HD - Moving Artâ„¢

This may not be drone related but from me to you I wish you an abundance of this in the coming year. Happy New Year!! ...

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One month with the Phantom 2 Vision CNET review

"It's not just a Phantom with a camera, it's a whole new product. Both its user friendliness and consumer-friendly technology makes the DJI Phantom 2 Vision easily the best product for someone who wants to take great quality videos and pictures from an aerial viewpoint without having to spend a lot of time fiddling other quadcopters." See the full Cnet article here ...

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