automated flight DJI GroundStation Pro released It is something that many pilots have been longing for, for quite some time now. Ever since the removal of DJI’s Ground Station app from the AppStore pilots have had to look
analysis Monitoring the health of your drone with Healthydrones.com Healthy living, healthy eating, working out, it’s safe to say that everything healthy is all the rage nowadays, whether it’s fitness, food or otherwise. About a year ago I found HealthyDrones.
drone GoPro Karma: A complete system to capture smooth footage. It has finally been announced; The GoPro Karma. In the words of CEO & Founder Nick Woodman “not just a drone, but so much more” it combines the also newly released GoPro HERO5
battery HELP! My Propulsion output is limited!? It’s been popping up more and more on the forums and facebook groups. A message more and more DJI pilots are familiar with but don’t understand; “Warning: Propulsion Output Limited. Aircraft
DJI DJI Wind 1: Is this DJI's new Industrial wind resistant and rain proof drone? With a lot of speculation on what DJI’s next drone is going to be, it seems like we have finally have more details on what this next drone is going to be.
checklist Do you have a pre-flight procedure? Almost any drone operator has a pre-flight procedure; you have one too. You might not know it, but it is in your head. It might go something like this; You open your bag
checklist Do you use a packing list before you go out? You know how it goes; You have a beautiful new DJI Phantom 4 and a couple of batteries, you’re off to the park, to the open fields, you start unpacking your kit
flight Using a flight log to keep track & build up your flying hours Take a moment and ask yourself, what if the authorities or one of your big time Hollywood clients ask you to hand over your flight logs. Can you provide them with such? In
aerial cinematographer Pilot Spotlight: Dennis Schmelz It’s time for another Pilot Spotlight, this time I’m catching up with Dennis Schmelz from Germany. Dennis has worked for a lot of high profile clients including Emirates and Boeing. I’
Drones Review: Tested.com's & Fieldnotes' Flightlogs memobooks Today I’ll be reviewing something slightly different. This is a very analog product in a digital world. Fieldnotes created together with Tested.com these flight log Fieldnotes after Tested’s Adam Savage
controller Upgrading your DJI Phantom 3 Controller: Part 2 This is the second and final part of my “how to upgrade your DJI Phantom 3 Controller”. Looking for part 1? The DJI Phantom 3 advanced & Professional controller is great. It has
Upgrading your DJI Phantom 3 controller The DJI Phantom 3 [easyazon_link identifier=”B00VSIT5UE” locale=”US” tag=”rikroukenscom-20″]advanced[/easyazon_link] & [easyazon_link identifier=”B00VSITBJO” locale=”US” tag=”rikroukenscom-20″]Professional[/easyazon_link] controller is great. It has amazing
airline Review: Think Tank Airport HeliPak **Disclosure: I am not sponsored by Think Tank and they have not given me any money to do this review. This review and it’s contents is purely my personal opinion. It has
drone Pilot spotlight: David Gutiérrez This is the first post in a new series that I will be doing. It’s called Pilot spotlight and will be released on Sunday’s. In it I will be featuring one
airline How to travel with your drone For most people travelling with their drone seems very daunting. It’s unsurprising that a lot of people feel this way. Not all countries have specific drone regulations, while others are a bit
DJI Intelligent Flight Modes (IFM) for DJI Phantoms & Inspire one. Three days ago during the IFA in Berlin, a global trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances. DJI announced that they would be releasing a new firmware update for both their DJI
build your own Ready to Fly or Build your Own? When you are interested in drones and you do a little research you are presented with two ways of getting a drone. You can either buy a Ready to fly in short RTF