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Another Cringe-Worthy Drone Encounter in Sweet Home Alabama

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Unfortunate drone crash and confrontation videos are popping up on a regular basis now that drones are becoming more and more popular. This latest video takes place on Bon Secour Beach in Orange Beach, Alabama as man confronts two other men flying their drones to film their family and friends on the beach.

This does not appear to be any sort of commercial flight and nothing the drone operator has done at this point appears to have violated FAA regulations.

The confrontation is filled with suspicion, anger, ignorance and a heavy southern draw. The man, who acknowledges he is employed by Summerchase Condominiums, insists that his demand is in response to “way too many complaints” he has received from Summerchase residents/vacationers.

It reaches a climax in which the angry man confronting the drone operators repeatedly informs them, “ya’ll been told.”

Roll Tide.

[via DIYP]

 

Lowepro DroneGuard Kit Review

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Lowepro DroneGuard Kit

With the drone-splosion fully underway, we are starting to see some really great drones and some really great accessories. One of the accessory lines that has been sparse among mainstream companies has been carrying solutions for drones. There have been a few backpack and hard case solutions, but most have been very similar in design.

Enter Lowepro and its new DroneGuard Kit. [Read more…]

Game of Drones: DJI New Investments Could Value the Company at $10 Billion

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DJI Phantom 3

DJI has singlehandedly launched the drone market into the stratosphere. The DJI Phantom is instantly recognizable and synonymous with the word “drone.” It is nearly a household name. Just last week, we saw one at the center of a sequence on Big Bang Theory.

Right now, you can order a DJI drone to be shipped to your door in a day or two at prices ranging from $350 for a base-model Phantom 1 to over $6000 for a DJI S1000 that can haul heavy-duty camera. And there are models at nearly every price point in between. There is much and more for everyone in DJI’s lineup. [Read more…]

3D Robotics Offers ‘Flyaway Guarantee’ on the New Solo Drone

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3D Robotics SOLO Drone-10

One of the biggest complaints that I have heard about the DJI Phantom series of quadcopters has been random flyaways that some users experienced. I have covered these issues ad-nauseam here on Photography Bay and there is a nightmarish forum thread here with dozens of first-hand reports. It is a real problem and something that can quite simply kill a passion of flying drones for many users after they helplessly watch a $1,000+ kit flyaway.

When I talked to 3D Robotics about the flyaway concern at NAB 2015, I learned that the company essentially offers a flyaway guarantee for the new Solo. [Read more…]