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Another Cringe-Worthy Drone Encounter in Sweet Home Alabama

June 18, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: Alabama, confrontation, drones, Orange Beach

 

Syma X5C Quadcopter Review

June 1, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Syma X5C Quadcopter-4

The Syma X5C quadcopter is an affordable model that offers an opportunity to get your feet wet piloting a drone without the fear of trashing or losing a thousand dollar drone and camera kit. For $50, it offers plenty of fun and practice at very low risk. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones, Reviews Tagged With: drone, review, Syma, X5C

GoPro Officially Announces Plans to Make a Drone

May 28, 2015 By Eric Reagan

GoPro Booth CES-2

After rumors teased a GoPro quadcopter was in the works, GoPro CEO Nick Woodman announced yesterday at the Code Conference that the company is officially making a quadcopter. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones, GoPro Tagged With: drones, GoPro, quadcopter

Man Detained for Flying a Parrot BeBop Drone Near the White House

May 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Parrot_BeBop

Earlier this year, someone accidentally crash-landed a DJI Phantom drone on the the White House lawn. That situation helped escalate the legal issues surrounding drone use in the US.

Today, a man was detained for flying a Parrot BeBop drone at Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: drones, Legal, Parrot Bebop, rights

Lowepro DroneGuard Kit Review

May 11, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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…]

Filed Under: camera bags, Drones, Reviews Tagged With: camera bag, drone bag, DroneGuard Kit, drones, lowepro

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

May 7, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: aerial photography, DJI, drones, GoPro, Phantom, quadcopter, UAV

Yuneec Typhoon Q500+ and Q500 4K Drones Unveiled

May 4, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Yuneec Q500 Plus-2

Along with the DJI Phantom 3 and 3D Robotics Solo quadcopters introduced at NAB 2015, drone maker Yuneec unveiled a pair of pretty exciting quadcopters. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: 4k, drone, Q500, quadcopter, Typhoon, Yuneec

A DJI Phantom Drone Landed on Big Bang Theory Last Week

May 4, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Big-Bang-Theory-Drone-Episode

In a sequence on Big Bang Theory last week, Raj, Sheldon, Wolowitz and Bernadette were waiting to get technical help for their new drone (clearly a DJI Phantom 2 Vision), some WiFi interference gives it a mind of its own. Check out the chaos in the clip below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: Big Bang Theory, drones, Phantom

Lowepro DroneGuard Kit is a Field Bag for Your Quadcopter

April 25, 2015 By Eric Reagan

DroneGuard_Kit_065_SQ

Lowepro has unveiled its new DroneGuard Kit, which essentially serves as a field bag for your DJI Phantom and similar-sized quadcopters.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: DJI, DroneGuard Kit, drones, lowepro, Phantom, quadcopter

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

April 21, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: 3D Robotics, 3DR, drone, drones, fly away, flyaway, quadcopter

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