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177 Red Bull definitely gives you wings!!
On todays episode we talk with Josh and Alex about their trip to Arizona hanging with Kirby chambliss from Red Bull as well as some updates on FLITE FEST, RedBull Air races and much more!
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AeroVironment Gets $7 US Army Switchblade Contract
AeroVironment Inc., Monrovia, California, has been awarded a $7,350,005 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to contract W31P4Q-17-C-0171 for Switchblade contractor logistics support consisting of field service representatives, continental U.S. training, travel, rework, shipping, flight support, repair and maintenance, and training materials. Work will be performed in Simi Valley, California, with an estimated
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Coalition Airstrikes Kill ISIS Drone Experts
Coalition airstrikes killed three senior and highly skilled Islamic State of Iraq and Syria officials near Mayadin, Syria, Sept. 12-14, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Abu Salman, an ISIS drone developer, was killed during airstrikes Sept. 14 while traveling with a terrorist associate in a vehicle
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176 FPV cross country road trip!!
On todays episode we catch up with one of our NEWEST hires, MATT and best friend IAN about their time here at Flite Test, Friendship and their CROSS COUNTRY road trip to DRONE NATIONALS in RENO!!
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Picking Out a Travel Case for Your Drone
What’s the best type of case for traveling with drones and accessories?
Answer: A hard-shell, polyethylene case is superior for both transit and shipping. Look for name brands with strong replacement warranties in the event of freak failures in the handles or otherwise. Also look for optional or included locking mechanisms
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General Atomics Conducts First Flight Test from New Training Center
On August 30th, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew its first test flight out of its new Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The GA-ASI Block 5 Predator B/MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) flew a round-trip of approximately 1,075 nautical miles. This was
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Parrot Bebop 2 Power – Limitless Freedom with Alex Strohl
Alex Strohl is a French photographer whose work is characterized by his extraordinary travels. Enjoying a constantly growing popularity among his community, Strohl creates authentic moments and captures them as they...
Borrow a DJI Mavic for two weeks
DJI Launches Mavic Pro Free Rental Program for Travelling Creatives As part of a collaboration with National Geographic, DJI has just announced a drone rental program open to all creatives around the world. Starting from September 5 through October 31, 2017, interested users can sign up online for the chance
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Minnesota Improves Bridge Inspection Procedures
MnDOT’s efforts to study whether drones can help bridge inspectors are progressing, and the second phase project has been completed. (Meanwhile a third project has just begun.) Phase 1 of this research project demonstrated that drones can reduce safety risks and inconvenience to bridge inspectors and the traveling public.
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How Underwater Drones Can Save Our Oceans
The co-founder of BluEye Robotics, Christine Spiten has always loved the water and ocean. She has traveled throughout all of the Atlantic Ocean and even lives on a ship that allows her to have access to the water and quickly drop underwater drones into the ocean as she pleases. As
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25 People You’ll Meet On Every Freakin Snowboard Trip
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean.
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Have DartGun, Will Travel!
South Africa’s Super Drone
Advanced drones armed with double-barrel dart guns—that sounds like a scifi movie if ever I heard one. But it’s true—and not in a sinister way. In fact, such helpful drones could actually be coming to the United States very soon. The aptly named DartGun is the latest
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Record Long Drone Delivery Demo in Texas
Two Tucson companies were part of a team that recently claimed a new U.S. record for long-distance urban delivery by a drone, using cellphone networks to help navigate a simulated 97-mile trip. Team Roadrunner, a Nevada unmanned aircraft consortium that included Tucson-based Latitude Engineering and AUV Flight Services, conducted the
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PolarPro Launches Lens Filters and Travel Case for DJI Spark
Today, PolarPro, developer of products inspired by adventure, announced availability of new cinematic lens filters and a purpose-built travel case for DJI® Spark owners looking to get the most out of their new gesture-controlled drone. Known for producing some of the industry’s highest quality lens filters for action cameras
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VStar Systems Announces Successful International Flight Demonstration of MA-C2E/Lite SIGINT Sensor onboard Martin UAV’s V-Bat
VStar Systems and Martin UAV jointly announced the successful completion of an overseas demonstration of the new COMINT capabilities onboard the Martin UAV V-Bat aircraft. VStar Systems, a privately held aerospace and defense systems company, was invited to travel overseas to demonstrate the capabilities of its modular Signal Intelligence Sensor,
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Keynote Speakers Announced for Drone World Expo
Many companies are exploring the potential use of UAS, or drone technology for unmanned travel with programs to develop self-driving cars and pilotless passenger planes and everything in between. The keynote sessions at this year’s Drone World Expo will explore these developments for applications in the commercial drone industry and
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Supercam in the ARCTIC: Manned and Unmanned planes with ADS-B
Unmanned Systems Group (Izhevsk, Russia) has successfully conducted joint flights of Supercam UAV together with manned aircraft (both equipped with automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system) in conjunction with FGUP “GosNIIAS” on a drifting ice base in the Arctic. Rapid deployment of an aerodrome and a base for scholars and tourists
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164 Announcing the FT Simple Cub!
Today we talk with Josh and Austin about their trip to Horizon hobby, NEW Gremlin frames and the much anticipated FT SIMPLE CUB announcement!
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Modular Drone Defence System from Germany
ESG Elektroniksystem und Logistik-GmbH, Diehl Defence and Rohde & Schwarz signed a cooperative agreement in the area of drone defence. Building on experience gained through their successful cooperation during both the 2015 G7 Summit in Elmau and the U.S. presidential trip to Hanover in 2016, the companies want to coordinate
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New Investment Fund to Create ‘Team Drone Japan’
Japan’s first investment fund focusing on drone-related startups begins operation in June, offering financial assistance and business management advice for budding entrepreneurs. Though the small, unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly employed in various industries such as construction, logistics and tourism, Japanese companies have a weak global presence in the field.
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More efficient construction management with Pix4Dbim
A volcanic archipelago in the Central Pacific of only 11,000 square miles, Hawaii has seen sustained economic growth for the last few years, and a record-breaking pace for the tourism industry. Construction benefits from this growth with an increasing need for infrastructure. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company (HDCC) is the oldest
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Lilium Jet – World’s first All-Electric VTOL Jet
The Lilium Jet successfully completed its maiden test flight series in the skies above Bavaria. The 2-seater Eagle prototype executed a range of complex maneuvers, including its signature mid-air transition from hover mode to wing-borne forward flight. Lilium enables you to travel 5 times faster than a car by introducing
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Gardens by the Bay – Super Trees
Gardens by the Bay is an amazing tourist desination in Singapore. Come visit this place there is more to see than this teaser. Music Credits: heroboard – free music to free...
NASA Developing Drones for Mars Exploration
Using rovers has done wonders to open up Mars exploration, but traveling at a rate of about 10 mi (16 km) every four and half years is still a bit limiting, so NASA”s Langley Research Center is looking at expanding that range by equipping future missions with autonomous aerial drones.
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US Air Force Plans Recoverable Hypersonic UAS by 2040
US Air Force weapons developers expect to operate hypersonic intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance drones by the 2040s, once scientific progress with autonomy and propulsion technology matures to a new level. The advent of using a recoverable drone platform able to travel at high altitudes, faster than Mach 5, will follow
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Renowned Drone Photographer Elia Locardi Partners With DJI To Host Aerial Photography Workshop World Tour
DJI, the world’s leading maker of personal and professional drones, is partnering with internationally acclaimed professional travel photographer and videographer Elia Locardi to kick off the DJI Drone Photography Workshop world tour in Lisbon, Portugal in May 2017. Elia will take participants to some of the most beautiful and picturesque
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142 3D Printed Mavic
Today on the Video Podcast we connect with Alex and Josh B. to discuss their eventful Florida trip, World War Veterans, 3D printed Mavic’s and the Re-released GoPro Karma!
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