Monday, April 6, 2015

Buzzing the Skies for Amazing Views

Quadcopters & drones are becoming more and more popular everyday. It seems like everyone wants a piece of the action, with a new start up or company venturing into the UAV market everyday.  Most of them focusing on aerial photography.  From flying over the local park, to remote areas in the desert, to the most urban cities on the planet, there is bound to be an eye in the sky capturing the beauty.

The diversity of pilots and their machines, will result in different variety of footage. From the beginner pilot with a DJI phantom with GoPro attached, to the the avid filmmaker with a  custom built rig hauling a $50,000 RED Camera. 

The Future of Drones

With drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, becoming more and more popular by the day, the future of the hobby could be in danger. The FCC controls all the airspace that drones fly in, therefore they can regulate where, when and how pilots fly. Their main concern is maintaining the safety of air traffic around airport and airplanes in the skies.

Drones are becoming more sophisticated as the days progress. With the use of GPS and telemetry, safety features on the drones and the equipment on the ground which they are controlled by, are reducing accidents and incidents caused by drones.


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The Inspire 1 Drone by DJI 

Most drones come equiped or can be equiped with a high definition cameras, which can be controlled and view veiwedd from the ground. This opens up the world of cinematography to a whole new level, gaining a new perspective to the world of aerial photography.