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UK Drone Laws
Once upon a time in the UK, drone laws allowed pilots to fly without registration if their drone was less than 250 grams. From 31st December 2020, any drone with a camera must be registered with the CAA, even if it weighs less than...
Why You Should Finance Your Drone
Drones are a great commodity these days, especially if you are a videographer and love shooting aerial shots or taking aerial videos. However, drones are not a cheap commodity. They fall in the luxury category. Buying drones can be a...
Photography Tips
In recent years, drone photography has become increasingly popular. As a result, photographers can now offer aerial photography services for events, diversifying their portfolio and opening doors for more opportunities.  Drones have made aerial photography possible and have taken photography...
How Do Drones Connect To Your Phone?
Flying a drone around is a lot of fun, and it's much more fun when you can use a drone camera to capture images or videos of a perspective that was previously only available to pilots and birds. Drones have...
Will eVTOLs Really Disrupt Transportation?
Flying Cars Who hasn't been a fan of flying cars from Back to the Future? While the movie predicted the future of flying cars back in the 1980s, it was quite hard for people to understand that something like this...
Is DJI Drone a Monopoly?
As drones continue to gain recognition and become a norm in our society, there is always a debate on how much you should spend on your first drone. A quick Google search into drones will return one brand name that dominates the results. DJI!!!...
Obstacle Avoidance on SG906 MAX 1
Although obstacle avoidance is a great way to fly safely, but it cannot be 100% relied upon during a drone flight. With the SG906 Max1, obstacle avoidance is more effective when you are flying forward slowly. If flying sideways or...
Beast SG906 MAX 1
Beast SG906 has gained recognition in the drone community for many years because of its affordability and ease of flight. The drone has evolved over the years and with the recent launch of the MAX version, drone pilots can benefit...
Difference Between Holy Stone HS720 and HS720E [HS105]
Holy Stone is still an underdog in quadcopters, especially when compared to DJI drones. The Holy Stone brand was launched in 2004 and gaining traction in the industry. Arguably, their most popular drone is the HS720. This is mainly because of the sleekness...
Volocopter just showcased its new air taxi
The German aviation company, Volcopter recently showcased its new air taxi, called the VoloConnect. There are many players in this race to commercially launch eVTOLS. According to Volocopter, it "is the only eVTOL company with a product portfolio capable of introducing UAM services". VoloConnect aircraft is designed to move up to...
Royal Mail Launches Its Autonomous Drone From Mainland UK to Isles of Scilly
Royal Mail was established in 1516 and has been supporting the British economy with delivery of letters and parcels. For us at Dronescend, it comes as no surprise when Royal Mail announced that they are trialing delivery with drones. In order...
Wing, Girl Scout Cookies and Drone Delivery
Wing, owned by the same parent company as Google (Alphabet) has been experimenting with drone delivery for some time. As the first drone delivery company to receive its air operator's certificate from the FAA in April 2019, today marks a significant...
Beast SG906 MAX
As drones continue to gain recognition and become a norm in our society, there is still a misconception of how far you need to reach into your pocket before acquiring what many still consider to be a toy. It's a tool;...
IBM, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and Drones
IBM, a company that has been instrumental to the success of the computer, especially with the Mainframe wants a piece of the drone industry. IBM is considered to be one of the leading technology companies in the world and has...
Mavic 3 Pro
DJI, the drone manufacturing giant has become a household name in the last few years. According to DroneDJ, a new Mavic Pro 3 will be released at some point in 2021. DJI has already had a busy 2020 with many releases...
Manna Drone Delivery
In one of our previous articles, we wrote about how drone delivery will work in the future. Big corporations such as Amazon and DHL are experimenting with drone delivery. However, there are also new start-ups coming into the space. An example of such...
World's First Supersonic Combat Drone
When you hear of supersonic, a few things can come to mind; Concorde Airline, Sonic The Hedgehog or Boom Supersonic Airline. Unfortunately, this article has nothing to do with either of those.  A Singapore-based company, Kelley Aerospace recently announced that they...
Autonomous Vehicles With Dominos Pizza
You sometimes hear the word drone been used interchangeably with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). While the history of drones can be traced back to the military, they now have various use cases in different industries such as photography and agriculture. The...
What Bitcoin and Drones Have In Common
We know what you are thinking. What does cryptocurrency or Bitcoin have to do with drones? To understand the concept of cryptocurrency, you need to understand the technology behind it which is known as Blockchain. Simply put, Blockchain is a decentralised...
Should You Buy the DJI FPV Drone?
We understand that determining the best drone for your needs can be a difficult endeavor. The drone market is currently packed with options including drones that can do many different things and meet the needs of many different people? Is...
What Are Drones Used For?
We are living in what has been dubbed the “golden age” of drones. The technology has been rapidly accelerated since the 1990s resulting in drones being utilized in many different industries. Let’s take a look at some of the popular...