Unmanned Aircraft Requiring Registration As a resource for owners of unmanned aircraft, we have put together a list of platforms that need to be registered under the FAA’s new online registration system. If your platform is on this list you will need to register with the FAA. If your platform is not on this list, it does not mean that you are relieved of your duty to register your aircraft. This list is not to be construed as a complete list and will be updated as frequently as possible. so we can be sure to include it. 3DR ArduCopter Quad C Aries Blackbird X10 (AIR-BBX10) Astar Technology Co., Ltd. Hobby King US, LLC. BLADE 350 QX2 AP Shenzhen Shengtian Model Co., LTD Sky Walker Technology Co., Ltd. Foxtech Hobby Co., Ltd Guangzhou EHang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. MIKADO Model Helicopters GmbH Quantum Nova FPV GPS Guangzhou Walkera Technology Co. LTD RVJET FPV Flying Wing X-UAV Aeromodelling Co., LTD

AEE Technology Co., Ltd. XL Hexokopter (MK Hexa XL) Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. Zion Pro 520 Quadcopter Zion Pro 700 Hexacopter Zion Pro 800 Hexacopter The following is a list of platforms that are under 0.55 lbs and do not require registration. BLADE 180 QX HD Blade FPV Nano QX HyperLite Black Ops 275Parrot names Horizon Hobby as distributor for AR.Drone in the US and Canada We have a major infatuation with the AR.ar drone 2 reset firmwareThe thing flies, it’s remote controlled, and control is handled by the iPhone or iPad. can i buy a predator droneAdd that in with the hackable nature of the device with geeks adding some cool features to the flying machine.best drone to buy under 100

Parrot has named the official distributor of the AR.Drone for the US and Canada and that distributor is Horizon Hobby. With an official distributor named that means you will be able to walk into your local Horizon Hobby location and take one home with you. If you have somehow missed the AR.Drone with all we have talked about the thing, it’s really cool. It comes with the AR.Drone flying device, and external hull, battery, charger, stickers, and a quick start guide. ar drone parrot durata batteriaThe app to control the toy is on the App Store for free and the camera on the AR.where to buy drones in wilmington ncDrone will send video of what it sees back to the Apple device.ar drone motor pinion gearAre you going to buy a toy drone this holiday season?

If you are, I have a plea: don't buy crappy drones! And if you do, don't fly them outside! I was interviewed as an expert today as part of a TV segment that will air next Tuesday. Part of the show involved showing what it's like to buy and use random, no-name "drones" (toy quadcopters). The reporter was actually not bad as a first-time pilot, especially when tasked with flying toy quadcopters outside, but during an unsupervised moment (I went inside to get something), she flew one of the toy drones too high (about 50 feet up). Immediately, the wind took it out a couple hundred feet from us. I ran outside, took over the controls, and tried to fly it back; unfortunately, we were flying a fairly crappy toy quadcopter designed for indoor use, and it could not overcome the wind. Eventually, the quadcopter descended out of sight; luckily, we were flying over a shrubby hill (not over people or structures), and the toy quad was small and light.I am a strong advocate of buying and using small trainer drones.

They are small and inexpensive, and it's virtually impossible to hurt anyone with one. At the NASA UTM conference last summer, I joked from stage that you'd "literally have to swallow one to make it hurt someone." No one laughed, but someone came up to me afterwards and said, appreciatively, that I was the only speaker at the conference who had cracked a joke. But not all toy drones are made equally. I was told that the one that was lost today was about $80, which is actually enough to buy a trainer quad that flies pretty well. Instead, we were flying around something that did not instill confidence even when it was working at its best. My metric for a good trainer drone is that it should behave the way you expect it to. If a drone is responsive to stick inputs, you can grow as a pilot as you practice. If a drone can barely be controlled even when it's working at it's best, it's junk, and you shouldn't buy it. An incredible number of crappy drones at Fry's Electronics (credit: Becky Worley)

There's a problem, though. If you walk into your local consumer electronics store like Fry's Electronics, you'll find rows of what I like to call "anonymous drones." These are drones from random Chinese companies that use standard "drone on a chip" electronics with different shells, and most of them fly horribly. Many of the boxes advertise that the drones inside have cameras onboard, and some even have displays attached to their remote controllers, but almost all of them are terrible in the air. If you're going to buy a toy quadcopter or a larger drone with a useful camera, please do research before you buy something! )There is also my book, Aerial Photography and Videography Using Drones, which is written for beginners who want to take pictures from the air. It has a lot of tips for how to become a competent pilot and aerial photographer.Many of us in the drone industry have converged on a few drone models that we consistently recommend. The specific models, and the companies that make them, have been around for awhile;

they are proven, and there are often hundreds of reviews on sites like Amazon to back up their worth as drones (sorted by increasing price):Cheerson CX-10 ($17) - Tiny, inexpensive drone that fits in the palm of your hand. Flies really well for its size, and can be pretty fast if you unlock advanced flight modes.Hubsan X4 ($50) or H108 ($40) - A universally-loved, inexpensive trainer quad.Blade Nano QX ($90) - Recommended by everyone; my favorite trainer quad because it flies a lot like larger camera dronesDJI Phantom 3 Advanced ($999) - The best deal on a real camera drone, by far. You can't pack this much tech into any quadcopter you can build yourself. Upgrade to the Phantom 3 Professional ($1259) for a 4K camera and faster battery charger.Yuneec Q500 Typhoon ($1099) - Has similar specs as the Phantom 3 Professional (4K camera), but also comes with a hand-held gimbal mount for the onboard camera and an Android device embedded into its remote controller. The Q500 is a great value, but the performance is not quite as good as a Phantom 3.