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This issue’s “Five Best Buys” feature is just what you’ve been looking for to get into the great wide open. Our experts have carefully selected the best drones for the hobbyist or the professional. If you’re documenting your vacation, we have a perfe

REVIEWS | ACCESSORIES | GEAR | TECHNOLOGY | NEWS There has been a fundamental change in the relationship between drones and public safety, according to Charles Werner — and he would know. Having spent 45 years in the fire service, he retired as the f

Drones are rapidly transforming industries like package delivery, agriculture, and even real estate. Electric utilities are no exception, and Southern California Edison is setting the pace among California’s utilities. Its drone program is maximizing

Developed for the Department of Defense, the new 300W OC-262 is a passively cooled onboard charger that will benefit operators in the oil and gas, mining, construction, marine exploration, and agriculture industries. The new OC-150 compact and lightw

Effective September 2021, FIXAR will equip all of its outdoor drones with their BlackBox system for UAV flight data logging to increase traceability and accountability of the aircraft and contribute to safer air traffic. The lightweight FIXAR BlackBo

This new commercial delivery drone uniquely addresses the most-pressing consumer safety and privacy concerns hampering residential drone delivery. The new A2Z Drone Delivery RDSX is a humancentered design that helps put package recipients at ease wit

Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC), a developer of longendurance hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft systems, launched of its Hybrid Advanced Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (HAMR), a versatile multi-rotor configuration with a hybrid gas-electric prop

The new GE industrial drone line is based on the md4-1000 platform from Microdrones and includes a 10% increase in motor efficiency as well as LED light rings to provide enhanced visibility with configurable color schemes. The systems are also Remote

From birds, to kites and airplanes, kids have always marveled at all that flies. They’ll also marvel at Ariel, a small but sturdy flying robot who connects her flying friends with diverse local communities to solve real-world problems. Creatively des

This fifth-generation waterproof drone is designed for multipurpose operations in any harsh environments, and its new IP66 Waterproof Remote Controller and 2-inch digital telemetry display is waterproof, too! The drone’s built-in GPS now offers real-

ANRA Technologies successfully flew a series of drone delivery demonstrations at Florida Department of Transportation and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise SunTrax facility. ANRA flew its VTOL drone that can carry a 3-pound payload over long distances wi

This guide highlights five of our top-rated drone picks. Whether you’re in the market for a drone to take on vacation or you’re a commercial pilot looking to upgrade your system, we’ve got the lowdown on what you want to know, including Quick Specs a

This feature-packed drone comes in an ultra-compact package, making it the ideal traveling companion for anyone who’d like to document their adventures. It is incredibly stable and easy to fly, but it does not have obstacle avoidance or object tracki

The Skydio 2 has six 4K cameras, each with a 200-degree field of view. Together, they create a complete picture of the operating environment in every direction, generating 45 megabytes of data 30 times per second to drive its remarkable collision avo

To start the PowerEgg X’s motors, you use a downand-in control input on the joysticks and it climbs and maneuvers with confidence. The controller incorporates a physical switch to change to one of three flight modes. The equivalent of Sport mode is e

This top-quality platform provides robust capabilities in both its flight and imaging performance. Incorporating an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver, the S2 will alert you through the DJI Fly app when a crewed aircraft equi

This year, Xponential began under a cloud—literally. As the 2021 in-person installment of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) flagship show began in Atlanta, Georgia, the remnants of Hurricane Fred were passing over the

Parrot’s latest drone provides a powerful aerial imaging tool for professionals who need a clear view of what is happening on the ground when lives or big money are at risk. The extraordinary combination of thermal imaging and a visible-light camera

If you have ever listened to crewed aircraft pilots communicating with one another or with air traffic control, much of the conversation may sound almost like a foreign language. Alpha bravo this, midfield downwind that. Niner? Like a forty-niner? Wh

At most airports, if you walk out onto the tarmac carrying a drone, about the best you can hope for is to be asked, “What do you think you’re doing here?” At Eastern Oregon Regional Airport, however, they ask a different question, “How can we help?”

Fifty years hence, history may look back and note that Pendleton played an important role in the development of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), leading to their full integration into the National Airspace System (NAS) and the aviation industry. Howe

Location: Moab, Utah Pilot: Matthew Marcusen (@arcusen_aerial_photography) Drone: DJI Mavic Air 2 SEND US YOUR PHOTOS If you have an image that you’ve taken with a multirotor that you’d like to see showcased in “Over the Horizon,” please send your hi