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December 5, 2017

Drone Roof Inspection: What’re the Best Drones to Use

Roof inspection is an absolute must for several reasons including weather damage, ageing, leak and assessment, vegetation damage, storm damage and an endless list of reasons. These days you don’t need to stress yourself climbing the roof to inspect it or hiring someone to do so, drones can easily be deployed to inspect the roof. Drone roof inspection doesn’t take much time or require so many procedures as long as you know what do, which drones and accessories to use, you are good to go. For instance, you might need a thermal camera if you have solar panels installed on your roof. Asides that, there isn’t much of a requirement to get started with drone roof inspection. For starters, you need a high-quality drone which is easy to pilot, small and stable, able to get as close to the roof as possible, offers a live feed of the inspection via videos and able to snap and save high-quality images (camera should be superb). What types of drones would be great for my roof inspection? Like stated above, you need a drone with high-quality imagery, easy to fly and offer great flight time (say 20 minutes minimum). Also depending on your […]
December 4, 2017

Getting the Hang of Aerial Photography with Drones

Ever considered aerial photography? You should. There is a ton of drone footage which captures spectacular aerial photographs online, and while you are drooling over how impeccable these footages are, some young chap out there is churning out these photographs. You probably haven’t got the hang of aerial photography with drones which is why you are yet to consider having an epic time as a drone hobbyist. We have compiled a brief list of some powerful tips to help you get started. Aerial Photography: Setting things straight… Find the perfect drone for you The first thing you would need to have is, of course, a drone. Although, this shouldn’t take you a lot of time to find you should consider several things before opting for a drone. One of which is, your budget. There are a lot of drones out there and while we already know the king of drones for consumers is DJI with the Phantom 3 standard being a budget drone for consumers with a budget of about 500USD. If you are not bothered about the budget, then you have options of several other high-end drones such as the Mayic Pro which retails at twice the price of […]
December 1, 2017

Drone Photography: The New Cool for Businesses

It’s no longer news that drones are a thing. RC drones and quadcopters have taken over our lives, and this isn’t exactly a bad thing. In fact, if you would love to see a boom in business you might want to employ drone photography for your business offering. Drones are everywhere in cities and towns flying overhead, and while most times these are the handiwork of hobbyists trying out their new gear, a good number of them are operated by businesses who have realized the opportunities offered by drone photography and delved into this exciting new option. Drone Photography what exactly is this? While a lot of people are already accustomed to the term drones, a good number still don’t know what these pieces of tech are. So, here’s what you should know about drones and drone photography… Drones are aircrafts which are unmanned and built to fly several hundreds of feet above the ground. Drones are usually controlled with a remote by an experienced operator within the operating area. Various models of drones have different airtime and range of heights they can handle. Some great drones come with high-tech cameras whereas others don’t. If you would be using your […]