VTOL hybrid remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) have become increasingly popular over the past few years. For the past decade or so the majority of aerial platforms (drones) have been the ubiquitous quadcopters such as the DJI Phantom and Mavic series, Yuneec hexacopters and other similar setups. Quadcopters are great in that they can takeoff … Read more
11 Places to Rent Drones (UAVS/RPAS) in the USA, Canada and UK. One of the questions we often get through our blog and classifieds platform is “where can I rent a drone” or “what does it cost to rent drones?”. We’ve compiled a list of 10 different places you can rent drones and have included … Read more
In many areas winter offers up stunning vistas for photographers. This is especially true for drone aerial photography! But flying in cold weather does come with some increased risks to both the drone and pilot. Over the years we’ve experienced many of these first hand (remember, DroneTrader.com was started by commercial UAV pilots and drone … Read more
Over the past few years there has been an uptick in UAV power tether systems coming to market. The concept is great: simply plug your drone into a ground based power pack with an extension cable that attaches to the drone and your UAV should be able to fly indefinitely. Folks that are flying at … Read more
We see a lot of ads come through the DroneTrader classifieds platform every day and decided to put together a quick post with some of the craziest, most expensive, and unique listings currently on the network. Let us know if you come across any others that you think we should add to the list! 10 … Read more
[DroneTrader.com was started by professional UAV operators and drone shop owners that have been involved in the unmanned aerial vehicle business for close to a decade. Over the past few years we’ve come across some incredible folks in this industry. We wanted to share some of these stories with you in the hopes that they … Read more
When flying a drone recreationally in both the USA and Canada it is recommended to have liability insurance in place when flying. Should your UAV (or RPAS as they are sometimes called) fall out of the sky and cause damage to people or property, you will want to ensure you are properly covered for both … Read more
When we came across the AirMagic software a few weeks ago we were pretty skeptical. Most of these types of software are pretty basic in functionality and typically have lackluster results. Well, we were wrong this time! After using the software for the past few days we have been very impressed with the quality of … Read more
Over the past decade drones have rapidly gone from ultra-niche to mainstream, and the technology shows no signs of slowing down. With the rise in popularity has come an increase in attention from software developers looking to add functionality to existing UAV platforms and ultimately sell apps and drone software to end users. We have … Read more
Great news DroneTrader users! We’ve finally added the “Search by State” option (or “Search by Province” for our Canadian DroneTrader users) to the DroneTrader classifieds engine! This will allow users to search for all the second hand drones available in their state and province. We originally went with a search radius system where customers could … Read more